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via donau

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Via Donau (sometimes stylized as viadonau) is a subsidiary of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) tasked with the preservation and development of the Danube waterway. It was established in 2005.2 It is headquartered in Tech Gate Vienna.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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  • Industryinland navigation1
  • HeadquartersTech Gate Vienna1
  • Websitewww.viadonau.org
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1

Via Donau (sometimes stylized as viadonau) is a subsidiary of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) tasked with the preservation and development of the Danube waterway. It was established in 2005.2

The story

Via Donau was established on January 1, 2005, by the Ministry for Transport, Innovation, and Technology (BMVIT). It was formed by a merger of the Austrian Donau-Betriebs AG, the Austrian Danube-Technik GmbH, the Via Donau Development Company for Telematics and Navigation on the Danube, and the privatized waterways organization.

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Products and brands

Offices:

Tech Gate Vienna (main office)

Location Brigittenauer Sporn (Vienna)

Location Angern (Lower Austria)

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Location West (Aschach, Upper Austria)

Location Central including the field office Grein (Krems, Lower Austria)

Location East (Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, Lower Austria)

Field office:

Persenbeug (Lower Austria)

Locks on the Danube:

Lock Nussdorf (Vienna)

Lock management West (Abwinden, Aschach, Ottensheim)

Lock management Centre (Melk, Persenbeug, Wallsee)

Lock management (Altenwörth, Freudenau, Greifenstein)

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Timeline

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