Favoriten
Favoriten (German pronunciation: [fafoˈʁiːtn̩] ⓘ; Viennese: Favoritn), the 10th district of Vienna, Austria (German: 10. Bezirk, Favoriten), is located south of the central districts. It is south of Innere Stadt, Wieden and Margareten. Favoriten is a heavily populated urban area with many residential buildings, but also large recreational areas and parks.
Favoriten
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10th District of Vienna | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of the district within Vienna | |
| Country | Austria |
| City | Vienna |
| Government | |
| • District Director | Marcus Franz (SPÖ) |
| • First Deputy | Josef Kaindl (SPÖ) |
| • Second Deputy | Michael Mrkvicka (FPÖ) |
| • Representation (60 Members) | SPÖ 25, FPÖ 24, ÖVP 4, Greens 4, NEOS 2, GFW 1 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.8 km2 (12.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2016-01-01) | |
| • Total | 194,820 |
| • Density | 6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Postal code | A-1100 |
| Address of District Office | Keplerplatz 5 A-1100 Wien (image below) |
| Website | www |
The name comes from Favorita, a semi-baroque palace complex that once served as a hunting castle but today is the Theresianum a Gymnasium (middle and high school) in the 4th district (Wieden). The customs facilities at the original southern border of Vienna were known as the Favoriten-Linie (Favoriten Line) while nearby houses were known as the Siedlung vor der Favoriten-Linie (Settlement in front of the Favoriten Line).