Grätzl · Vienna
Albern: living in Simmering, Vienna
Part of Simmering
Albern is a neighbourhood in the 11th district (Simmering), about 10 km south-east of the centre. By public transport you reach Stephansplatz in about 31 minutes. About 35 street trees stand within 300 m of the centre of the neighbourhood, with water nearby: plenty of local cooling on hot days. Recent sales in the Simmering district came to €3,599/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 Independent Municipality to District Part
Albern was an independent municipality in Lower Austria until 1938 and is now a district part of the 11th district of Vienna, Simmering. The first documented mention of the place dates back to 1162. The name derives from the Albe poplar, which grew in the area. The inhabitants primarily lived from fishing, which is also reflected in the district's coat of arms. Over the centuries, Albern was destroyed multiple times by floods, significantly impacting the development of the area. It was only after the completion of the Vienna Danube Regulation in 1875 that living conditions improved, leading to an increase in the population. The area remained largely unaffected by industrialization until the annexation of Austria to the German Reich in 1938, which prompted further expansion, including the construction of a grain port between 1939 and 1942 that shaped Albern's future development.
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
Bestattungsmuseum, Bezirksmuseum Simmering
- Theatres
Raiffeisen Halle im Gasometer
- Cinemas
Hollywood Megaplex Gasometer
- Stages & clubs
Szene Wien, Simm City
- Libraries
Bücherei im Bildungszentrum Simmering, Bücherei am Leberberg, Wiener Stadt- und Landesarchiv (MA 8)
- Parks & green
Braunhuberpark, Brehmpark, Hans-Paulas-Park, Herderpark, 11er Garten, 11er Wiese · and 22 more
- Pools & baths
Hallenbad Simmering, Familienbad Herderpark, Neue Schwimmhalle Simmering
- Sports
Simmeringer Had 3, Bogenclub Union Wien, Bowling Universum, Clever fit, FitCom, Fitinn Gasometer · and 9 more
Publicly accessible culture and leisure venues within the district boundary, better-known first.
Climate & environment
On hot summer days, local cooling matters. With ≈35 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 around the neighbourhood centre. 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
Where can I find flats and commercial space in Albern?
You can browse available homes and commercial spaces in Albern in the wohnwahn search, each honestly rated for location, climate, greenery and commute.