Josefstadt has been part of Vienna's urban area since 1850 and the 8th municipal district since 1861. As the smallest district in Vienna in terms of area, it belongs to the inner districts and is located in the center of the city of Vienna.

Culture and sights

    Theater in der Josefstadt, a traditional middle-class theater
    Vienna's English Theatre, the oldest English-language theater in Europe outside Great Britain
    Baroque Piarist Church Maria Treu with paintings by the painter Maulbertsch
    Breitenfeld Parish Church, brick shell building in the style of the Lombardy early renaissance
    Austrian Museum of Folklore in Palais Schönborn, Laudongasse 15-19
    Auersperg Palace
    House "Zur heiligen Dreifaltigkeit" (today "Alte Backstube"), Lange Gasse 34 - classical example of baroque suburban architecture.
    Palais Strozzi, Josefstädter Straße 39.
    Lenaugasse, the entire alley is considered an example of pre-March architecture and is under ensemble protection.
    Josefstadt District Museum, Schmidgasse 18.
    Le Petit - The smallest theater in the world (19 seats), Schlösselgasse 21
    Theatro Kosilo - The smallest stage in Vienna (5 m²), Neudeggergasse 14.
    Kabarett Niedermair, Lenaugasse 1a, a cabaret and cabaret stage, respectively children's theater
    Pygmalion Theater Vienna, Alser Straße 43

The eastern part of the borough belongs to the outer zone of the World Heritage Site Historic Center of Vienna. This is bordered in the west by Lange Gasse, Laudongasse, Lederergasse, Josefstädter Straße and Piaristengasse. The most famous Josefstadt coffee houses are Café Hummel, Cafe Florianihof and Café Eiles.