Trabrennbahn Krieau

The Trabrennbahn Krieau, also known as the Trabrennplatz, is a horse racing track in the, a part of Vienna's Leopoldstadt district. The Prater, a large public park, lies immediately to the southwest of the Trabrennbahn Krieau. The Trabrennbahn Krieau opened on 29 September, 1878. The old grandstand and a tower for officials were finished in 1913. The Trabrennbahn Krieau is the second oldest harness racing track in Europe; only the Central Moscow Hippodrome, completed in 1834, is older.
Major annual racing events held at the Trabrennbahn Krieau are the, which began in 1884, and the Graf Kalman Hunyady Memorial, which has been held since 1901. The Trabrennbahn Krieau is also used as a concert venue, and has hosted artists like Avicii, Robbie Williams, Green Day, and Bon Jovi.
On 11 September 1931, Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuß gave a speech, the so-called, at the Trabrennbahn.
The Trabrennbahn has also been used for motor racing. On 7 April 1935, a 23-year-old Austrian mechanic and racer named Hans Pelikan crashed into a concrete barrier while attempting test laps on a motorcycle, and died within minutes. Pelikan was intending to compete in the Austria-Goldpokal race being held that day.