Donaustadt

Geschichte

Donaustadt is the 22nd district of Vienna, Austria (22. Bezirk, Donaustadt). Donaustadt is the eastern district of Vienna.GeographyThe Donaustadt district is in the northeast part of Vienna and is the largest of the districts by area, occupying about one-quarter of the Vienna city area,. It borders the 2nd District (Leopoldstadt), the 11th District (Simmering), and the 21st District (Floridsdorf), as well as parts of Lower Austria.The district has a large part to the west of the Danube, Danube Island and Old Danube. In the east and north, Donaustadt shares the Marchfeld. Overall, about 59 percent of the district's territory is in green areas, making 30 percent of Vienna's green space lie in the 22nd District.By Danube regulation, in 1870-75, the territory of the present district was radically changed. The Danube had originally spread out in numerous arms, so she was now forced in a wide bed. As the flood threat has not been fully defused, during 1972 to 1987, a side channel (as the "New Danube") was built parallel to the river, creating the long, thin Donauinsel (Danube Island) between the Danube and the New Danube.