Wien-Brigittenau

	WIEN-BRIGITTENAU Country : Austria State : Wien Bezirk : Wien XX Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":48.24249999999999971578290569595992565155029296875,"lon":16.375800000000001688249540165998041629791259765625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

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Origin/meaning

The name derives from a chapel dedicated to St Brigitta, which was built in 1650. In 1645, during the Thirty Years' War, Swedish troops laid siege to Vienna. After the Swedes had withdrawn, it was deemed only right to honour the great Swedish saint.

The anchor as a sole charge underlines the importance of the River Danube for Brigittenau.

Literature : Ströhl, 1902; Coffee Hag album, 1930s