Town Hall Street

Rathausstraße is located in the 1st district of Vienna, Innere Stadt. It is named after the Vienna City Hall, along whose back it runs.
Rathausstraße is situated in the midst of the so-called Rathausviertel, which is bordered by Schmerlingplatz, Landesgerichtsstraße, Universitätsstraße, and Ringstraße, and was established starting in 1870 on the site of a former drill and parade ground. In the middle of the district lies the Vienna City Hall. During the planning phase, what is now Landesgerichtsstraße was initially called Rathausstraße. After construction of the New City Hall began in 1873, the street that runs parallel to Landesgerichtsstraße and immediately adjoins the back of the City Hall was named Rathausstraße. Since 1907, it has been interrupted by Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz, which lies between the City Hall and Landesgerichtsstraße.

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