The 21st district (Floridsdorf) lies north of the Danube and has only been part of Vienna since 1904. You can tell: the district has several village centers of its own that still feel like villages today.
In the south lies the Alte Donau (Old Danube), a former branch of the river used for swimming and sailing in summer. In the north, the land rises toward the Bisamberg, where wine is grown again – Stammersdorf is one of Vienna's Heuriger (wine tavern) areas, where practically no visitors are to be found.
For visitors, Floridsdorf is a district for a second look: if you want to know how Vienna works beyond the postcards, you'll find an honest answer here.
For a long time the district was industrial – a locomotive factory, an oil refinery, shipyards – and it has been changing dramatically for some years now. New neighborhoods are going up around Floridsdorf station, while the old village centers such as Strebersdorf, Jedlesee and Stammersdorf have kept their village character. This simultaneity makes Floridsdorf one of the most revealing districts for anyone interested in urban development.
Getting there: U6 (Floridsdorf, Neue Donau), S-Bahn (commuter rail) at Floridsdorf, trams 25, 26, 30 and 31.
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