District · 1200 · Vienna
Brigittenau: living in Vienna's 20th district
Brigittenau is Vienna's 20th district, about 4 km north of the centre. By public transport you reach Stephansplatz in about 14 minutes. About 381 street trees stand within 300 m of a typical spot, with water nearby: plenty of local cooling on hot days. Recent sales came to €4,574/m², over all building ages.
Tap any point on the map to see every value for exactly that spot: transit, green, noise, heat and more.
History & character
From Wolfsau to Brigittenau
Brigittenau, the 20th district of Vienna, has its roots in the 11th century when the area was first mentioned in documents. At that time, it belonged to the Babenberg family and was later gifted to the St. Maria Nivenburg monastery. The first settlers were fishermen, hunters, and woodcutters, followed by gardeners and innkeepers. The name Brigittenau derives from the Brigittakapelle, built between 1645 and 1651. In 1900, the area was officially separated from Leopoldstadt as its own district. The Danube regulation from 1868 to 1875 led to the creation of new land, advancing the development of Brigittenau as a residential and commercial area. Today, Brigittenau presents itself as an urban district without a prominent historical center, characterized by diverse architecture and a vibrant community.
Transit connections
Lines and modes from OpenStreetMap, frequency from the timetable (Wiener Linien and ÖBB): local stops within walking distance, stations counted a little wider. As of: September 2026.
Access · travel time
Where can you get from here, by which mode, to which destination? The map colours every location in the district by real travel time (dark = fast).
Real travel time per inhabited location (250 m grid, clipped to the real district boundary) to destinations in Vienna. Transit from the schedule router (Day = peak, Late = after 11pm), bike/walk/car over the street network (car computed without traffic, so rush hour takes correspondingly longer).
Leisure & culture
What makes the area lively: culture, green space, nightlife and sport.
- Museums & galleries
Bezirksmuseum Brigittenau, Das Wallenstein, Gedenkstätte Karajangasse, Kluckyland, STADTRAUM Nordwestbahnhof
- Theatres
Das Vindobona
- Cinemas
Cineplexx Millennium City, WIFAR - Wiener Filmarchiv der Arbeiterbewegung
- Stages & clubs
A Danceclub, Perinetkeller, Shelter
- Libraries
Bibliothek von unten, Bücherei Leystraße, Bücherei Pappenheimgasse
- Parks & green
Forsthauspark, Allerheiligenpark, Anton-Kummerer-Park, Beerenweg, Brigittapark, Garten Löwenzahn · and 7 more
- Sports
ASKÖ Brigittenau, Boulderbar Hannovergasse, Brigittenauer Bad, Clever fit, Das Flash Boulderhalle, First Vienna Football Campus · and 10 more
- Markets
Hannovermarkt
Publicly accessible culture and leisure venues within the district boundary, better-known first.
Climate & environment
On hot summer days, local cooling matters. With ≈381 trees per spot and water nearby: plenty of local cooling on hot days.
Public street and park trees from the City of Vienna tree register, counted within 300 m of each inhabited spot. More trees mean more shade (climate) and more green (location). Private gardens are not included.
Light & shadow
Check the light anywhere. Type an address or click the map, pick a floor and drag through the day. The buildings cast their real shadows. Pan the map to explore.
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Real building heights (official Vienna building model, computed from the BEV laser scan in the surroundings), sun hours and shadows from sun position and geometry. How much of it reaches you also depends on orientation and windows. Terrain is included, from the official elevation model out to 12 km: a mountain to the south takes the winter sun just as the house opposite does. Where the sun only grazes a ridge, the figure remains an approximation. In Vienna the terrain rarely matters: ten minutes in the Innere Stadt, and just as little at the Döbling vineyards, where the slope lies to the north-west and never touches the southern sun. It only tells in the Wienerwald valleys, at Kalksburg a good two hours on 21 December.
What does living here cost?
Asking prices (not land-register), orientation, not a valuation of a specific flat. Source: immopreise.at / derStandard-Preisspiegel · December 2025. Prices actually paid, per political district. Source: STATISTIK AUSTRIA, Immobilien-Durchschnittspreise 2025. All districts compared →
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Frequently asked questions
How well connected is Brigittenau by public transport?
From Brigittenau you reach Stephansplatz in the centre of Vienna in about 14 minutes by public transport. The metro lines U6 are within reach.
How green is Brigittenau?
Around 381 public street and park trees stand within 300 m of a typical spot in Brigittenau (lots of green), based on the City of Vienna tree register.
Where can I find flats and commercial space in Brigittenau?
You can browse available homes and commercial spaces in Brigittenau in the wohnwahn search, each honestly rated for location, climate, greenery and commute.