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7 Spittelberg first immigrant boutiques, all of which
Pedestrian Area worker district. Its keep the cobbled
inhabitants were streets buzzing into the
Map 3 B1. % Volkstheater. Amerling­ mainly craftsmen, early hours. It hosts a
haus: Open 2–10pm Mon–Fri. Market: merchants and Christmas market,
Open Apr–Jun & Sep–Nov: 10am–6pm servants from and a regular arts
Sat; Jul & Aug: 2–9pm Sat. 7
Croatia and Façade detail at No. 20 and crafts market
Spittelberg is the oldest and Hungary, brought Spittelberggasse from April to
most colourful part of the to work in the court. November. The
district. In the 17th century, The charming area was Amerlinghaus theatre at No. 8
the cluster of streets between rediscovered in the 1970s and Stiftgasse serves as the area’s
Siebensterngasse and the city authorities restored cultural and community centre
Burggasse, and around the buildings. Today, it is a and provides a venue for
Spittelberggasse, was Vienna’s district of restaurants, cafés and exhibitions and events.

No. 10 Stiftgasse has a handsome
The Amerlinghaus at No. 8 Stiftgasse façade, decorated with statues.
was the birthplace of the painter Friedrich
Amerling. Today it is a cultural centre,
theatre and Beisl (see p201).

S C H R A N K G A S S E S S E B U R G G A S S E

Nos. 18 and 20 A
Spittelberg- G
gasse are fine R G E
examples of E S
Baroque L B A S
houses. T E G E
T R G S
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P E A No. 29
S N B G Gutenberggasse
E G is a delightfully
T R
U E pretty Biedermeier
G H B building.
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S I E B E N S T E R N G A S S E

Spittelberggasse is the venue The Witwe Bolte restaurant No. 9 Spittelberggasse is a
for an arts and crafts market held used to be an inn in the beautifully decorated house,
every Saturday from April to 18th century; legend has it with skilfully painted trompe
November, and daily during that Emperor Joseph II was l’oeil windows, dating from the
Easter and Christmas. thrown out of here in 1778. 18th century.

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