Judenplatz

Judenplatz is a square in 's that was the center of Jewish life in the city in the Middle Ages. It is located in the immediate proximity of Am Hof square, Schulhof, and Wipplingerstraße.
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  • Type: Pedestrian zone
  • Description: square in Vienna, Austria
  • Also known as: “Judenplatz (Vienna)”, “Judenplatz (Wien)”, “Judenplatz, Vienna”, “Judenplatz, Wien”, “Židovské náměstí”, and “Еврейская площадь”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St. Stephen’s Cathedral and Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial.

Church
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St. Stephen's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in , and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Josef Grünwidl. is situated 430 metres southeast of Judenplatz.

Memorial
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The also known as the Nameless Library stands in Judenplatz in the first district of . It is the central memorial for the Austrian victims of the Holocaust and was designed by British artist Rachel Whiteread.

Synagogue
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bermudadreieck and Servitenviertel.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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.

Judenplatz

Latitude
48.2116° or 48° 12′ 42″ north
Longitude
16.36964° or 16° 22′ 11″ east
Named after
Judenstadt
Open location code
8FWR6969+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 625737122
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Wiki­data ID
Q390730
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Judenplatz” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “犹太广场”
  • Czech: “Judenplatz”
  • Dutch: “Judenplatz”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “يودنبلاتز”
  • Finnish: “Judenplatz”
  • French: “Judenplatz”
  • German: “Judenplatz”
  • Greek: “Γιούντενπλατς”
  • Hebrew: “יודנפלאץ”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר היהודים”
  • Hindi: “यूडनप्लात्स”
  • Japanese: “ユーデンプラッツ”
  • Polish: “Judenplatz”
  • Russian: “Юденплац”
  • Slovak: “Judenplatz”
  • Spanish: “Judenplatz”
  • Turkish: “Judenplatz”
  • Ukrainian: “Юденплац”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Standort der Bima and Statue of Lessing, Judenplatz, Vienna.

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