Vienna The districts of Vienna have names, but are also numbered from 1 to 23. The city can be divided into four different parts. First, there is the center, the 1st District. Here, you will find the famous Ringstrasse, built by Emperor Franz Joseph I instead of medieval city walls. Districts numbered 3-9 lie between the "Ring" and the "Gürtel" (belt) boulevards, whilst the 1st and the 2nd Districts are separated by a small river, the Donaukanal. Beyond the Gürtel, south, west and north of the 1st District, you will find Districts 10 to 20 and the two districts on the opposite bank of the river Danube, dubbed by the Viennese the ...Vienna Overview