Höllgasse (Freistadt)
The Höllgasse is a 30-meter-long street in Freistadt in Upper Austria's Mühlviertel . The alley was laid out when the city was founded in the 13th century and is located within the city walls of the old town . The alley begins near the Linzertor and ends at Höllplatz. The Höllplatz is a small, almost rectangular square, about 20 meters long and up to Dechanthofgasse enough.
There are only eight houses along today's Höllgasse and Höllplatz, four of which are listed. In the two great city fires in 1507 and 1516, all the houses in the city were destroyed, including in this area. Due to the city fires, many old documents from the time the houses were built have been lost.
For around seven years, plans to convert Eisengasse and the adjacent Höllplatz into a pedestrian zone have been discussed in the local council. So far, no majority has been achieved for the facility. The affected businesses in Eisengasse are against this project.
Listed buildings
Sorted by today's house numbers with details of the former address in brackets in the Middle Ages. These buildings were included in Austria's list of monuments until 2004.
- Corner house Höllgasse 3 / Eisengasse 11 / Dechanthofgasse 2 (town house, formerly town no.44 )
A building with the core from the 17th century, which was remodeled in the second half of the 19th century. Outside there is a stone arched portal with framed walls. Inside there are truss vaults and stitch cap vaults. There is also a spiral stone staircase with a cast iron railing from around 1900. The house has been a listed building since 1966.
- Höllgasse 4 (inn, formerly town no.53 )
A partially renovated building with a crooked roof, which was first mentioned in 1387 and has been a listed building since 1995. Parts date from the end of the 16th century, in 1736 it was rebuilt. At the corner is a round tower from the first third of the 17th century. The facade has remains of a baroque decor. Inside there is a room with a lancet barrel vault. Today the Pirklbauer Inn is housed in this house.
- Höllplatz 3 (community center, formerly town No. 51 )
The building is connected to the house Höllplatz 2 and the Pension Hubertus is housed in it. The three-storey building dates from the 16th century, was rebuilt in the 20th century and has been a listed building since 1995. The building was first mentioned in a document in 1530
- Höllplatz 4 (residential building, formerly town No. 52 )
A partially renovated two-storey house that dates from the 16th century. In 1909 there was an increase. Inside there is a plastered wooden ceiling with an armor tree on the ground floor, which probably dates from the 16th century. The building has been a listed building since 1995.
Monument worthy buildings
These buildings were not yet under monument protection until 2004, but meet the conditions (age, conservation value) to be under protection.
- Corner house Höllgasse 1 / Eisengasse 13 (town house, formerly town no.45 )
A three-storey town house that was first mentioned in a document in 1524. The building was remodeled and extended at the end of the 19th century. The facade is historic.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Municipality of Freistadt: Current from the town hall (PDF file; 1.2 MB), No. 03/2004, page 4
- ↑ TIPS Freistadt: TIPS, edition March 5, 2008 ( Memento of the original from November 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Page 21
literature
- Federal Monuments Office Austria (Ed.): Dehio - Upper Austria Mühlviertel . Berger Verlag, Horn / Vienna 2003, ISBN 978-3-85028-362-5 , page 170
- Fritz Fellner: List of monuments 2004 , provided by the Castle Museum
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 30 ′ 37 ″ N , 14 ° 30 ′ 11 ″ E