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'Wieden' is the fourth district of Vienna.
Wieden was first named in 1137, and is, thus, the oldest ''Vorstadt'' (former municipality within the ''Linienwall'') of Vienna. The main street (Wiedner Hauptstraße) is certainly even older. Under Ferdinand II the royal Summer residence was completed, and afterwards, many times expanded until Maria Theresa decided not to use it anymore and sold it to the Jesuits.
In the beginning of 18th century, the development of Wieden into a city began. Many palaces and other buildings were built. Two small ''Vorstädte'' in the area of the present fourth district were Hungelbrunn and Schamburgergrund.
These three areas along with a progression of others were incorporated on March 6, 1850. Because of social and economic differences, in 1861, the fifth district Margareten was separated.
Also the so-called ''Freihaus'', dated 1700, the largest apartment building/tenement of the time was located in this area, where it deteriorated until 1970. In the occupation years (1945–1955), Wieden was part of the Soviet sector of Vienna.

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Famous residents

Famous residents

★ Johannes Brahms

★ Christoph Willibald Gluck

★ Johann Strauss II

★ Emanuel Schikaneder

★ Karl Lueger