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The new Schrammel monument in Schrammel Park in Dornbach in Vienna’s 17th district, created by Viennese sculptor Eduard Robitschko, was unveiled in November 1967 as a replacement for the Alszauberbrunnen fountain and depicts the typical musical instruments of the Schrammel quartet: contraguitar, G clarinet and violins.

The most famous Viennese folk music group is named after Johann and Josef Schrammel, who came from a family of musicians and also enjoyed a thorough musical education at the conservatory.

Together with their father and a relative, they performed for the first time in 1861 (at the ages of 11 and 9) in a tavern in Austria’s northernmost town, L:itschau, where they also grew up. However, both musicians died young, at the age of 43.

From a path above a vineyard in the Ried Alsegg on the Alszeile, there is a wonderful view of the Dornbach district in the 17th district. Characterized by the Alserbach, the Heuberg is located to the south with the „Heubergsiedlung“, a housing estate that emerged from the settlers‘ movement in 1920. However, only fragments of the prefabricated houses designed by Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky and Adolf Loos remain.

In the valley, the Dornbach parish church on Rupertusplatz is clearly visible, embedded in St. Peter’s Abbey with a building history of almost 900 years, founded by the abbey of the same name in Salzburg. The parish church, which has been destroyed and rebuilt several times, was extended in 1931/32 according to plans by Clemens Holzmeister and rotated by 90 degrees.

I report on all this and much more during a walk through Dornbach. On this voyage of discovery on the edge of the Vienna Woods, we not only explore historic castles, villas and pubs, but also get an insight into the wine tavern culture with the famous Schrammel music and see the sweetest corner of Vienna.