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doug48 Says: adolf hitler was born in braunau on april 20th 1889. hitler and his parents lived in braunau until 1894. adolf hitler's father was a customs inspector in braunau. pictured is a yellow building near the tree on the right that was hitler's house. there is a stone marker in...
The house Adolf Schicklgruber/Hitler lived in
lotharlerch Says: I was told that this is not the birthplace but the place where he lived after birth. It is a simple building housing a library ("Volksbücherei"). It seems that the place is frequently visited by fomer Nazis (the Soviet and other communists used to call them "fascists" which...
doug48 Says: pictured is the bridge over the inn river looking in the direction of simbach am inn in germany. near simbach am inn is the village of marktl. marktl is the birth place of pope benedict XVI.
doug48 Says: st. stephen's church was built in 1492 and it's spire is the third tallest in austria. the clock on the church spire was added in the 17th century. there are two interesting tombs in the church, the tomb of bishop maverkincher and grave of hans staininger.
lotharlerch Says: The town parish church in mainly gothic style is quite huge for a town which at this time had only 2000 inhabitants.The spire is with its 101 meters the third highest in Austria! It is an indicator that Braunau was quite a rich and prosperous town.
The memorial stone outside the house
lotharlerch Says: Nothing at or around the house indicates that Hitler was living there. The text on the stone reads. in English: FOR PEACE FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACYNEVER AGAIN FASCISMMILLIONS OF DEATHS ADMONISHWhat a difference: In Gori, Georgia, the birthplace of Josip Wissaronovich...
Hausbrauerei Bogner: Smallest professional brewery in the world
lotharlerch Says: It is quite a typical small local Gasthaus claiming to host the smallest professional microbrewery in the world. If you ask for the brewery you will be told that it is not at the place but in the cellar of the owner.You may even visit the brewery. A guided tour plus a...
Altdeutsche Weinstube: This name at this place!
lotharlerch Says: I really wondered to see a restaurant with this name right opposite the Hitler house. Enlarge the picture to see what is written there! I was not in it, because I had just half a meter Bratwurst at Bogner and even if I had any need of food or drink a sorts of hidden...
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Braunau does not make many attempts to sell itself as a touristic destination - their possible target group will disappear in a few years simply due to the biological process. And all of Braunau tries to show that what Austria imagines to be "political correctness". Therefore it is absolutely impossible to purchase there any "Hitler souvenir", I have not even seen picture postcards of the Hitler house.
What to buy: Buy Mozart balls instead! - there are not enough Hitler balls.
Updated Jul 8, 2009
Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozartkugel
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Adolf was not the only one Austrian who went abroad to better develop his political talents.
Not born in Braunau but in Graz and grown up in Thal bei Graz Arnold was elected for Governor of California.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Updated Apr 20, 2005
be careful when you ask a question about Hitler
dannebro Says: Be careful when you ask people from Braunau about the birthplace of Hitler, some of them get angry and dont want to talk about it. The building is hidden somewhere, I have heared it is a home for mentally sick people.
lotharlerch Says: If you plan to visit Braunau avoid the 20 April because on 20 April (Führers Geburtstag, i.e. Hitler's birthday was the most important holiday in the Third Reich) the center of Braunau might be inaccessible for non-residents to prevent unwelcome festivities or demonstrations...
Where Inn and Salzach rivers meet
lotharlerch Says: Not far south of Braunau on the way to Tarsdorf and Fúcking (see my pages!) the Salzach meets the bigger Inn which forms from that place on the border between Austria and Germany (the last kms to its end the Salzach is the frontier), a few km from here is the Bavarian...
lotharlerch Says: Braunau is the capital city of a Bezirk (engl. District) which is in Austria an administrative unit below a state (the state in this case is Oberösterreich/Upper Austria). In this district (and in the neighbouring districts both in Austria and in Germany as well) are plenty...
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Favorite thing: Today, on Hitler's birthday, it comes into my mind that the new Pope, Josef Ratzinger, who was elected on 19 April 2005, one day before Hitler's birthday, was also born here nearby, in Marktl am Inn in Bavaria http://www.markt-marktl.de/index.asp , just across the border, only 20 km (18 min. driving time) away from here.
Updated Apr 20, 2005
Birthplace of Adolf Schicklgruber a.k.a. Hitler
Braunau is just one of many in architectonical respects quite similar "Inn-Salzach-towns" but there are most of them more interesting (Innsbruck, Hall, Schwaz, Rattenberg, Kufstein, Wasserburg, Passau...
braunau am inn is located across the inn river from simbach am inn germany. the town was founded in 1260 which makes it one of the oldest towns in austria. it was a important bavarian trading village...
I've lived near Braunau for five years, so I guess I know the city pretty well. There is not much to see, but despite the fact people often visit this city. Perhaps because Hitler was born there? I am...
Build your own Braunau am Inn page
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