Living in the Großfeldsiedlung — what is it like?
Short and honest: you live in one of Vienna’s largest municipal housing estates, 5,516 flats built in 1966–1973 on fields at the edge of Floridsdorf, with the U1 in the middle of the estate since 2006. The trade-off: blocks of up to 17 storeys stand next to old settlement houses, and in the data it is less quiet and warmer here than the Viennese average.
Living Snapshot — the area in numbers
The Großfeldsiedlung is not a Grätzl of its own in Vienna Living Map’s data — what is rated are the residential areas around it: Leopoldau just under one and a half kilometres to the west and Donaufeld a good two and a half kilometres to the south.
What shapes daily life
The name is older than the buildings: the estate is named after the “Great” or “Long Field” between the village of Leopoldau and the Nordbahn railway. A settlement at the edge of the city stood here before; in 1933, in the Great Depression, the city made the land available for a settlement for the unemployed, about 2,500 square metres per settler for growing their own food.
From 1966 to 1973 the City of Vienna built 5,516 flats on it, planned for about 21,000 people. Towers of up to 17 storeys, open and closed blocks and low buildings alternate with old settlement houses, detached and terraced houses. Schools, kindergartens, a library, the Haus der Begegnung (1974), an indoor pool with an open-air pool (1984) and the Großfeldzentrum (1990) followed. The estate was renovated from 2013 to 2016.
What works surprisingly well
The U1 stops in the middle of the estate: since 2006 it runs to Leopoldau, and the Großfeldsiedlung station is on Kürschnergasse. For public transport the Leopoldau Grätzl reaches 8.5 out of 10.
Much of everyday life is inside the estate: schools, kindergartens, a library, two churches — the parish church Don Bosco by Clemens Holzmeister (1970–1971) and the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche — the pool and the Großfeldzentrum. Between the buildings lies a lot of green space that the sixties estate planned in.
What you consciously accept
It is neither quiet nor cool here: the Leopoldau Grätzl sits just below Vienna’s median for quiet at 6.7 (median 6.8) and above the average of the modelled summer-heat index at 59 (average 55).
High and low stand side by side: in one of the towers you get distance and wind; in the settlement house next to it, you get the tower outside the window. How much sun arrives depends on the building, the side and the floor.
20 minutes of everyday life
Four stops, one evening after work — every observation is true exactly here, not everywhere.
- U1 Großfeldsiedlung 17:30
The station on Kürschnergasse, since the U1 was extended to Leopoldau in 2006. Buses 29A and 29B stop above it, the N25 at night. - Großfeldzentrum 17:32
The estate’s shopping centre, opened in 1990 with 41 shops on more than 10,000 square metres. - Don Bosco 17:38
The parish church by Clemens Holzmeister, built in 1970–1971, right between the blocks of the estate. - Egon-Friedell-Gasse 17:54
The western edge of the estate: behind it lies the old village of Leopoldau.
Who is it for?
For anyone looking for an affordable municipal flat with the underground outside the door and school, pool and shops in the same quarter. If you want old buildings and coffee houses outside the door, you take the U1 into town for them.
Check the light per floor
Blocks of up to 17 storeys next to terraced houses: whether sun reaches a window is decided by the building next door and the floor. The light check calculates, for the address and the floor, when direct sun reaches the windows — on 21 June and 21 December, from the officially measured heights of the neighbouring buildings. The preview for one room is free. To the light check →
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Method & sources
Construction period, flats, storeys, history, name, underground, churches and renovation: Wikipedia, article “Großfeldsiedlung”. Location, earlier settlement, facilities and Großfeldzentrum: Wien Geschichte Wiki (City of Vienna), article “Großfeldsiedlung”. Both read on 23 October 2026. Quiet, summer heat and public transport: Vienna Living Map’s own data for the Leopoldau Grätzl.
Frequently asked
What is the Großfeldsiedlung?
A municipal housing estate of the City of Vienna in the 21st district, built 1966–1973: 5,516 flats, planned for about 21,000 people, blocks of up to 17 storeys. It lies in Leopoldau between Egon-Friedell-Gasse and Seyringer Straße, bounded by the Nordbahn railway to the north.
Which district is the Großfeldsiedlung in?
In the 21st district, Floridsdorf, postcode 1210, in Leopoldau. The U1 station Großfeldsiedlung is on Kürschnergasse.
What was on the Großfeld before?
Fields and a settlement at the edge of the city. In 1933, in the Great Depression, the city made the land available for a settlement for the unemployed; each settler got about 2,500 square metres for growing food.
Since when does the U1 go to the Großfeldsiedlung?
Since 2006, when the U1 was extended to the Leopoldau rapid-transit station, with the Großfeldsiedlung station on Kürschnergasse.
What is it like to live in the Großfeldsiedlung?
The U1 in the estate, schools, pool and shopping centre within walking distance and plenty of green between the buildings. In exchange, tall blocks next to low houses and, in the data for the Leopoldau Grätzl, a little less quiet and more summer heat than the Viennese average.