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14-438: It consists of the former Vorstädte of Neubau, Altlerchenfeld , St. Ulrich , Schottenfeld and Spittelberg . The district borders are formed by Lerchenfelder Straße in the north, Mariahilfer Straße in the south, Neubaugürtel in the west, and Museumstraße and Museumsplatz in the east. In the 18th century, Neubau was the location of the city's silk factories. At this time, the area became densely populated. Today, it

28-634: A Vorort (suburb). Historically, a Vorstadt ("suburb" in German) was a settlement outside the city walls , sometimes dedicated to specific trades . Later, large Vorstädte appeared in the Gründerzeit era. Places named Vorstadt include Vorstadt (Königsberg) and Oranienburger Vorstadt . Its French equivalent is faubourg , the Dutch equivalent is Voorstad , e.g. Voorstad St. Jacob in Roermond . In Vienna ,

42-541: A German term that could be considered roughly equivalent to a suburb as that term is understood in Britain and North America (but not in Australia and New Zealand, where a "suburb" of a city is necessarily within the city). Vororte usually have their own business centre. They are the remainders of formerly separate neighbour towns, or have been founded as satellite towns . The term is contrasted with Vorstadt , which describes

56-617: A more densely populated area grown at the outline of a city centre. In Swiss history , Vorort referred to the temporary "presidency" of a canton or the cantonal capital. During the Old Swiss Confederacy , the canton or city that convened the Tagsatzung and chaired it was called the Vorort . In the 15th century, the city of Zürich became the de facto Vorort of the Confederacy. Since

70-698: Is an important shopping district, especially in the Mariahilfer Straße and Neubaugasse. Many pubs, popular among the district's large student population, are located in the Spittelberg neighborhood. The Volkstheater Wien , one of Vienna's large mainstream theatres, and the Austrian Ministry of Justice are located in Neubau, as well as the Museumsquartier , a centre dedicated to modern art, housing for example

84-573: The Linienwall , a second ring of fortifications outside the city. The city walls were located in the place of the modern Ringstraße , while the Linienwall has been removed to give way to the Gürtel (both being rings of streets around the central city). All of the historical municipalities were merged into Vienna during the late 19th century. The former Vororte , which have in large parts become as urban as

98-615: The Leopold Collection . In the 2001 communal elections , Neubau became the first district in Austria with a Green Party plurality (32.6% of the votes). In the 2004 European elections the Green Party received 41% of all votes, which is more than Social Democratic Party and Austrian People's Party together. Like Mariahilf , Neubau is known as one of Vienna's districts with the youngest, most liberal, and urban population. After

112-796: The Reformation in Switzerland , Lucerne became the Vorort of the Catholic cantons. With the 1798 establishment of the Helvetic Republic the Vororte were abolished and instead Aarau was made capital city, then Lucerne, then Bern . After the Act of Mediation , the "Vorort of Switzerland" would rotate each year between the capital of Aarau and the cities of Zürich, Bern, Lucerne, Fribourg , Solothurn and Basel . In 1815,

126-679: The Second World War , the ÖVP had the largest party vote until 1991, when it was displaced by the SPÖ. In 2001, the SPÖ in turn was displaced, this time by the Greens. At the 2010 elections, the Greens increased their vote, the Liberal Forum vote remained at 1.1%, and the BZÖ increased their vote from their 2005 level of 0.8% to 1.1%. This district was the first in 2001 and until the 2004 ( European Elections 2004 )

140-469: The Vorstädte , now make up Vienna's so-called outer districts ( 10th to 19th and 21st to 23rd district). This German history article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Austrian history article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Swiss history article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Vienna location article

154-471: The choice of Vororte was restricted to Zürich, Bern and Lucerne, who in turn served as biennial seat of government until 1847. In 1848, Bern became the permanent seat of the Swiss Federal Government and thus the de facto capital of Switzerland. In Vienna , the historical terms Vorstädte and Vororte have very specific meanings. The Vorstädte were located outside the city walls, but within

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168-488: The historical Vorstädte need to be distinguished from the Vororte . The Vorstädte were located outside the city walls, but within the Linienwall , a second ring of fortifications outside the city. The city walls were located in the place of the modern Ringstraße , while the Linienwall has been removed to give way for the Gürtel (both being rings of streets around the central city). The Vorstädte therefore correspond to

182-489: The only district in Austria where the Greens had a relative majority (plurality). 48°12′09″N 16°20′53″E  /  48.20250°N 16.34806°E  / 48.20250; 16.34806 Vorstadt In German , a Vorstadt ( German: [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtat] ) is an area of a city that is outside the Altstadt (city center) but tightly connected to it and densely populated, thus distinguishing itself from

196-399: The so-called "inner districts" of Vienna ( 2nd to 9th and 20th districts). This German history article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Austrian history article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Vienna location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Vorort Vorort (plural: Vororte ) is

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