Ungleiche Geschwister. Wien und die Städte Niederösterreichs

Abstract

Unequal Siblings. Vienna and the Cities of Lower Austria. This chapter discusses the development of Lower Austrian cities in the 19th century. Based on typological distinctions and case studies, it investigates the intertwinement of urbanization and industrialization. These processes brought about the transformation of urban living and the formation of new hierarchies within and between cities. The dominance of the metropolis of Vienna impeded the emergence of a multipolar urban landscape and led to the deepening of structural and regional inequalities in the long run. In the shadow of the metropolis, small and medium-sized towns established specific forms of “modernity” and “urbanity”, which had a tangible influence on infrastructural expansion and urban redevelopment.