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Hernals, Vienna — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Hernals, Vienna's 17th district, was annexed in 1892 from the townships of Hernals, Dornbach and Neuwaldegg, in the northwest of the city.
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Where to stay in Hernals
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
Wien Hernals railway station is the practical anchor for beds out here. The 17th district is residential ground rather than a hotel quarter, so most stays mean a room on a side street near Jörgerbad or the Kalvarienbergkirche and a train ride into the middle of Vienna. Rooms are thin.
Anyone who wants choice within a short walk of the centre should book in central Vienna instead and keep Hernals for quieter nights near Schloss Neuwaldegg.
Few places to stay in Hernals — most visitors book in Vienna nearby.
About Hernals
What are the main landmarks in Hernals?
Schloss Neuwaldegg heads the list. Churches follow in number, Kalvarienbergkirche, the Redemptorist Church, Dornbach Parish Church, Schafbergkirche and Herz-Jesu-Sühnekirche are all recorded here, with the Hernalser Friedhof set among them. Jörgerbad handles swimming.
Two museums cover the local record, the Bezirksmuseum Hernals and the Wiener Rettungsmuseum, while Etablissement Gschwandner and the Alszauberbrunnen sit among the streets. Siedlung Heuberg and the Terramare-Schlössl round out the built record.
What is the history of Hernals?
Hernals kept its own name through the merger. Vienna annexed the district in 1892, folding in the townships of Dornbach and Neuwaldegg, and those two names survive in the Dornbach Parish Church, the Dornbacher Pfarrhof and Schloss Neuwaldegg. The map remembers.
Bezirksamt Hernals and the Bezirksmuseum Hernals carry the administrative and documentary side of that settlement, while the Hernalser Friedhof holds its burial ground.
Where is Hernals?
Hernals lies in northwest Vienna, in Austria, its bounds drawn around the former townships of Hernals, Dornbach and Neuwaldegg.
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What is the best area to stay in Hernals?
Central Vienna: late bookings when the 17th district fills.
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Updated September 2026