Around 100 Grätzl (neighbourhoods) by Living Score, from open data. Which one fits you?
Map of Vienna’s Grätzl
Every Grätzl in this list, at its real position, inside the official district boundaries. Tap a dot to open that neighbourhood. In the dense centre the dots sit close together — that is where the interactive map, which you can zoom, does the job better.
Dots, not areas — and deliberately so: Grätzl have grown over time and have no official boundaries, so any outline would claim a precision that does not exist. The district boundaries underneath are official (City of Vienna, CC BY 4.0).
What is a Grätzl?
A Grätzl is a small, organically grown neighbourhood in Vienna — a few streets around a square, a market or a lane, each with its own character. It sits one level below the district (Bezirk): the everyday area where you know your way around, do your shopping and recognise your neighbours. One district holds many Grätzl — the 7th, for instance, includes Spittelberg; the 19th, Grinzing. That level is exactly what shapes how it feels to live somewhere: two Grätzl in the same district can feel completely different.
The word is old and typically Viennese: linguists trace Grätzl to the Middle High German gereiz — meaning "surroundings" or "circumference", related to reißen (to mark off). Like the Veedel in Cologne or the Kiez in Berlin, it names a felt neighbourhood with no official borders. "Grätzel" is a common alternative spelling.
Grätzl is a distinctly Viennese word for a small, walkable neighbourhood — a few streets with their own character, the everyday level below the district where you know your way around and do your shopping.
Where does the word Grätzl come from?
Grätzl is an old Viennese word. Linguists trace it to the Middle High German "gereiz" — meaning surroundings or circumference, related to "reißen" (to mark off). Like the Veedel in Cologne or the Kiez in Berlin, it names a felt neighbourhood with no official borders; "Grätzel" is a common alternative spelling.
What is the difference between a Grätzl and a Bezirk?
Vienna has 23 districts (Bezirke) — large, numbered administrative units. A Grätzl is much smaller: the grown neighbourhood within a district. One Bezirk can contain a dozen Grätzl that feel quite different from one another.
How many Grätzl does Vienna have?
There is no fixed number — Grätzl grew over time and are not officially delimited. Vienna Living Map covers around 100 of the best-known ones, each with its own Living Score.
How do you want to live?
Describe your everyday — the map turns it into places across Vienna.