Salzgasse (Freistadt)
The Salzgasse is an approximately 210-meter-long street in the old town of Freistadt in Upper Austria's Mühlviertel . Most of the alley was laid out before the city was founded in the 13th century and is located within the city walls of the old town .
The Salzgasse is the nucleus of the city, the medieval city was built around the former street village . It is believed that the street village including the castle was founded by the lords of Perg and Machland in the 12th century. Today's Salzgasse leads from Pfarrgasse to Heiligengeistgasse .
There are 35 houses along today's Salzgasse, 19 of which are listed. In the two great city fires in 1507 and 1516, all the houses in the city were destroyed, including in Pfarrgasse. Due to the city fires, many old documents from the time the houses were built have been lost. In 1815, too, some of the houses were affected by the fire.
Listed buildings
The following buildings were included in Austria's list of monuments until 2004. (Sorted according to today's house numbers with details of the former address in brackets in the Middle Ages.)
- Eckhaus Salzgasse 1 / Pfarrgasse 22 (town house, formerly town No. 70 )
A historically preserved building from the last years of the 15th century. The house was first mentioned in a document in 1457, the historic facade around 1900. Inside, the rooms on the ground floor have vaults from the 16th and 18th centuries. The house has been a listed building since 1989.
- Eckhaus Salzgasse 2 / Pfarrgasse 20 (town house, formerly town No. 151 )
A late Gothic, early modern town house, which was first mentioned in a document in 1425. Changes were made to the building around 1900, the historical facade dates from 1902. In the passage is a barrel vault from the 15th or 16th century. The house has been a listed building since 1989.
- Salzgasse 3 (community center, formerly town No. 71 )
A late Gothic town house from the end of the 15th century, which served as a brewery until 1752 and has been a listed building since 1940. In the 17th / 18th Conversions took place in the 19th century. The pointed arch portal dates from around 1500. Inside there is a rich design with vaults, on the ground floor and on the upper floor there is a late Gothic cross-ribbed vault.
- Salzgasse 5 (community center, formerly town no.72 )
A historic building with parts from the 16th century. Changes took place around 1872. The passage has a needle cap barrel vault. One facility consists of furniture painted by Franz von Zülow from the years 1956/59. The building has been a listed building since 1941.
- Salzgasse 7 (town house, formerly town no.73 )
A late Gothic-early modern town house, which was mentioned in a document around 1504 and has been a listed building since 1940.
- Salzgasse 10 (community center, formerly town No. 155 )
A late Gothic town house with a crooked roof and richly designed wide bay windows on consoles with tracery frieze. The house, mentioned in 1525, has been a listed building since 1937. Inside, all rooms are vaulted, and in the room there is a plastered armor tree.
- Salzgasse 11 (residential building, formerly town No. 77 )
The former bath house that was mentioned in a document in 1512. In the 18th / 19th Renovations followed in the 19th century, historical parts have been preserved. Inside there is a simple design. The building has been a listed building since 1941.
- Salzgasse 12 (community center, formerly town No. 156 )
A late Gothic-early modern townhouse and craftsman's house, which was mentioned in a document in 1476 and has been a listed building since 1971. Adaptations took place at the end of the 18th century. The facade is a rich classical stucco facade. Inside there are lancet barrel vaults from the 16th century on the ground floor.
- Salzgasse 15 (cultural center and school, formerly town no.79 )
The city's first castle, today's Salzhof , was first mentioned in 1390. The building served as a salt box from 1648 to the 1920s. The expansion took place in the 15th / 16th. The last renovation took place in the 19th century and in 2003 it was converted into today's cultural center.
- Salzgasse 17 (community center, formerly town No. 80 )
A largely renovated town house, which was first mentioned in 1493 and was partly built in the 16th century. The house, which has been a listed building since 1993, was rebuilt in the second half of the 18th century. Inside, the former room has a baroque plastered wooden ceiling with an armor tree, probably from the 16th century.
- Salzgasse 19 (town house, formerly town No. 81 )
A late Gothic-early modern town house with a late Gothic pointed arch portal from the last years of the 15th century. The building, first mentioned in 1418, has been a listed building since 1993. Inside there is a rich design with vaults, mainly from the 16th century. Changes took place in the second half of the 18th century and around 1900.
- Eckhaus Salzgasse 20 / Altenhofgasse 4 (town house, formerly town No. 171 )
A renovated building with obvious changes in the 16th and 19th centuries has been a listed building since 1993. Formerly the rear building of Waaggasse 15. The historic facade was designed around 1862. A round arch portal in the courtyard is marked with 1574. The cellar has a stitch cap barrel vault from the 16th century.
- Salzgasse 23 (town house, formerly town no.83 )
A historically preserved town house that was first mentioned in a document in 1453. Parts of the house date from the 16th century and were remodeled around 1830. Inside there is a hallway with barrel vaults and the rooms have carved wooden ceilings (one plastered). The building has been a listed building since 1993.
- Salzgasse 26 (town house, formerly town no.162 )
The former rear building of Waaggasse No. 21 and historically preserved. Large parts date from the 16th and 17th centuries. Inside it is designed with vaults and a Riemling ceiling . The building has been a listed building since 1995.
- Salzgasse 27 (community center, formerly town No. 85 )
A two-storey, five-axis house with a gable roof, which has been a listed building since 1993. The core is essentially from the beginning of the 17th century. The facade has recent stucco decorations and wall paintings. Inside, the structure has been preserved largely authentically. The narrow central corridor has groin and barrel vaults. A stone staircase parallel to the corridor is designated 1613. On the upper floor there are barrel and groin vaulted rooms as well as a groin vaulted central corridor.
- Salzgasse 29 (town house, formerly town no.86 )
A two-storey building with a single profiled eaves cornice and a gable roof with a core from the 17th century. The building has been a listed building since 1993. The facade is a simple plaster structure from the 19th century with two segmented arched portals and decorated stone walls. The year 1671 is carved on the north wall. Inside there are mostly flat-roofed rooms.
- Salzgasse 31 (town house, formerly town No. 87 )
A two-storey house that was first mentioned in a document in 1454 and has been a listed building since 1941. The core dates from the 16th century and was topped up in the second half of the 18th century. Inside, the upper floor has a baroque stucco ceiling.
- Salzgasse 33 (town house, formerly town No. 88 )
A historically preserved town house with a rich design from the 16th century, such as vaults and a wood-paneled room. Conversions took place in the 18th century. One room has a stucco ceiling from the second quarter of the 18th century. The house mentioned in 1454 has been a listed building since 1941.
Monument worthy buildings
These buildings were not yet under monument protection until 2004, but meet the conditions (age, conservation value) to be under protection.
- Salzgasse 6 (town house, formerly town No. 153 )
A partially renovated former craftsman's house with a crooked roof, which was mentioned in a document in 1530. Changes took place at the beginning of the 20th century. The front door is secessionist.
- Salzgasse 8 (town house, formerly town No. 154 )
A late Gothic-early modern building, which was first mentioned in 1551 and has a crooked roof. On the side there is a renewed, framed rectangular window. Changes were made at the end of the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Eckhaus Salzgasse 9 / Badgasse 1 (town house, formerly town no.74 )
A two-story, narrow building first mentioned in 1504. The core dates from the 15th / 16th centuries. Century. The facade with plaster structure from the middle of the 19th century. Above the banded basement are windows with parapet fields and straight window canopies.
- Salzgasse 13 (town house, formerly town No. 78 )
A two-story, five-axis building with a hipped roof and dormer windows. The core of the building dates from the 16th century, and there were renovations in the 18th century. The simple facade has cleaning bottles.
- Salzgasse 14 (town house, formerly town No. 157 )
A historically preserved building that was first mentioned in 1530. The facade has classical stucco decoration from the end of the 18th century.
- Salzgasse 16 (community center, formerly town No. 158 )
A two-story, former community and craftsman's house, which was first mentioned in 1537. There were changes around 1900.
- Salzgasse 21 (town house, formerly town no.82 )
A late Gothic-early modern town house with changes in the second half of the 18th century and the beginning of the 20th century. It was first mentioned in 1418. Inside there is a rich design with vaults, mainly from the 16th century and Riemling ceilings.
- Salzgasse 22 (town house, formerly town no.160 )
A historically preserved late-Gothic-early modern building that was previously the former rear building of Waaggasse No. 17. In the cellar there is a round arch portal from the 16th century. The courtyard building has a balcony on consoles from the first quarter of the 16th century. Inside there are lancet barrel vaults.
- Salzgasse 24 (town house, formerly town No. 161 )
The former rear building of Waaggasse 19 was first mentioned in 1525. The core dates from the 16th century with changes in the 18th and 19th centuries and a simple design.
- Salzgasse 25 (town house, formerly town No. 84 )
The former rear building of Waaggasse No. 21 was first mentioned in 1471, the core, like the neighboring houses, dates from the 16th century. Today the house is used as a cinema and local stage, which means extensive renovations inside. Only the Zwinger and the city wall near the house are listed as historical monuments.
- Salzgasse 28 (town house, formerly town no.163 )
The former rear building of Waaggasse No. 23 with a core from the 16th / 17th century. Century. In the second half of the 18th century there was an increase.
- Salzgasse 30 (town house, formerly town No. 164 )
A two-storey residential building that used to be the rear building of Waaggasse No. 25. The core comes in parts from the 16./17. Century with changes at the end of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
- Salzgasse 32 (town house, formerly town no.165 )
A two-storey building that belonged to Haus Salzgasse 34 until 1699 and was known as Clösterle and previously served as a brewery. The core comes from the 16./17. Century with changes in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Salzgasse 34 (community center, formerly town No. 166 )
A simple, two-story house with a crooked roof that was mentioned in 1525. In parts it dates from the 16th century with changes at the end of the 19th century. The door is historic.
literature
- Federal Monuments Office Austria (Ed.): Dehio - Upper Austria Mühlviertel . Berger Verlag, Horn / Vienna 2003, ISBN 978-3-85028-362-5 , page 175ff
- Fritz Fellner: List of monuments 2004 , provided by the Castle Museum
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 30 ′ 42 " N , 14 ° 30 ′ 11" E