11 Facts About Grinzing

Grinzing was an independent municipality until 1892 and is today a part of Dobling, the 19th district of Vienna.

Grinzing is characterised by numerous forested ridges of the Wienerwald .

Grinzing's woods are home to several streams, including the Schreiberbach, which runs untouched through the Wildgrube almost as far as Nussdorf.

Name "Grinzing" means "of the people who belong to a man named Grinzo".

Village of Grinzing came into the possession of the noble house Grunzinger in the 11th century.

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Thereafter, Grinzing fell within the jurisdiction of the Klosterneuburg Monastery, which retained its authority over the area into the 19th century.

Grinzing suffered greatly in the centuries following the Middle Ages.

In 1783, the church in Grinzing was elevated to the status of a parish church; it was financed through the dissolution of several religious orders in the area by Joseph II.

In 1831, Grinzing numbered 99 houses with 835 inhabitants and was thus barely larger than it had been in 1795.

Grinzing's reputation is based on its vineyards and numerous Heurigen—the traditional cafes serving wine and must which remain a tourist attraction to this day.

Grinzing Cemetery is home to the graves of Gustav Mahler, Alma Mahler-Werfel, Attila Horbiger, Paula Wessely, Heimito von Doderer, Ida Krottendorf and Thomas Bernhard.