Josefstadt
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| 8th District of Vienna | |
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| Coat of Arms | Map |
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| Name: | Josefstadt |
| Area: | 1.08 km² |
| Population: | 22,057 (as of 2001) |
| Density: | 20423.1 people per km² |
| Postal code: | 1080 |
| Address of District Office: |
Schlesingerplatz 4 1080 Wien and Wipplingerstraße 8 1010 Wien |
| Official Website: | www.wien.gv.at/josefstadt/ (German) |
| E-Mail: | post@b08.magwien.gv.at |
| Politics | |
| District Director | Heribert Rahdjian (Green) |
| First Deputy | Doris Mueller (Green) |
| Second Deputy | Michael Hemza (PRO) |
| Representation (40 Members) |
Green 14, PRO 12 SPÖ 12, FPÖ 2 |
Josefstadt is the eighth district of Vienna, with a population of 22,057 people (2001). With an area of 1.08 km², Josefstadt is the smallest district in Vienna.
It consists of the former Vorstädte of Josefstadt, Breitenfeld, Strozzigrund, and Alt-Lerchenfeld, as well as parts of St. Ulrich and Alservorstadt. The district borders are formed by Alser Straße in the north, Lerchenfelderstraße in the south, Hernalsergürtel and Lerchenfeldergürtel in the west, and Auerspergstraße and Landesgerichtsstraße in the east.
Josefstadt has developed into a middle-class neighbourhood. Most mayors of Vienna have lived here. The President of Austria Heinz Fischer lives in Josefstadt on Josefstädterstraße opposite the Theater in der Josefstadt.
Due to its proximity to the University of Vienna, Josefstadt is also the home of many students and supports a vibrant nightlife.
On the basis of the 2005 municipal elections, Josefstadt became Vienna's second district ever (after Neubau) to have a Green Bezirksvorsteher (district director).
[edit] Politics
| District directors since 1945 | |
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| Egon Schiska (KPÖ) | 4/1945-7/1945 |
| Gustav Lorant (ÖVP) | 7/1945-11/1945 |
| Richard Honetz (ÖVP) | 1945-1946 |
| Hans Preyer (ÖVP) | 1946-1950 |
| Alexander Riedl (ÖVP) | 1950-1954 |
| Franz Bartl (ÖVP) | 1954-1959 |
| Marie Franc (ÖVP) | 1959-1964 |
| Walter Kasparek (ÖVP) | 1964-1980 |
| Ludwig Zerzan (ÖVP) | 1990-1994 |
| Franz Neubauer (ÖVP) | 1994-1998 |
| Margit Kostal (ÖVP) | 1998-2005 |
| Heribert Rahdjian (Green) | 2005- |
| Districts of Josefstadt |
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| Alsergrund - Altlerchenfeld - Breitenfeld - Josefstadt - Strozzigrund |
| Districts of Vienna |
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| I. Innere Stadt | II. Leopoldstadt | III. Landstraße | IV. Wieden | V. Margareten | VI. Mariahilf | VII. Neubau | VIII. Josefstadt | IX. Alsergrund | X. Favoriten | XI. Simmering | XII. Meidling | XIII. Hietzing | XIV. Penzing | XV. Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus | XVI. Ottakring | XVII. Hernals | XVIII. Währing | XIX. Döbling | XX. Brigittenau | XXI. Floridsdorf | XXII. Donaustadt | XXIII. Liesing |
