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Favorite thing: As you see from the map, the province is divided into different regions that are often called after the natural names such as Salzkammergut where we stayed, Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen, Sauwald, etc.
We stayed in the south-west of the province and managed to see quite a lot there including our trip to the border with Kärnten to see the Dachtein Caves and Mount Krippenstein.
Linz is the province’s capital and main city.
I would say all towns and cities are so to say capitals of their own small areas.
This province is rich in pure water: rivers, lakes and ponds; mountains such as Hell Mountains, Dead Mountains, Hausruck and others.
I wonder why they called the mountain range “Hell Mountains”. I forgot to ask. I should ask the locals next time when I visit the area!
Fondest memory: Our stay in Weyregg at Lake Attersee and excursions about the province.
More information at:
Oberösterreich Touristik GmbH
Am Hartmazrgut 4-6
A-4040 Linz
Tel.: +43 (0)732/ 66 30 24 – 0
Fax .: +43 (0)732/ 66 30 25
e-mail: info@touristik.at
www.oberoesterreich.at/touristik
Updated Apr 10, 2008
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Favorite thing: The yellow house on the right was owned by the family of Franz Schubert's big but unfulfilled love...
Her father was against the marriage...
But Schubert was often a guest of the family and he played the piano on the 1st floor.
I once met someone, who told me that he still keeps letters from his grand-grand-grand-mother, and they are the loveletters written by Franz Schubert to the young lady in Stalzerhof...
Fondest memory: So you may think of Franz Schubert, when walking by this yellow building.
You may as well get inside that big entrance-gate, WITHOUT having to fear to be arrested , and will see one of the beautiful innercourts of town !
Updated Jan 12, 2005
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Favorite thing: Have a look for the great gothic ornamental-windows
Fondest memory: Something very rare to be found in any gothic church :
Here you will see a clock on the ceiling of the church - so people could have a look, how late it is during the mess service
Written Feb 25, 2003
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Favorite thing: This church was started to be built in 1443 by Hans Puchsbaum - who was also the architect of Vienna's St.Stephens / Stephansdom.
Fondest memory: The square around the church is called " Brucknerplatz " - as Anton Bruckner , famous austrian Composer and organist was often here as a guest
Written Jan 22, 2003
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Favorite thing: In this house at the end of the Stadtplatz - at the corner to Pfarrgasse
Fondest memory: There is a small passage inside and a shop for anitque clocks of all kinds
Schmollgruber is the name of a family, owning the house - they are famous for collecting and repairs of antique clocks
Written Jan 22, 2003
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Favorite thing: Bummerlhaus got its name by a small golden lion that is on the guild-sign of the house.
It is the eldest house on the main-square and the fassade is still made of sandstone
Fondest memory: There is a bank inside today - and every evening you might have a look from outside when the wooden ceiling on the 1st floor is lighted and you may see the great woodcarvings of the ceiling !
Written Jan 22, 2003
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Favorite thing: The fact that no house was destroyed during the war might be one of the reasons, why Steyr did not get any modern buildings on Hauptplatz lateron
Fondest memory: all fassades on the main square are unique and vary in many ways
Written Jan 22, 2003
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Favorite thing: The fassade of Sternhaus is very colorful and got a great restauration
Fondest memory: Steyr was lucky during WW II - there was almost no damage after the bombing of the town - due to a fog on that very day, the bombs went down somewhere else
Thanks a lot !!!
Written Feb 25, 2003
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Favorite thing: This is one of the houses with a fassade of a later century.
Fondest memory: Steyr got rich and wealthy in the times after 1500 AD, when ONLY the hammerworks of Steyr had the priviledge to use the Iron of the Erzberg
In later centuries business went down a bit and so the owners of the houses had only a bit of money to "modernize" their houses into Baroque style - but the LEFT the main part of the houses and changed only the fassades
Updated Jan 22, 2003
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Favorite thing: The Hauptplatz of Steyr consists ONLY of houses at least 250 years old.
Most of them are gothic and roman - even if they got a baroque fassade lateron
Fondest memory: Take a walk on Hauptplatz and have a look for the great and unique fassades of all decades
Updated Jan 22, 2003
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