Grätzl · Vienna
Lichtental: living in Alsergrund, Vienna
Part of Alsergrund
Lichtental is a neighbourhood in the 9th district (Alsergrund), about 2 km north of the centre. By public transport you reach Stephansplatz in about 12 minutes. About 260 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 Alsergrund district came to €6,361/m², over all building ages.
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History & character
From River Island to Urban Community
Lichtental was first documented in 1280 as "Lichtenwerd", a name referring to its location between the Danube Canal and a silted-up arm of the Danube. Originally part of Roßau, Johann Adam Andreas Prince Liechtenstein began constructing a brewery in 1694, which significantly contributed to the development of the settlement. From 1699, the area was parcelled out, and the planned settlement grew rapidly. By around 1730, Lichtental extended across the entire area, necessitating the construction of a church, which was completed in 1718. Following the abolition of feudal rights in 1848, Lichtental became part of the city of Vienna and was incorporated into the Alsergrund district in 1850. Today, Lichtental is a quiet urban district characterized by its architectural protection zones and historical development.
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
Alseum, Geldmuseum, Josephinum, Museum der Johann Strauss Dynastie, Schubert Geburtshaus, Sigmund Freud Museum · and 12 more
- Theatres
Schauspielhaus Wien, Schuberttheater, Theater am Alsergrund, Volksoper, Bronski & Grünberg, Studio Molière · and 2 more
- Cinemas
Votivkino
- Stages & clubs
WUK, all in, CellaVie Aviation Club, Club 1019, Das Werk, Fotogalerie Wien im WUK · and 4 more
- Libraries
C3 - Centrum für Internationale Entwicklung, Österreichische Zentralbibliothek für Physik & F, Bezirksbibliothek, Bibliothek der Gesellschaft der Ärzte in Wien, Fachbereichsbibliothek Afrikawissenschaften und , Fachbereichsbibliothek Anglistik und Amerikanist · and 20 more
- Parks & green
Arne-Karlsson-Park, Sigmund-Freud-Park, Diana-Budisavljević-Park, Erwin Ringel-Park, Gabriele-Possanner-Park, Garnisonshof · and 22 more
- Sports
Challenge yourself, chladek.tanzraum, CircleGym, evo, Fitcom Gym, FITINN · and 24 more
- Markets
Bau-Portal-Gläser, Servitenmarkt
Publicly accessible culture and leisure venues within the district boundary, better-known first.
Climate & environment
On hot summer days, local cooling matters. With ≈260 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
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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 →
Living & commercial
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BuyCourtyard location in the Servitenviertel, renovation-required 3 rooms, approx. 68.47 m²On foot
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Frequently asked questions
Where can I find flats and commercial space in Lichtental?
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