Vienna - Jews' Square

(Local Name: Judenplatz) The Judenplatz (Jews' Square) was the center of Vienna's Jewish Quarter from 1294 to 1421.

Here stood the rabbi's house, the hospital, school and synagogue, and here too Jewish traders, bankers and scholars went about their business until 1420 when the 800 inhabitants were driven away or murdered.

One of the most remarkable houses in the square is Haus "Zum grossen Jordan" (No. 2; 15th C.) which serves as a reminder of the 210 Jews who were burnt to death on the Gänseheide in 1421. A descendant of the original owner Jörg Jordan sold the house to the Jesuits, but it has been in private ownership since 1684. The building material from the synagogue which was demolished in 1421