Editing Meidling (section)

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Meidling
| native_name             = {{native name|bar-AT|Meidling}}
| settlement_type         = 12th District of Vienna
| image_shield            = Wien - Bezirk Meidling, Wappen.svg
| image_map               = Kartewien12.png
| map_caption             = Location of the district within Vienna
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = [[Austria]]
| subdivision_type1       = City
| subdivision_name1       = [[Vienna]]
| leader_title            = {{nowrap|District Director}}
| leader_name             = Gabriele Votava ([[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]])
| leader_title1           = First Deputy 
| leader_name1            = Peter Kovar ([[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]])
| leader_title2           = {{nowrap|Second Deputy}}
| leader_name2            = Ingrid Madejski ([[Freedom Party of Austria|FPÖ]])
| leader_title3           = Representation<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-weight:normal">(54 Members)</span>
| leader_name3            = [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]] 26, [[Freedom Party of Austria|FPÖ]] 14, [[Austrian Green Party|Green]] 7,<br /> [[Austrian People's Party|ÖVP]] 6, [[Pro Hetzendorf]] 1
| unit_pref               = Metric
| area_total_km2          = 8.21
| population_footnotes    = <ref name=SA/>
| population_total        = 94179
| population_as_of        = 2016-01-01
| population_density_km2  = auto
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in Austria|Postal code]]
| postal_code             = A-1120
| blank_name_sec1         = Address of <br />District Office
| blank_info_sec1         = Schönbrunner Straße 259<br/>A-1120 Wien
| website                 = {{website|www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/meidling/}}
}}
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'''Meidling''' ({{IPA|de|ˈmaɪtlɪŋ|-|De-at Meidling.ogg}}) is the 12th district of [[Vienna]] ({{langx|de|12. Bezirk, Meidling}}). It is located just southwest of the central districts, south of the [[Wien (river)|River Wien]], west of the [[Gürtel, Vienna|Gürtel]] belt, and east and southeast of [[Schönbrunn Palace]].<ref name=GVM/> Meidling is a heavily populated urban area with many residential buildings, but also large recreational areas and parks.
<ref name="SA">Vienna Districts data, wien.gv.at, 2008, webpage:
  [https://www.wien.gv.at/statistik/pdf/<!--
  -->bezirksportraets08.pdf  wien.gv.at-portraets08-PDF] {{Cite web |url=https://www.wien.gv.at/statistik/pdf/bezirksportraets08.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305232156/https://www.wien.gv.at/statistik/pdf/bezirksportraets08.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}.</ref><ref name="GVM">
  Wien.gv.at webpage (see below: References).
</ref>
In sports, it is represented by the [[FC Dynamo Meidling]]. Former [[Chancellor of Austria]] [[Sebastian Kurz]] was born and raised in Meidling and his private residence is there.