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Online maps of Vienna

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Thanks to the generosity of the Vienna municipal government, web users can access a very detailed and sophisticated online map of the city here (in English). They’ve even a version for PDAs.
At the bottom of the page is an outline of Vienna and its districts. Click on any part of the outline to bring up […]

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Print maps of Vienna

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Any travel guide to Vienna comes with some form of map inside. They’re fine if you’re going to stay in the very center of town, but not much use if you’ll be exploring the city’s outlying sights (like the Zentralfriedhof, for example.)
However, before arriving in Vienna, I wouldn’t bother investing in buying a “proper” map.
Before […]

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Vienna districts and postcodes

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

If you look at any postal address in Vienna, they always end “XXXX Vienna”, where the XXXX is a four digit number beginning with a 1.
The XXXX is the Austrian postcode. In Vienna’s case, it identifies the relevant city district (German: Bezirk). The capital is split into 23 districts, each with its own individual […]

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