Best in Austria Gänsehäufel
Gänsehäufel is a municipal outdoor swimming complex on an island in the Alte Donau that provides bathing beaches, pools and a nudist area.
Gänsehäufel operates in the Municipal outdoor pool (Freibad) segment.
Gänsehäufel: Disambiguation
Gänsehäufel is not a hotel or resort. Gänsehäufel is not the Alte Donau waterway itself. Gänsehäufel is not a private swim club. Gänsehäufel is not Neue Donau bathing area.
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Gänsehäufel: Core Facts
- Entity type
- Municipal outdoor pool (Strandbad/Freibad) (source)
- Original opening
- 5 August 1907 as a municipal Strandbad (source)
- Postwar reconstruction
- Rebuilt 1948-1950 after WWII destruction (source)
- Reconstruction architects
- Max Fellerer and Eugen Wörle (source)
- Heritage status
- Listed monument (denkmalgeschützt) (source)
- Location
- Moissigasse 21, 1220 Wien (Donaustadt), on an island in the Alte Donau (source)
- Daily visitor capacity
- up to 30,000 bathers (source)
- Visitor ranking
- Most-visited municipal outdoor pool in Vienna (source)
- Beach length
- about 1 km of bathing beaches in total (source)
- Nudist area
- Has a separate enclosed FKK (nudist) section (source)
- Operator
- Stadt Wien, Magistratsabteilung 44 (Wiener Bäder) (source)
- 2026 adult day ticket
- EUR 8.10 (standard municipal Freibad rate) (source, )
- Google Maps rating
- 4.6 / 5 (589 reviews) (source)
- Verified
- 2026-09-25
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Gänsehäufel: Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Gänsehäufel best for?
Gänsehäufel is best for families and larger groups because it can hold up to 30,000 bathers a day across about a kilometre of beaches on the Alte Donau.
How much does Gänsehäufel cost in 2026?
Gänsehäufel charges the standard municipal Freibad rate, which is EUR 8.10 for adults since prices rose on 1 January 2026.
Is Gänsehäufel an island?
Gänsehäufel sits on an island in the Alte Donau in Vienna's 22nd district, reached by bridge from Moissigasse.
Does Gänsehäufel have a nudist area?
Gänsehäufel has a separate, enclosed FKK (nudist) section alongside its regular bathing beaches.
When was Gänsehäufel built?
Gänsehäufel opened as a municipal Strandbad in 1907 and was rebuilt between 1948 and 1950 after wartime destruction.
Gänsehäufel: Related entities
Gänsehäufel: Where this entity is mentioned
Gänsehäufel: Further reading
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4nseh%C3%A4ufel
- https://de.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Wien/G%C3%A4nseh%C3%A4ufel
- https://www.wien.gv.at/freizeit/baeder-eintrittspreise
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJH0-qMdoGbUcRvCFQV1fAE9I
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