Wald- und Wiesengürtel

Wald- und Wiesengürtel, green belt on the outskirts of Vienna, basically defined in 1905 by the Vienna municipal council. The "Schutzgebiet Wald- und Wiesengürtel" protection zone is 10,700 hectares large (1988) and today mainly comprises parts of the Vienna Woods in the west and north-west of Vienna, smaller green areas on the Wienerberg and Laaer Berg hills to the south, the north and south sections of the Donauinsel, the Lobau wetlands in the south-east, a green area in the north-east (21^st district) and the Bisamberg hill in the north. The preservation of woods and green spaces has been taken into account in the course of planning structural measures for Vienna since 1892; at that time the western and northern parts of the "Wald- und Wiesengürtel" was still located outside the city boundaries. Only recreational facilities are permitted in the "Wald- und Wiesengürtel" and no other buildings may be erected.

Literature: Magistrat der Stadt Wien (ed.), 70 Jahre Wald- und Wiesengürtel, 1975; idem (ed.), Planungsatlas für Wien, 3^rd  instalment, 1990.