The reason was less the compliance with the corona virus distance rules, but rather noise and the sale of alcohol without a business license.
“The party hotspot on the Danube Canal was checked intensively at the weekend,” it said on Sunday afternoon in a broadcast from the Vienna City Council. The focus is on “illegal parties with private music systems”. In the course of the discussions about the popular party mile in Vienna in the past weeks, fears about SARS-CoV-2 and the distance rules had been expressed.
“The controls were carried out by civil and uniformed groups from the magistrate and the police. The City of Vienna emergency team took immediate action with colleagues from the market office, the event authority and the island service of MA 45 under the direction of the group,” the statement said.
Both on Saturday and Sunday, the Vienna police had previously reported in a broadcast of a calm and cooperative situation on the Danube Canal. It said in the broadcast on Sunday: “Together with employees of the City of Vienna City Council, a focal action was also carried out on the Treppelweg / Danube Canal on Saturday. Young and celebrating audiences were repeatedly met, and the cooperation with the people present again worked very well. Almost without exception, requests from police officers to keep the gaps or to turn the music down were met, with only one complaint against a person who sold beer without permission and four commercial lawsuits against pubs located in this area . “
The Vienna Magistrate announced on Sunday that three illegal parties had been dissolved in the night hours. “A party was already attended by over a hundred people celebrating. The active boxes powered by car batteries could already be heard loudly at the Rossauer barracks. A sound level measurement showed values of over a hundred decibels. The celebrating groups were informed and – after insistent discussions – the music performances ended voluntarily, “was reported in the broadcast. Cooperation with the police would have worked very well.
“We are pursuing the same goal and are pooling our strengths and opportunities to keep the Danube Canal as an attractive place to stay and to protect residents from noise,” said Walter Hillerer, head of the Vienna City Action Team.
“The illegal beverage dealers were also active again. Dealers were found on Friday and Saturday and more than 150 cans of beer, 50 bottles of ‘Jägermeister’ and a number of energy drinks were confiscated,” the operational teams reported. However, a total of nine advertisements according to the trade regulations as well as further advertisements according to the event law were also given for “resident restaurants”.
According to the Vienna City Hall, the procedure was effective: “The intensive controls and presence already had a visible effect on Saturday. Noisy music systems were no longer to be found in the entire control area (from Urania to Augarten Bridge). The garbage situation has also improved significantly, as noted on Sunday morning has been.” Further checks, especially on weekends, would take place.
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