Data description of "City boundary and urban district boundaries, Vienna, 1920"

Ulrich Kral1, Emre Can Sönmez2, Ferdinand Reimer1

  • 1Technische Universität Wien, Institute for Water Quality and Resource Management, Karlsplatz 13/226, Vienna 1040, Austria.

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|October 8, 2021
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