Oberlaaer Straße

The favourite is the 10th district of Vienna. It is located south of the inner districts, extends to the southern city limits and is a district with strong population growth and high construction activity. Early on, the district enjoyed rapid population growth due to the large number of resident industrial companies. Already at the beginning of the First World War, the district's population was just under 160,000. Even after the Second World War, the population in Favoriten - in contrast to many other districts of Vienna - quickly returned to its pre-war level due to extensive land reserves. Today, Favoriten is the most populous district of the city with about 200,000 inhabitants and is home to about 10% of all Vienna's residents. Historically, Favoriten has always been perceived as a working class district, but this has changed considerably in recent years.

The 10th district of Vienna has experienced a special upswing in recent years due to the newly built Vienna Central Station. In the last decade, not only the most modern and largest railway station in Austria with a daily passenger frequency of approx. 145,000 people was built here, but also large-scale urban development projects. Under the efforts of local and international real estate developers and the city's political authorities, residential space for tens of thousands of people and state-of-the-art office space for local and international companies has been created here. In no other district in Vienna is development activity as high as in Favoriten, which makes it a hotspot for many domestic and international investors.

Discover the surroundings

Therme Wien

Therme Wien is a wellness and thermal spa facility operated by VAMED Vitality World in Oberlaa in the 10th district of Favoriten in Vienna. On a total area of approx. 75,000 m² there are almost 4,000 m² of water surface, a 3,000 m² sauna area, a 6,000 m² health area and a 1,000 m² fitness area. On average, 3,000 to 3,500 people visit the spa every day. In January 2012, more than 1 million guests were recorded...

Oberlaa spa gardens

The Kurpark Oberlaa is a park in the 10th district of Vienna Favoriten, on the south-eastern slope of the Laaer Berg near Oberlaa. Its area is about 860,000 m². Horticultural monuments, path systems and artificial soil formations are listed as historical monuments. After the great success of the "Vienna International Horticultural Show 1964" (WIG 64) in the Donaupark in Vienna's 22nd district, the Vienna City Council wanted to hold another international horticultural show in Vienna. The former brick area on the south-eastern slope of the Laaer Berg, which had also served as a film location for monumental films of the silent film era, was rounded off by the purchase of gardening land and vineyards. It was the ideal location for the project and the associated construction of a large green area. The Oberlaa sulphur springs have had a spa facility since 1969. After an international competition, which was won by the Frankfurt garden architect Erich Hanke in 1969, working groups of landscape architects from different countries were formed. The best designs of all projects were combined in the planning and implementation.

FH Campus Vienna

The FH Campus Wien is the largest university of applied sciences in Austria. It offers bachelor's and master's degree programmes as well as continuing education courses, which are organised in seven departments: Applied Life Sciences; Engineering; Building and Design; Administration, Economics, Security, Politics; Health Sciences; Applied Nursing Science and Social Sciences. The FH Campus Wien is located at sites in Favoritenstraße in the 10th district of Vienna, Muthgasse in the 19th district (at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna), at Campus Vienna BioCenter and in Laudon Castle in the 14th district.

Favorite Street

The shopping street Favoritenstraße is one of the longest in Austria and offers a wide range of different shops. In addition to traditional family businesses and international chains, there is a wide range of culinary delights on Favoritenstraße.