25T63 Salmannsdorf in the northwest hills of Vienna

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E62, V10.

Salmannsdorf is tucked away in the northwest corner of the Austrian capital city. It only seems “far” when a bus route reaches its final stop; fact is the terminus for bus 35A is only 8 km northwest from the city centre.

First mentioned in an official document in 1279, the small village of wine growers began next to the Krottenbach creek and surrounded by hills. The name “Salmannsdorf” is likely derived from the personal name Salman or Salmann, or from the professional name of the “Salmann” who was a trustee or scribe of the land register called the “Salbuch”; literally, he of the Sal, or the Sal-man(n). By 1938, the village had been fully absorbed into the city of Vienna’s 19th district.

In a compact area, I’ve gathered:

  • a cross dedicated to victims of the French Napoleonic occupation 1809
  • where Franz Schubert composed “Das Dörfchen” (The Little Village) in 1821
  • Johann Strauss II (JS2) spent boyhood summers at his maternal grandfather’s house, where JS2 wrote at age 6 his 1st attempt at waltz “Erster Gedanke”
  • Salmannsdorf Church, a.k.a. Dreimarkstein Chapel, a.k.a. Sebastian’s Chapel.
Sulzweg
Franzosenkreuz (French cross), in front of Salmannsdorfer Straße 32.
French cross: memorial to the victims of the 1809 Napoleonic campaign and French occupation.
The slope up Dreimarksteingasse with a plaque at building address 6 (right).
Memorial plaque: Franz Schubert composed “Das Dörfchen” at this location in 1821.
Dreimarksteingasse 13, facing northwest. There’s a plaque on the outer wall of the bright yellow barn-like structure (upper right). Johann Strauss Sr. And his family spent summers here from 1829 to 1832.
Johann Strauss Jr. at age 6 composed his 1st waltz at this location; this is memorialized by the plaque on the wall. “Hier hat ein großer Musikant / Der ‘Meister Strauß’ war er benannt / Den ersten Walzer komponiert / Und dadurch dieses Haus geziert.”
Dreimarksteingasse 13, facing south.
Across from the Strauss’ summer residence is the village church whose names include Dreimarkstein Chapel and Saint Sebastian’s Chapel. The small church dates back to the late 18th-century.
Near the top of Dreimarksteingasse with the village chapel at left and the yellow building (once occupied by the Strauss family) at right.

I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 9 July 2025. This post composed within Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.

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