District · 1080 · Vienna
Josefstadt: living in Vienna's 8th district
Josefstadt is Vienna's 8th district, about 2 km west of the centre. By public transport you reach Stephansplatz in about 13 minutes. About 246 street trees stand within 300 m of a typical spot: plenty of local cooling on hot days. Recent sales came to €6,446/m², over all building ages.
Tap any point on the map to see every value for exactly that spot: transit, green, noise, heat and more.
History & character
From Nameless Settlement to Josefstadt
Josefstadt has been part of the Vienna city area since 1850 and was established as the 8th district in 1861. The settlement of the area began late, with a nameless settlement near the Inner City in the Middle Ages. Intensive construction activity only started at the end of the 17th century, when the settlement was acquired by the city of Vienna in 1700 and named Josefstadt after Emperor Joseph I. The district developed into a residential area for the bourgeoisie and houses many civil servants as well as artists and intellectuals. Today, Josefstadt is characterized by residential buildings from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, with 75.4 percent of the buildings constructed before 1918. The district is considered part of Vienna's historic center, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.
Transit connections
Lines and modes from OpenStreetMap, frequency from the timetable (Wiener Linien and ÖBB): local stops within walking distance, stations counted a little wider. As of: September 2026.
Access · travel time
Where can you get from here, by which mode, to which destination? The map colours every location in the district by real travel time (dark = fast).
Real travel time per inhabited location (250 m grid, clipped to the real district boundary) to destinations in Vienna. Transit from the schedule router (Day = peak, Late = after 11pm), bike/walk/car over the street network (car computed without traffic, so rush hour takes correspondingly longer).
Leisure & culture
What makes the area lively: culture, green space, nightlife and sport.
- Museums & galleries
Bezirksmuseum Josefstadt, Volkskundemuseum, Grau Galerie, KUBUS EXPORT, Unik.at, Wiener Schuhmuseum
- Theatres
Kabarett Niedermair, Pygmalion Theater, Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna's English Theatre, klettenheimers KleinKunstCafé
- Stages & clubs
B72, Café Carina, Chelsea, Estrada, Kepinski Studio, Musisches Zentrum Wien · and 2 more
- Libraries
Bibliothek, Institut für Höhere Studien, Anarchistische Bibliothek | Archiv | Institut fü, Bibliothek Volkskundemuseum
- Parks & green
Elisa-Springer-Park, Florianipark, Lisette-Model-Platz, Lore-Segal-Park, Schönbornpark, Tigerpark · and 3 more
- Sports
ÖGV-Kletterzentrum, Bodystreet, CircleGym, Optimum, Tischtennis Center, Yoga 8
- Markets
Bio- und Spezialitätenmarkt in der Lange Gasse
Publicly accessible culture and leisure venues within the district boundary, better-known first.
Climate & environment
On hot summer days, local cooling matters. With ≈246 trees per spot: plenty of local cooling on hot days.
Public street and park trees from the City of Vienna tree register, counted within 300 m of each inhabited spot. More trees mean more shade (climate) and more green (location). Private gardens are not included.
Light & shadow
Check the light anywhere. Type an address or click the map, pick a floor and drag through the day. The buildings cast their real shadows. Pan the map to explore.
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Real building heights (official Vienna building model, computed from the BEV laser scan in the surroundings), sun hours and shadows from sun position and geometry. How much of it reaches you also depends on orientation and windows. Terrain is included, from the official elevation model out to 12 km: a mountain to the south takes the winter sun just as the house opposite does. Where the sun only grazes a ridge, the figure remains an approximation. In Vienna the terrain rarely matters: ten minutes in the Innere Stadt, and just as little at the Döbling vineyards, where the slope lies to the north-west and never touches the southern sun. It only tells in the Wienerwald valleys, at Kalksburg a good two hours on 21 December.
What does living here cost?
Asking prices (not land-register), orientation, not a valuation of a specific flat. Source: immopreise.at / derStandard-Preisspiegel · December 2025. Prices actually paid, per political district. Source: STATISTIK AUSTRIA, Immobilien-Durchschnittspreise 2025. All districts compared →
Living & commercial
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RentApartment with large green terrace | 4 rooms | Private rental
CommercialRented Hair Salon | Prime Location | Possible Without Tenant
CommercialClean Storage Rooms | Few Steps to the Basement | WC | Floor Heating | Electricity and Water Connection
RentStack parking space! Bennogasse 23
RentBreitenfelder Gasse: 4-room apartment with loggia in great location - 4th floorNeighbourhoods in Josefstadt
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Frequently asked questions
How well connected is Josefstadt by public transport?
From Josefstadt you reach Stephansplatz in the centre of Vienna in about 13 minutes by public transport. The metro lines U2, U6 are within reach.
How green is Josefstadt?
Around 246 public street and park trees stand within 300 m of a typical spot in Josefstadt (lots of green), based on the City of Vienna tree register.
Where can I find flats and commercial space in Josefstadt?
You can browse available homes and commercial spaces in Josefstadt in the wohnwahn search, each honestly rated for location, climate, greenery and commute.