Weghuberpark

Weghuberpark is a park located in Vienna’s Neubau area.

The Weghuberpark is around 8,900 square meters and includes a 238 square meter dog zone and a 73 square meter standing body of water.The park has three drinking fountains and one decorative fountain.

For children, there is a play tower, a swing, a basket swing, and a little hanging swing in the park.There is also a ball field with soccer goals, basketball hoops, and volleyball and boccia courts.

A big, wheelchair-accessible carousel and a wheelchair-accessible sand play table provide sensory experiences for children with special needs.A wheelchair may be driven under the sand box (sand play table).Along the barrier-free walkway, there is a turntable and a sound disc.

Monuments

Ferdinand Raimund Monument

The Ferdinand Raimund memorial is located on the side facade of the Volkstheater, near the intersection of Neustiftgasse and the corner of Museumstrasse.The original location was in front of the Volkstheater, but it was moved to Weghuberpark in 1938 and reconstructed following war damage in 1947.The Ferdinand Raimund Monument Committee donated the monument, which Mayor Karl Lueger turned over to the City of Vienna.The sculptor Franz Vogl constructed the stone memorial.The poet is seated on a bench, surrounded by pillars with bowls, in the monument.

Anton Wildgans Monument

The Anton Wildgans monument is located at the intersection of Museumsstrasse and Lerchenfelder Strasse.The memorial is located at the entrance of Lerchenfelder Straße.

The sculptor Ferdinand Welz created the memorial in 1982 as a metal portrait bust on a foundation.The Anton Wildgans Society commissioned the building to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death.

György Bessenyei Monument

Tamás Fekete’s bronze bust depicts guard officer and writer György Bessenyei and has been at Weghuberpark since 1997.

Memorial stone for Vienna Aid for Hungary 1956

The monument was dedicated in 2007 by the then-mayors of Budapest, Gabor Demszky, and Vienna, Michael Häupl, to honor the “selfless help of the Viennese population after the revolution and Hungary’s struggle for freedom in 1956.”

Vienna, Austria