Seestadt Aspern

Seestadt Aspern
Seestadt Aspern
Neighbourhood
	Aspern Seestadt
	Seestadt Aspern
	Seal
	Coordinates: 48°13′33″N16°30′29″E / 48.225916°N 16.508188°E
First built	2007
First settled	2014
Named for	Aspern Lake
Area
• Total	2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
• Water	0.05 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Elevation	157 m (515 ft)
Population (2023)
• Total	12,000
• Density	5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Website	https://www.aspern-seestadt.at/en

Last updated November 06, 2024

Seestadt Aspern is a quarter under construction within Donaustadt, Vienna, Austria. It is one of the largest ongoing urban development projects in Europe. By completion there are expected to be 25.000 residents and 20.000 jobs in the city. The city is named after the Aspern Lake, a man-made lake dug in its centre.^[1]

Location

The city lies about 10 km northeast of the centre of Vienna, just north of the Lobau and west of the Marchfeld. It spans an area of approximately 2.4 km² .

The city was built on the ground of the former airfield of Aspern. The airfield originally served citizens, but was later repurposed by the military during the first and second world war. It was decommissioned during the 1980s and taken apart in the early 21st century.

History

In response to the 2004 enlargement of the EU, the city proposed the development of the airfield into an independent quarter of Vienna. In 2005, the council held a competition for the design of a masterplan for the new city, which was won by Swedish architecture firm Tovatt Architects & Planners in cooperation with the German office N+ Objektmanagement. In Mai 2007 the municipal council of Vienna unanimously agreed to set forth with the plan.

The project was divided into three stages:

Stage 1 (2009–2017): construction of main infrastructure, roads, green areas and other infrastructure, construction of the first residential and office buildings in the south-western part of the district.
Stage 2 (years 2017–2022): construction of a connecting junction at Aspern Nord station, construction of a road connection with the A23 motorway, further expansion of residential and office and service buildings.
Stage 3 (years 2022–2028): completion of the construction of the last buildings and common areas in the northern part of the city.

The first road construction works began in 2012. The Aspern IQ Technology Center with approximately 7000 m2 of usable space was the first building on the site. The U2 line with the Aspern Nord and Seestadt stations was completed in 2013. In 2014, the Seestadt district management began its work, which focuses on neighbourhood work with the new residents until the completion of Seestadt. The Seepark was opened in July 2015. One year after the start of settlement, the population had already exceeded 6000. At the beginning of 2016, work began on the Seeparkquartier south of the lake. One of the first projects undertaken was the HoHo Wien, a wooden hybrid high-rise building. In 2020, the 230,000 m2 Seeparkquartier was largely completed. The design of the public space, characterised by large asphalt areas, soon sparked media controversy. In spring 2022, the pedestrian zone was redesigned and supplemented with 1000 m2 of perennial beds, 25 new trees, and water features. The construction of the Seeparkquartier will be completed in 2024 with the construction of the Aspern NOA22 medical centre.

In the coming years, a new indoor swimming pool and a training centre for the Austrian Football Association will be built in the Seestadt.^[2]

Transit

The entire road network has a speed limit of 30 km/h. A limit of 80 parking spaces per 100 apartments was introduced. Many roads have either a bike lane or a separated bike path.

Public transport

Seven Wiener Linien bus linies are operated within the city. The newly built stations Seestadt and Aspern Nord are part of the U2-Underground line. The latter also hosts the S80 S-Bahn line as well as various ÖBB regional trains.

Street Names

Because Vienna, as of July 2020, had just 519 streets named after women compared to 4022 named after men, many roads in the Seestadt are dedicated to women.^[3] Notable examples include:

Additionally, multiple parks in the city are named after women, such as:

Gallery

The former airfield on which the city was built.
The area around the man-made lake.
The city being built in 2013.

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[1] "aspern Die Seestadt Wiens | aspern Die Seestadt Wiens". www.aspern-seestadt.at. Retrieved 2024-03-13.

[2] "Zechner & Zechner Architekten – Fußball Trainingszentrum". zechner.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.

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