Währing is the 18th
district of Vienna and lies in northwestern
Vienna on the edge of the
Vienna Woods. It was formed in 1892 from the unification of the older suburbs of Währing, Weinhaus, Gersthof, Pötzleinsdorf,
Neustift am Walde and
Salmannsdorf. In 1938 Neustift am Walde and Salmannsdorf were annexed to the neighbouring
19th District (Döbling). Because of several wealthy neighbourhoods (e.g. Cottageviertel), Währing is known today as one of Vienna’s upmarket districts, along with Döbling and
Hietzing.