Mauer

Mauer lies in the south-west of Vienna, where the city meets the Vienna Woods. Once a separate village of Lower Austria, it became part of the capital in 1938. The area still feels like a village, with quiet streets and old houses. In the west, the woods rise gently, offering long walks among beech and oak. The village once had a jasper mine used in the Stone Age. Wine has been made here since the Middle Ages and continues today. The village was run by the Jesuits from 1609 to 1773. In the 19th century it became a summer retreat for wealthy Viennese. The Rosenhügel Film Studios opened in the 1920s and were once Austria’s largest and most modern. Nearly all the studios were demolished in 2016, but the tradition of film lives on. The Edlmoser and Zahel families keep Mauer’s wine-making reputation alive. Their white wines, especially Viennese Gemischter Satz, are known across the country. Visitors find three main wine-growing sites: Maurer Berg, Kroissberg and Kadoltsberg. Local wine taverns line Maurer Lange Gasse, serving new wine and simple food. Unlike busier spots, Mauer’s taverns stay quiet and authentic. The 60 tram connects the village to the city centre in about forty minutes. The woods provide shaded paths for long walks. Mauer keeps its village charm while being part of a great capital.