Josefstadt

For the theater, see Theater in der Josefstadt. For the district in Prague, see Josefov. For the district of Timișoara, see Iosefin.
Josefstadt
Josefstod (Bavarian)
8th District of Vienna
Coat of arms of Josefstadt
Coat of arms
Location of the district within Vienna
Location of the district within Vienna
CountryAustria
CityVienna
Government
 • District DirectorVeronika Mickel-Göttfert (ÖVP)
 • First DeputyJosef Mantl (ÖVP)
 • Second DeputyAlexander Spritzendorfer (Green)
 • Representation
   (40 Members)		ÖVP 13, Green 12, SPÖ 8, FPÖ 4, NEOS 2, ECHT 1
Area
 • Total1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2016-01-01)[1]
 • Total25,068
 • Density23,000/km2 (60,000/sq mi)
Postal code
1080
Address of
District Office		Schlesingerplatz 4
1080 Wien
and
Wipplingerstraße 8
1010 Wien
Websitewww.wien.gv.at/bezirke/josefstadt/
A typical residential area quite close to the city centre. The street pictured here, Lenaugasse, is named after Nikolaus Lenau.
Piaristenkirche or Maria-Treu-Kirche (church) in Josefstadt.
District sections of Josefstadt.

Josefstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːzɛfˌʃtat] ⓘ; Viennese: Josefstod; "Joseph-Town") is the eighth district of Vienna (‹See Tfd›German: 8. Bezirk, Josefstadt). It is near the center of Vienna and was established as a district in 1850, but borders changed later.[2] Josefstadt is a heavily populated urban area with many workers and residential homes.[2] It has a population of 24,279 people (2014). With an area of 1.08 km2 (.42 sq.mi.), Josefstadt is the smallest district in Vienna, and was named after the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I.

It consists of the former Vorstädte of Josefstadt, Breitenfeld, Strozzigrund, and Alt-Lerchenfeld, as well as parts of St. Ulrich and Alservorstadt. The district borders are formed by Alser Straße (north), Lerchenfelderstraße (south), Hernalsergürtel and Lerchenfeldergürtel in the west, and Auerspergstraße and Landesgerichtsstraße in the east.

Josefstadt has developed into a middle-class neighbourhood. Most mayors of Vienna have lived here, as does Austria's former president. Due to its proximity to the University of Vienna, Josefstadt is also the home of many students.

On the basis of the 2005 municipal elections, Josefstadt became Vienna's second district ever (after Neubau) to have a Green district director.

  1. ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016), Statistik Austria.
  2. ^ a b Wien.gv.at webpage (see below: References).