Ottakring

Ottakring
Ottakring (Bavarian)
16th District of Vienna
Location of the district within Vienna
CountryAustria
CityVienna
Government
  District DirectorStefanie Lamp (SPÖ)
  First DeputyEva Weißmann (SPÖ)
  Second DeputyChristian Hein (FPÖ)
  Representation
   (58 Members)
SPÖ 24,
Green 13, FPÖ 10, ÖVP 5 NEOS (Austria) 4, KPÖ 4
Area
  Total
8.67 km2 (3.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2016-01-01)
  Total
102,580
  Density12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
Postal code
A-1160
Address of
District Office
Richard-Wagner-Platz 19
A-1164 Wien
Websitewww.wien.gv.at/ottakring/

Ottakring (German pronunciation: [ˈɔtaˌkʀɪŋ] ) is the 16th District in the city of Vienna, Austria (German: 16. Bezirk, Ottakring). It is located west of the central districts, north of Penzing and south of Hernals. Ottakring has some heavily populated urban areas with many residential buildings. It was formed from the independent villages of Ottakring and Neulerchenfeld in 1892.