Altstadtviertel (Linz)

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Statistical district Altstadtviertel (yellow)
within the city center district (green)

Basic data
State : Upper Austria
Political District : Linz ( L)
Area : 0.46 km²
Geographic location : 48 ° 18 '  N , 14 ° 17'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 18 '  N , 14 ° 17'  E
Height : 266  m above sea level A.
Residents : 2,660 (as of January 1, 2006)
Postal code : 4020
Area code : 0732

The old town district is located in the inner city of Linz and was a separate statistical district of the Upper Austrian capital from 1957 to 2013 .

Location and neighboring districts

The centrally located old town quarter is bordered by the Danube to the north, by Hauptplatz and Landstrasse to the east, by Kapuzinerstrasse to the west and by Stifterstrasse to the south. Neighboring districts are the Rathausviertel in the east, the Volksgartenviertel in the south, and Römerberg-Margarethen in the west.

  • Main square in the direction of the old town

  • Hofberg, old town

useful information

After the first documentary mention in 799 , the settlement in the area of ​​today's old town grew under the protection of the castle . Linz became an important regional market town, and in 1240 it received city ​​rights .

During the Protestant domination, the country house , one of the main attractions of the old town, was built. The Renaissance building is still the seat of the Upper Austrian provincial government.

During a big fire in 1800 some historical buildings were lost, nevertheless the old town of Linz remains one of the most beautiful parts of the inner city, with Renaissance bourgeois houses, the facades of which have been preserved, as well as many older houses with a Baroque face.

Today the old town of Linz is not just an architectural sight. A lively local scene has also established itself, which is particularly popular with young people and students in the evenings.

Outside the actual old town there are many shopping streets in the old town, such as the promenade opposite the Landhaus, Herrenstraße, Spittelwiese and Bischofstraße, where many second-hand bookshops have settled.

Also in the old town is the New Cathedral , built in neo-Gothic style, which is the largest church in Austria with a capacity of 20,000 worshipers .

Attractions

literature

  • Franz Dobusch, Johann Mayr (Hrsg.): Linz - city of work and culture. Gutenberg-Werbering, Linz 1997.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Linz - Politics / Administration - Linz Figures - City Area (with an overview of the current and former statistical districts of Linz that were valid from 1957 to 2013).