Jägerzeile

The Jägerzeile was once a separate suburb of Vienna in the Leopoldstadt district. It began in the 16th century when retired imperial hunters settled on land granted by Emperor Maximilian II. The road leading to the city became known as the Jägerzeile, and the area grew as more plots were allocated. The suburb developed under Maria Theresia’s rule and later passed to private owners before becoming part of Vienna in 1841. By the early 19th century, it stretched from Czerningasse to the Prater-Hauptallee, including parts of the Wurstelprater and the largely undeveloped Venediger Au. The Biedermeier city plan by Carl Graf Vasquez shows the area’s layout around 1830. Today, the Jägerzeile is recognised as a protected building zone between Praterstraße and Czerningasse. The suburb’s former identity survives in its coat of arms, which features a silver stag with a golden twelve-pointed antler and a golden cross. The area’s history is reflected in the broader Leopoldstadt district, where traces of its past remain visible.