Trabrennbahn Krieau

Trabrennbahn Krieau (Krieau Race Track) is a horse racing track in Leopoldstadt district, Vienna.[1] It was opened in 1878. The old grandstand and a tower for officials were finished in 1913. Krieau Race Track is the second oldest harness racing track in Europe after the 1834 built Central Moscow Hippodrome.[2]

Trabrennbahn Krieau
LocationNordportalstraße 247, Vienna, Austria
Coordinates48.21055°N 16.414347°E / 48.21055; 16.414347
Owned byWiener Trabrenn-Verein
Date opened29 September, 1878
Race typeharness racing
Notable racesÖsterreichisches Traber-Derby,
Graf Kalman Hunyady Memorial
Official website

Major annual racing events are the 1886 established Österreichisches Traber-Derby and the Graf Kalman Hunyady Memorial, held since 1901. Krieau Race Track is also used as a concert venue, recently hosting artists like Avicii, Robbie Williams, Green Day and Bon Jovi.[3]

References
  1. Die Geschichte der Krieau (in German). Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  2. Vienna Direct Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  3. Last.fm Retrieved 22 August 2013.

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