Vienna Josefstadt Prison

Vienna Josefstadt Prison is a prison in , . Vienna Josefstadt Prison is situated nearby to the church , as well as near the quarter .
Photo: Plani, Public domain.
  • Type: Prison
  • Description: prison in Vienna
  • Also known as: “Justizanstalt Wien-Josefstadt”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Burgtheater and Votivkirche.

Theater building
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The (; literally: "Castle Theater" but alternatively translated as " Court Theater", originally known as K.K. Theater an der Burg, then until 1918 as the K.K. is situated 640 metres southeast of Vienna Josefstadt Prison.

Church
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a neo-Gothic style church located on the Ringstraße in , Austria. Following the attempted assassination of Emperor Franz Joseph in 1853, the Emperor's brother Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian inaugurated a campaign to create a church to thank God for saving the Emperor's life. is situated 400 metres northeast of Vienna Josefstadt Prison.

Church
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 150 metres northwest of Vienna Josefstadt Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alservorstadt and Breitenfeld.

Quarter
Photo: Michel Mougey, CC BY 3.0.
was an independent municipality until 1850 and is since then divided between and , the 8th and 9th districts of , respectively.

Neighborhood
Photo: Funke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood.

Quarter
is a neighbourhood of the , the 9th district of Vienna. Today, the major part of its area is dedicated to the .

Vienna Josefstadt Prison

Latitude
48.21364° or 48° 12′ 49″ north
Longitude
16.35444° or 16° 21′ 16″ east
Elevation
197 metres (646 feet)
Open location code
8FWR6973+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60648710
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Geo­Names ID
12216649
Wiki­data ID
Q1714308
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