PaN-Park in Liesing, Vienna

PaN-Park is a public park in Vienna’s 23rd district, Liesing, near Carlbergergasse and U6 Erlaaer Straße. The City of Vienna gives the park an area of about 14,520 square metres and describes it as particularly friendly to children and young people, including pupils from the adjacent Junior High School Carlbergergasse. The name “PaN” stands for “Partner aller Nationen,” or Partners of All Nations, and was adopted in 2012 in honour of the umbrella organisation linking Austrian-foreign friendship societies. That combination of internationalist naming and strong recreation infrastructure gives the park a clear support-page identity.

The City’s current 2026 page explains the meaning of the name in unusually direct terms. The PaN umbrella organisation is described as a non-political interest association seeking constructive dialogue among nations, cultures and religious communities. “PaN” therefore refers both to the organisation and to the idea of a “park of all nations.” This is not a formal peace monument or diplomatic garden, but the name gives an everyday youth park a civic message about international understanding.

Current recreation is substantial. The City’s skatepark directory lists PaN-Park as a free skate location, the beach-volleyball directory confirms a public volleyball court and the trampoline directory lists a freely accessible trampoline. These facilities are complemented by ball-game areas used heavily by local children and teenagers. The park’s scale allows active sport and more ordinary green-space use to coexist.

The ball courts received a major recent update. Liesing’s district administration states that both PaN-Park sports courts were renovated in June 2025 with water-permeable EPDM surfacing and sound-damped fencing. The work formed part of a broader programme improving free public sports infrastructure in the district. For visitors in 2026, this means the main active facilities are relatively recent rather than legacy installations left without renewal.

The park’s 2025 sports upgrade makes the current visitor offer more specific than the original naming story alone. Liesing renovated both public ball courts with water-permeable EPDM surfacing and quieter fencing, improving year-round use while reducing noise for nearby residents. In a park used heavily by pupils and teenagers, that combination of durability and neighborhood consideration is central to how the space functions today.

Dogs are generally prohibited in PaN-Park under the current City page, with the park directing owners toward the designated dog zone. Vienna’s broader dog rules permit passage to a dog zone where one exists, but visitors should follow posted local signage rather than treat the entire park as dog-friendly. This is especially important because children and school pupils are major users.

The park’s location near Erlaaer Straße U6 makes it easy to reach. Current open mapping places the station roughly 260 metres north. The neighborhood includes the Carlbergergasse school, Erlaa cemetery and residential or commercial development typical of southern Liesing. PaN-Park therefore functions as a large green and sport node inside a mixed suburban district.

There is no admission fee and the City publishes no fixed gate schedule. All seven days are recorded as public park access with no dedicated hours. Sports facilities are also free, though use depends on availability and maintenance. Bring your own ball for beach volleyball and share popular courts with local users.

No comprehensive park-wide accessibility audit was located. The nearby U6 station and paved urban context make access practical, but exact surfaces around skate, volleyball and play zones should be checked by visitors with specific mobility needs.

A first visit may take thirty to ninety minutes depending on whether you are simply walking through or using the sports facilities. The park is particularly useful for families, teenagers and travellers researching contemporary public-space design in Vienna’s outer districts. It does not need a 2,000-word destination treatment to be valuable: its real strengths are specific and current—internationalist naming, a large youth-oriented footprint and a strong set of free recreation facilities.

PaN-Park is also a useful example of how Vienna’s outer districts combine symbolic naming with highly practical youth infrastructure. The internationalist message is not delivered through a formal monument; it is embedded in a park where school pupils, skaters and ball players share space every day.

That daily use gives the park a clear local identity.

Its scale and facilities make it more than a token green strip.