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District guide · Vienna

Josefstadt

Josefstadt, Vienna's eighth district, is a densely residential urban neighbourhood near the city centre. The Theater in der Josefstadt and Volkskundemuseum stan...

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Editorial responsibility: Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Josefstadt, Vienna's eighth district, is a densely residential urban neighbourhood near the city centre. The Theater in der Josefstadt and Volkskundemuseum stand among its cultural institutions, while Palais Strozzi and Palais Auersperg represent its historical architecture. The district contains religious sites, parks, and cafés, providing varied points of interest for exploration.

Checked 2026-09-04

Practical information

Language spoken
German
German is Austria's official language; Croatian, Slovenian and Hungarian also have official status in some regions
Dialling code
+43 1
Vienna landlines; drop the leading 0 of 01 when calling from abroad
Currency
Euro (€, EUR)
Austria introduced euro banknotes and coins in 2002
Emergency number
112
One number across the country; 144 reaches an ambulance directly
Plug type
Not recorded
No verified national official source was found
Tap water
Safe to drink
Austria's national tourism authority states that tap water is drinkable in every region

Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

  1. Palais Auersperg Palais Auersperg
    02 2 hours

    Palais Auersperg

    Palais Auersperg is a Baroque town palace near the Volkstheater in Vienna's Josefstadt district, built in the early eighteenth century for the Auersperg family, one of the old Austrian aristocratic houses, and remaining in family hands to this day.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  2. 369 weeks 369 weeks
    06 45 min

    369 weeks

    369 Wochen

    • High
    • Historic monument

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