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Fünfhaus, Vienna — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Fünfhaus is a district of Vienna, a close grid of streets gathered around the Pfarrkirche zur Allerheiligsten Dreifaltigkeit.
About Fünfhaus
Where to stay in Fünfhaus
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Fünfhaus sits among the older districts of Vienna, a residential quarter with few hotels of its own. Lodging within Fünfhaus itself is thin on the ground. Visitors more often bed down in the neighbouring inner districts and reach Fünfhaus by tram, drawn to the plain brick front of the Christkönigskirche and the quiet streets around the Kalasantinerkirche and the Schulzentrum Friesgasse.
About Fünfhaus
What are the main landmarks in Fünfhaus?
Fünfhaus counts its churches as its chief landmarks. The Pfarrkirche zur Allerheiligsten Dreifaltigkeit gives the district its parish heart, while the Christkönigskirche and the older Kalasantinerkirche mark its side streets. The Zwinglikirche rises nearby.
Between them stands the Schulzentrum Friesgasse, a large school complex that anchors the daytime life of the quarter.
What is the history of Fünfhaus?
Fünfhaus began outside Vienna's walls. Its parish took shape around the Pfarrkirche zur Allerheiligsten Dreifaltigkeit, and the streets filled with workshops and tenanted houses as the suburb was drawn into the growing city. Building came fast in the imperial century.
The Christkönigskirche, the Kalasantinerkirche, and the Zwinglikirche each rose to serve the congregations of the quarter.
Where is Fünfhaus?
Fünfhaus is one of the older districts of Vienna, its streets running between the Christkönigskirche and the Schulzentrum Friesgasse.
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Updated July 2026