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Innere Stadt, Graz — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Innere Stadt is the first district of Graz, the Old Town quarter holding the Schloßberg, the Stadtpark and Graz Cathedral.
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Where to stay in Innere Stadt
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Innere Stadt is small enough to walk end to end. Rooms near Jakominiplatz sit at the district's outer boundary, handy for anyone reaching the district from the Radetzkystraße, while the lanes under the Schloßberg give the quieter beds and the shorter climb to the hill. The Stadtpark side is greener still.
Along the Mur between the Radetzkybrücke and the Keplerbrücke the Kunsthaus Graz fills the view, and the Glacis and Wickenburggasse mark where the old district gives way to the rest of the city.
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Under the Schloßberg
Lanes at the foot of the Schloßberg keep the quietest beds in Innere Stadt, and the climb to the hilltop starts at the door.Find hotels in Under the Schloßberglate arrivals at the district boundaryBy Jakominiplatz
Jakominiplatz marks where Innere Stadt ends and the wider city begins, which makes it the easiest corner to reach carrying luggage.Find hotels in By Jakominiplatzgreen mornings before the Graz museumsThe Stadtpark edge
The Stadtpark greens the rim of the district, a short walk from the Universalmuseum Joanneum and the Styrian Armoury.Find hotels in The Stadtpark edgeriver rooms facing the Kunsthaus GrazAlong the Mur
Between the Radetzkybrücke and the Keplerbrücke the Mur frontage looks straight across at the Kunsthaus Graz.Find hotels in Along the MurHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Graz
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Museums & Galleries
5- Styrian Armoury Heritage
- Palais Herberstein (Sackstraße), Graz Heritage
- Palais Khuenburg Heritage
- Künstlerhaus Graz Heritage
- Altes Joanneum Heritage
Churches & Religious Sites
8- Graz Cathedral Heritage
- Katharinenkirche und Mausoleum, Graz Heritage
- Franciscan Church Heritage
- Stadtpfarrkirche, Graz Heritage
- Stiegenkirche, Graz Heritage
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- Barmherzigenkirche, Graz Heritage
- Heilandskirche, Graz Heritage
- Dreifaltigkeitskirche, Graz Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
3- Castle of Graz Heritage
- Emperor Franz I monument Heritage
- Adler-Befreiungs-Denkmal, Graz
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About Innere Stadt
What are the main landmarks in Innere Stadt?
Few districts carry this much. Graz Cathedral and the Katharinenkirche und Mausoleum stand together at the ecclesiastical core, with the Franciscan Church, the Stadtpfarrkirche, the Dreifaltigkeitskirche and the Stiegenkirche filling out a dense run of older foundations. The Styrian Armoury stands apart.
Museums take the rest of the ground: the Universalmuseum Joanneum and its Neue Galerie, the Altes Joanneum, the Graz Museum, the Diözesan-Museum Graz, the Museum der Wahrnehmung and Camera Austria, while the Kunsthaus Graz answers all of them in glass.
What is the history of Innere Stadt?
Styria's capital grew from this ground. Innere Stadt is the first of the city's districts and the piece of the Old Town that the Schloßberg overlooks, the hill whose fortifications shaped everything laid out beneath it. Palais Herberstein and Palais Khuenburg record the noble town houses.
The Castle of Graz, the Katharinenkirche und Mausoleum and the Emperor Franz I monument each fix a different century onto the same handful of streets, and the Adler-Befreiungs-Denkmal marks a later one again, while the Glacis traces where the defences once ran.
Where is Innere Stadt?
The Mur bounds Innere Stadt between the Radetzkybrücke and the Keplerbrücke, with the Schloßberg rising inside it and the Stadtpark along its rim.
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What is the best area to stay in Innere Stadt?
Under the Schloßberg: walkers who want the hill climb from the door. By Jakominiplatz: late arrivals at the district boundary. The Stadtpark edge: green mornings before the Graz museums. Along the Mur: river rooms facing the Kunsthaus Graz.
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Updated October 2026