Vienna

== Parks and gardens ==
[[File:Liliputbahn autune.JPG|thumb|right|Locomotive D4 of [[Prater Liliputbahn]]]]
The [[Stadtpark, Vienna|Stadtpark]] is a park on the southeastern outer border of the Ringstraße. The park covers an area of about 28 acres and is split in half by the [[Wien (river)|Wien river]]. It contains monuments to various Viennese artists, most notably the [[gilded]] [[bronze]] [[monument]] of [[Johann Strauß II]].<ref name="The Prater: amusement park">{{Cite web |title=The Prater: amusement park |url=https://www.visitingvienna.com/entertainment/wurstelprater-amusement-park/ |access-date=18 March 2024 |website=www.visitingvienna.com}}</ref>

The [[Prater]] is a large public park in [[Leopoldstadt]]. Within the park is the [[Wurstelprater]] (which is commonly referred to as just “the Prater”), a public amusement park which contains the [[Wiener Riesenrad]], a 64.75 metre tall [[Ferris wheel|Ferris Wheel]], as well as various rides, roller coasters, carousels and a [[Madame Tussauds Vienna|Madame Tussauds]].<ref name="The Prater: amusement park"/> The rest of the park is covered in by the forest. The ''Hauptallee'', a wide, car-free alley lined with [[Aesculus|horse chestnut trees]], runs through the park.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ktv_creitmayr |title=Grüner Prater |url=https://www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/parks/anlagen/prater.html |access-date=18 March 2024 |website=www.wien.gv.at |language=de}}</ref> [[Eliud Kipchoge]] broke the marathon distance record on this road in the [[Ineos 1:59 Challenge|INEOS 1:59 Challenge]] in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 October 2019 |title=Eliud Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon mark by 20 seconds |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/50025543 |access-date=18 March 2024 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> The Prater also is home to the [[Prater Liliputbahn|Liliputbahn]], a railway line primarily used by tourists, and a planetarium.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lilis Welt – Vergnügungsbetriebe seit 1928 |url=https://www.liliswelt.at/ |access-date=18 March 2024 |language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vienna Planetarium |url=https://www.wien.info/en/see-do/sights-from-a-to-z/planetarium-355388 |access-date=18 March 2024 |website=vienna.info |language=en}}</ref> It was the location of the [[1873 Vienna World's Fair]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1873 Vienna |url=https://www.bie-paris.org/site/en/1873-vienna |access-date=18 March 2024 |website=www.bie-paris.org}}</ref> In 1931, the [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion]], formerly known as the Praterstadion, was opened in the Prater.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2008 |title=Ernst-Happel-Stadion - Sportstätte der Stadt Wien |url=http://www.wien.gv.at/freizeit/sportamt/sportstaetten/stadien/happel.htm |access-date=18 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616063204/http://www.wien.gv.at/freizeit/sportamt/sportstaetten/stadien/happel.htm |archive-date=16 June 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schreef |first=Wojciech |date=14 September 2017 |title=Ernst Happel Stadion - Vienna - The Stadium Guide |url=https://www.stadiumguide.com/ernsthappel/ |access-date=18 March 2024 |language=nl}}</ref>
[[File:Donaupark Donauturm.JPG|thumb|The Donauturm in the Donaupark]]
[[File:Wien 22 Lobau a.jpg|thumb|An entrance to the Lobau by [[Essling]]]]The Donaupark is a 63 hectare sized park in Kaisermühlen, [[Donaustadt]], between the [[New Danube|Neue Donau]] and the Alte Donau, next to the [[Vienna International Centre]]. The park features the [[Donauturm]], the [[List of tallest structures in Austria|tallest structure in Austria]] at 252 metres.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ktv_wwalter |title=Donaupark |url=https://www.wien.gv.at/english/environment/parks/donaupark.html |access-date=19 March 2024 |website=www.wien.gv.at |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Lobau]], a [[floodplain]] in the southeast of the city, is a part of the wider [[Danube-Auen National Park]]. It is used for recreation and has many [[Naturism|nudist]] areas. It is home to multiple [[species]] of animals:<ref>{{Cite web |last=m53bum |title=Geschützte Tierarten in der Lobau |url=https://www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/wald/erholung/nationalpark/lebensraum/tiere.html |access-date=18 March 2024 |website=www.wien.gv.at |language=de}}</ref>

* [[Mammal]]s: [[beaver]]s, [[deer]], [[European hare]]s, [[Eurasian water shrew]]s
* [[Reptile]]s: [[European pond turtle]]s
* [[Amphibian]]s: [[European tree frog]]s, [[European fire-bellied toad]] 
* [[Fish]]: [[Pigo]], [[Rhodeus]]  
* [[Bird]]s: [[Grey heron]]s, [[Cormorant]]s, [[Common kingfisher]]s, [[White-tailed eagle]]s
The grounds of the imperial [[Schönbrunn Palace]] contain an 18th-century park which includes the [[Schönbrunn Zoo]], which was founded in 1752, making it the world's oldest zoo still in operation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 October 2020 |title=The Oldest Zoos in the World You Can Still Visit Today - tiqets.com |url=https://www.tiqets.com/blog/oldest-zoos-in-the-world/ |access-date=18 March 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> The zoo is one of the few to house [[giant panda]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A trip to Schönbrunn Zoo – Vienna Zoo |url=https://www.zoovienna.at/en/zoo-and-visitors/trip-schonbrunn-zoo/ |access-date=18 March 2024 |website=www.zoovienna.at |language=en}}</ref> The park also features the [[Palmenhaus Schönbrunn]], a large [[greenhouse]] with around 4,500 plant species. 

The [[Donauinsel]], part of Vienna's flood defenses, is a {{cvt|21.1|km|1}} long [[artificial island]] between the [[Danube]] and [[New Danube]] dedicated to leisure activities. It was constructed from 1972 to 1988 as a measure for [[Flood control|flood protection]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=ktv_wwalter |title=Danube Island |url=https://www.wien.gv.at/english/environment/waterbodies/danube-island/ |access-date=18 March 2024 |website=www.wien.gv.at |language=en}}</ref> Every year the island hosts the ''[[Donauinselfest]]'', the largest open-air [[music festival]] in the world with approximately 3 million attendees over three days.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 July 2018 |title=Music festivals: What's the world's biggest? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44697302 |access-date=18 March 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> The festival is organised by the [[SPÖ Vienna|SPÖ Wien]] and is free to enter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Willkommen |url=https://donauinselfest.at/willkommen/ |access-date=18 March 2024 |website=Donauinselfest 2023 vom 23. – 25. Juni 2023 |language=de}}</ref>