City Hall Square

The Rathausplatz is a square in 's first district, the , in front of the . It is surrounded by the Rathauspark and the .
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  • Type: Pedestrian zone
  • Description: square in Vienna
  • Also known as: “Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Platz”, “Rathausplatz”, and “Rathausplatz, Vienna”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Burgtheater and State Hall of the Austrian National Library.

Theater building
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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 180 metres east of City Hall Square.

Museum
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The Austrian National Library is the largest library in , with more than 12 million items in its various collections. The library is located in the of the in of . is situated 750 metres southeast of City Hall Square.

Theater building
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The is an opera house and opera company located in , Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. is situated 1 km southeast of City Hall Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Josefstadt and Alservorstadt.

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is the 8th district of . 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.

Quarter
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was an independent municipality until 1850 and is since then divided between and , the 8th and 9th districts of , respectively.

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is the inner-most district of . Its historic centre dates back to Roman ages and has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

City Hall Square

Latitude
48.21071° or 48° 12′ 39″ north
Longitude
16.35919° or 16° 21′ 33″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Named after
Vienna City Hall
Open location code
8FWR6965+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29143417
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Wiki­data 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”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר בית העירייה, וינה”
  • Hebrew: “רטהאוספלאץ”
  • Korean: “라타우스 광장”
  • Korean: “라트하우스 광장”
  • Korean: “시청광장”
  • Slovenian: “Rathausplatz”
  • Spanish: “Rathausplatz”
  • Ukrainian: “Ратгаусплац”
  • Ukrainian: “Ратушний майдан”
  • Ukrainian: “Ратушплац”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rudolf-der-Stifter-Denkmal, Rathausplatz, Vienna and Leopold-der-Glorreiche-Denkmal, Rathausplatz, Vienna.

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