City Hall Square
The Rathausplatz is a square in Vienna's first district, the Innere Stadt, in front of the Rathaus. It is surrounded by the Rathauspark and the Ringstrasse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: square in Vienna
- Also known as: “Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Platz”, “Rathausplatz”, and “Rathausplatz, Vienna”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include State Hall of the Austrian National Library and Vienna City Library.
State Hall of the Austrian National Library
Museum
Photo: Richard Hopkins, CC BY 2.0.
The Austrian National Library is the largest library in Austria, with more than 12 million items in its various collections. The library is located in the Neue Burg Wing of the Hofburg in center of Vienna. State Hall of the Austrian National Library is situated 750 metres southeast of City Hall Square.
Vienna City Library
Library
Photo: Andrisaal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wienbibliothek im Rathaus, formerly known as the Wiener Stadt- und Landesbibliothek, is a library and archive containing important documents related to the history of Vienna, Austria. Vienna City Library is situated 140 metres northwest of City Hall Square.
Vienna State Opera
Theater building
Photo: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
The Vienna State Opera is a historic opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. Vienna State Opera is situated 1 km southeast of City Hall Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Josefstadt and Alservorstadt.
Josefstadt
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Josefstadt is the 8th district of Vienna. It is bounded on the north side by Alser Straße, by the "2er Linie" on the east, Lerchenfelder Straße on the south, and the Gürtel on the west.
Alservorstadt
Suburb
Photo: Michel Mougey, CC BY 3.0.
Alservorstadt was an independent municipality until 1850 and is since then divided between Josefstadt and Alsergrund, the 8th and 9th districts of Vienna, respectively.
Innere Stadt
Photo: Thoodor, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Innere Stadt is the inner-most district of Vienna. Its historic centre dates back to Roman ages and has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
City Hall Square
- Categories: square and tourism
- Location: Vienna, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.21071° or 48° 12′ 39″ northLongitude
16.35922° or 16° 21′ 33″ eastNamed after
Vienna City HallOpen location code
8FWR6965+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 29143417OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2132674
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“City Hall Square” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Rathausplatz”
- Chinese: “市政厅广场 (维也纳)”
- Chinese: “市政厅广场”
- Dutch: “Rathausplatz”
- Egyptian Arabic: “راتوسبلاتز”
- Estonian: “Viini raekojaplats”
- French: “Place de l’Hôtel de Ville”
- German: “Rathausplatz (Wien)”
- German: “Rathausplatz”
- Korean: “라타우스 광장”
- Korean: “라트하우스 광장”
- Korean: “시청광장”
- Slovenian: “Rathausplatz”
- Spanish: “Rathausplatz”
- Ukrainian: “Ратгаусплац”
- Ukrainian: “Ратушний майдан”
- Ukrainian: “Ратушплац”
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Highlights include Rudolf-der-Stifter-Denkmal, Rathausplatz, Vienna and Leopold-der-Glorreiche-Denkmal, Rathausplatz, Vienna.
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