{"id":107,"date":"2015-08-19T09:15:34","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T07:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=107"},"modified":"2025-06-05T12:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T11:26:04","slug":"online-maps-of-vienna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/mapsgeography\/online-maps-of-vienna\/","title":{"rendered":"Online maps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/onlinemaps.jpg\" alt=\"Handwritten map\" class=\"wp-image-16976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/onlinemaps.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/onlinemaps-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the generosity of the Vienna municipal government, web users can access a very detailed and sophisticated online map of the city (in English).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/public\/\">Public transport<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div><script defer=\"defer\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wien.gv.at\/stadtplan\/en\/ApiGetViennaGisMap.ctrl?containerWidth=470&amp;containerHeight=470&amp;centerContainer=1&amp;lang=en&amp;bookmark=emW1QnqNU8U14fJGXovoRu5Rphlnqnnkur2pH4Oprw-b-b&amp;bmadr=\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wien.gv.at\/stadtplan\/en\/\">full version<\/a>, use the &#8220;show on the map&#8221; menu on the left to pick out useful information. As well as public transport routes, open the &#8220;art and leisure&#8221; section to highlight museums, parks, and other points of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also use the site to find locations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply use the search form for a specific address. Or click on the advanced search facility and then the dropdown menu to see a list of dozens of alternative search types. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, at the time of writing, the advanced search takes you to a page where the dropdown menu items are all listed in German. So you&#8217;ll need a dictionary handy. Some important terms on the interface:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Suche: search<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eingabe l\u00f6schen: cancel \/ start again<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zur\u00fcck zum Stadtplan: back to map<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suche nach: search for<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bezirk: district (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/mapsgeography\/viennadistricts\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"114\">Vienna has 23<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ganz Wien: all of Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seite: page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When you select a new search type, for example &#8220;Museum&#8221;, don&#8217;t put any words in the search field &#8211; just hit enter or click on the search button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The page then lists all the relevant locations in its database under that category, so you can choose the one you want. Very useful when you don&#8217;t know the correct spelling or designation for what you wish to look for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, of course, there is always the wonderful <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/\">Google Maps<\/a>. You can start, for example, with my custom map of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/\">main sightseeing areas<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=161MgqjRABatcVcdvZEy0hCr-n7M\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to the generosity of the Vienna municipal government, web users can access a very detailed and sophisticated online map of the city (in English). In the full version, use the &#8220;show on the map&#8221; menu on the left to pick out useful information. 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