English summary: How did the Viennese live in the 15th century? Starting from a tax list from the Widmerviertel between Judenplatz, Karntnerstraae and Hofburg from 1448, this question is examined in detail for the first time. By evaluating other written and archaeological sources, the living conditions in Vienna within the city and in the suburbs can be described in great detail. Many details that shaped life in a late medieval city are revealed. Citizens with property had taken over the houses of the murdered Jews after ...
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English summary: How did the Viennese live in the 15th century? Starting from a tax list from the Widmerviertel between Judenplatz, Karntnerstraae and Hofburg from 1448, this question is examined in detail for the first time. By evaluating other written and archaeological sources, the living conditions in Vienna within the city and in the suburbs can be described in great detail. Many details that shaped life in a late medieval city are revealed. Citizens with property had taken over the houses of the murdered Jews after 1421. There were bourgeois palaces on the elegant streets, in which even the Duke invited people to dance. In the suburbs, however, the houses were narrow, small, and made of wood. Families lived for rent everywhere in the city, especially in the spacious houses in the city center. All that remains of the medieval buildings are hidden remains. But if you carefully study these remains, you can learn a lot about Viennese life in the 15th century. German description: Wie lebten die Wiener im 15. Jahrhundert? Ausgehend von einer bisher wenig beachteten Steuerliste aus dem Widmerviertel zwischen Judenplatz, Karntnerstrasse und Hofburg aus dem Jahr 1448 wird diese Frage erstmals ausfuhrlich untersucht. Durch die Auswertung von weiteren schriftlichen und archaologischen Quellen lassen sich die Wiener Wohnverhaltnisse innerhalb der Stadt und in den Vorstadten detailreich beschreiben. Dabei zeigen sich viele Einzelheiten, die das Leben in einer spatmittelalterlichen Grossstadt pragten: Die Weinhauer und lebten in der Vorstadt vor dem Widmertor. Burger mit Vermogen hatten nach 1421 die Hauser der ermordeten Juden ubernommen. An den vornehmen Strassen standen burgerliche Palaste, in denen selbst der Herzog zum Tanz lud. In den Vorstadten waren die Hauser dagegen eng, klein und aus Holz. Uberall in der Stadt lebten Familien zu Miete, insbesondere in den geraumigen Hausern im Stadtzentrum. Geblieben sind von den mittelalterlichen Bauten nur versteckte Reste. Doch wer diese Reste sorgfaltig studiert, kann viel erfahren vom Wiener Leben im 15. Jahrhundert.
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