Schlinger-Hof, Municipal residential complex in Floridsdorf, Austria
Schlinger-Hof is a residential complex with approximately 478 apartments spread across multiple buildings at Brünner Straße 34-38, displaying typical early 20th-century design features. The spacious interior courtyards provide green space and create an open structure within the densely built neighborhood.
The complex was built between 1924 and 1926 by architects Hans Glaser and Karl Scheffel, replacing a former gas works facility on the site. In February 1934, it became the center of armed clashes between socialist militia members and federal forces, reflecting the tensions of that era.
The complex is named after Anton Schlinger, the first Social Democrat sent to Vienna's city council by Floridsdorf's population in 1905, after the district's incorporation. A large market square was built into the complex, where the Floridsdorfer Markt, known as the Schlingermarkt, opened in 1926, replacing the market at Am Spitz. A section office of the Floridsdorf SPÖ and the Junge Generation Floridsdorf are traditionally housed here.
The complex sits at Brünner Straße 34–38 in Floridsdorf, with the Floridsdorfer Markt (Schlingermarkt) held on the integrated market square. The former library now houses a Kulturankerzentrum, and studios occupy former workshops. The kindergarten was given up by MA 10 and is now used by the local KPÖ's Antonia-Stockinger-Lokal.
When artillery shelled the complex on 13 February 1934, it deliberately fired only non-explosive practice rounds; the shelling apparently caused no deaths. The 13 people shot that day died later, when shots were fired into the column transporting 350 arrested Schutzbund members to the police station 400 metres away.
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