history

Even in time when pötzleinsdorf was a municipality in the heart of the historic region of the Austrian archduchy and was not part of the old Vienna, this tavern already had its irrevocable place on the local map. Blazes and war marked the land and left their traces. Street names were changed and adapted to the political overthrows of the time. One part of pötzleinsdorf could elude itself from the drastic change and is therefore known as a legacy of a long gone historic time. Our premises included located in pötzleindorferstraße 97. We can trace back our history till the year 1885. And that year the family Schindler purchased the tavern and took care of its continued existence.
The building was enlarged by adding a stable and a “always opened shed”. The stabled was formerly located where you can find the non-smoking are nowadays. The shed was located in the smaller back area of the tavern.
The area in front has later been most probably used a living space and was later converted into a tavern.  In the 1920 and 30s further reconstructions took placed and the stable was remodelled into a warehouse which could only be entered from outside.
That same year the front part of the premises underwent drastic changes as well. Instead of the centred window with its view onto the pötzleinsdorferstrasse, a door was built which allowed an entry from this side of the building. Before the house was altered into a tavern it is today, a vegetable and later a pastry shop were also situated on the property. Today we are keen of preserving the historic character of our property but combining it with a modern twist.

The taverns pötzleinsdorf has been a popular meeting place not only in recent time but ever since. Existing documents reveal the rich history since the 1850s.
The building used to be u-shaped and was divided into a main wing a smaller wing. The famous acacia has been centred and over 300 years old has been the emblem of the tavern ever since.
Legend says, the great ruler Napoleon would tie his horse to this exact tree.
He might have looked around and enjoying the scenery, the fields, the flowers in the meadow and he might have been standing right next to this house.
Whatever Napoleon did on these grounds, one can use their imagination and come up with endless possibilities.

In 1750 a blaze almost destroyed everything in pötzleindsdorf. The houses were all but one burned to the ground. It wasn’t until 1832 that the whole village could return to it’s former glory with all 32 houses restored and built from scratch. It seemed like time did not pass as quickly in pötzleinsdorf as it did everywhere else. That’s one of the reasons why it has been able to maintain their charm of a traditional wine making village. If our tavern was once a victim of the flames has not been revealed yet. Trustful sources do tell us that it has been a part of the heart of the village and is about 200 years old. Street names were changed and adapted to the political overthrows of the time. One part of pötzleinsdorf could elude itself from the drastic change and is therefore known as a legacy of a long gone historic time, our premises included located in pötzleindorferstraße 97. 

The address itself has gone through a couple of changes. The schlossstraße was renamed into main street and finally after being embodied by Vienna names pötzleinsdorferstraße. Time has not only changed the surroundings but our estate as well. Our tavern’s history goes back to 1885 when a family called Schindler bought the premises to secure the continued existence. First a stable was built for the cows and a shed that was “always open”.  The stable used to be where our non-smoking area is located now and the shed used to be where our small section is situated today.
It is believed that these areas were formally used as living space before they were remodelled into a tavern. In the 1920 and 30s further reconstructions took placed and the stable was remodelled into a warehouse which could only be entered from outside. That same year the front part of the premises underwent drastic changes as well. Instead of the centred window with its view onto the pötzleinsdorferstrasse, a door was built which allowed an entry from this side of the building. Before the house was altered into a tavern it is today, a vegetable and later a pastry shop were also situated on the property.

Not many details reveal the rich and interesting history of our estate have been revealed. But our legendary acacia tells its’ own tales written by time.