Municipality · Lower Austria
Schwechat: living near Vienna
Schwechat lies about 11 km south-east of central Vienna. By public transport you reach Stephansplatz in about 33 minutes. Recent sales in the Bruck an der Leitha district came to €2,719/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 Neolithic Settlement to Industrial Town
Schwechat is a municipal town with a long history that dates back to prehistory. Neolithic and Bronze Age finds, as well as a Roman cavalry fort, testify to early settlement. From the 8th century onwards, Bavarian and Franconian settlers established themselves in the region. In 1334, Schwechat was first documented as a market. Over the course of the Middle Ages, the town developed into a center for crafts and industry. The establishment of the first breweries in the 16th and 17th centuries laid the foundation for the now well-known brand 'Schwechater Bier'. After World War II, reconstruction began, and in 1954, Schwechat regained its status as an independent municipality in Lower Austria.
Today, Schwechat is primarily known for the Vienna International Airport and Austria's largest oil refinery. The town has evolved into a modern location with diverse economic activities while preserving its historical character.
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 municipality by real travel time (dark = fast).
Real travel time per inhabited location (250 m grid, clipped to the real municipality 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
Eisenbahnmuseum Schwechat
- Theatres
Theater Forum Schwechat
- Libraries
Stadtbücherei Schwechat
- Parks & green
Felmayergarten, Kellerberg, Kleintiergarten, Rathauspark
- Sports
Rudolf-Tonn-Stadion, FC Mannswörth, FITINN, Flip Lab Wien, Freizeitzentrum Schwechat, Jugendsportzentrum Schwechat Phönixplatz · and 2 more
Publicly accessible culture and leisure venues within the municipality boundary, better-known first.
Climate & environment
On hot summer days, local cooling matters. Some water nearby brings a bit of cooling.
Where trees or woody vegetation grow, from satellite imagery (Copernicus, 5 m, 2021 data). There is no tree register like Vienna’s here, the satellite view still shows the real green.
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?
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 Schwechat by public transport?
From Schwechat you reach Stephansplatz in the centre of Vienna in about 33 minutes by public transport.
Where can I find flats and commercial space in Schwechat?
You can browse available homes and commercial spaces in Schwechat in the wohnwahn search, each honestly rated for location, climate, greenery and commute.