Vienna/Alsergrund

Alsergrund is the 9th district of Vienna. Alsergrund is an affluent suburb that includes much of the University of Vienna, several cozy business districts, and several hospitals. It has historical links to Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Sigmund Freud.

Understand
The area is densely populated, with much government-built housing. In 2016, it had 43,000 reside.

Many departments of the University of Vienna, TU Wien and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) are in Alsergrund. There are also many large hospitals, including the biggest in Vienna, the AKH (Allgemeines Krankenhaus, German for General Hospital).

Alsergrund is associated with many notable names of Viennese art and science. It is the birthplace of Romantic composer Franz Schubert. Classic music composer Ludwig van Beethoven died here in his apartment at Schwarzspanierstraße 15. Berggasse 19 is the former residence and office of Sigmund Freud. It was Freud's home from 1891 until his flight to England in 1938, and is now the site of the Vienna Sigmund Freud Museum. Most of the patients Freud treated during the development of his theories of psychoanalysis visited him at his Alsergrund office.

In addition, the park in front of the Votivkirche, on the corner of Währingerstrasse and Schottenring, was named after Freud, in memory of his frequent visits there.

Get in
The underground line is available to the North, the  to the West and the  at the South border. There are the tram lines D, 5, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44 operating in the Alserground district and the bus line 40A.

Some regional trains from cities north of Vienna terminate at Wien Franz-Josefs railway station. Additionally, the international Silva Nortica train from Prague terminate here.



Eat
Inside of the old general hospital ("Altes AKH") and next to it there are several restaurant options.

Drink
Along the Währinger Strasse there are several cafés. Inside of the "altes AKH" and at the Gürtel most bars are to be found.

Sleep
Alsergrund being a residential area that attracts many academics it is usually quiet and a comfortable classy district to stay.

Go next

 * Innere Stadt is the central town district.
 * Josefstadt is an inner district to the west.
 * Vienna's Outer West lists the outer western districts.