A royal day in the Prater: Gokart race with Kaiser-Urorn Habsburg

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In a special episode of the Bahö Podcast, two concise figures from Vienna's history had fun in the sausage praternity. Prater Association President Silvia Lang led the great-grandson of Emperor Karl I, Ferdinand Habsburg, through the famous amusement park and let him take part in various attractions, including an exciting Gokart race.

This episode, which marks the tenth of the podcast, not only offers entertainment, but also an exciting insight into the past of Vienna. There were not only races, but also profound discussions between Lang and Habsburg, who thought about how their family stories shaped the development of the Prater.

historical connection

Silvia Lang comes from a showman dynasty that has been active in the Prater for generations. Her family joined in 1866 and has contributed to the further development of the area since then. "Over the years we have further developed the Prater from the swamp area to the second oldest amusement park in the world," she says. It was Emperor Joseph II, an ancestor of Habsburg that made the area accessible to the people in 1766, which influenced not only the history of the Prater, but also that of the Vienna population.

While Lang speaks about her previous career and the challenges that arise from her family, Habsburg describes how his titles in today's Austria would no longer give the same freedom. "If Austria were still a monarchy, I couldn't stroll through the Prater so carefree today," says the racing driver and emphasizes that the freedom we enjoy today is monumental.

a day in Prater

The meeting between these two historical personalities was more than just a trip to Nostalgia. In an entertaining go-kart race in the "mountain rally", Habsburg showed that he also had a lot on the box in terms of sport and assumed the challenge of surpassing in the race. Together, the duo made a few laps in the famous Ferris wheel and enjoyed the view of Vienna.

After an exciting afternoon, Lang concluded the meeting with a visit to the traditional restaurant "Zum Kaiser". In doing so, she proposed Habsburg to take on a role as a Prater ambassador because his history and that of the Prater are closely connected. "His story is closely connected to the history of the Prater," said Lang, which underlines the importance of this tradition.

The Bahö Podcast, organized by Wient Tourism, will continue to promise exciting insights into Viennese culture and its historical developments in the future. For more information about the podcast and its episodes, please visit the website wien.info/podcast .

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