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Linz in Upper Austria

Saturday, 16 June 2012 - 01:34 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union
Category/Kategorie: General, European Union, European Capital of Culture, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  4 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria. It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately 30 km (19 mi) south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is 189,367, and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about 271,000.

The city is now home to a vibrant music and arts scene that is well-funded by the city and the state of Upper Austria. Between the Lentos Art Museum and the Brucknerhaus, is the Donaulände, which is also referred to as “Kulturmeile” (“culture mile”). This is a park alongside the river, which is used mainly by young people to relax and meet in summer. It is also used for the Ars Electronica Festival and the Linz Fest. Linz has other culture institutions, such as the Posthof, which is near the harbour, and the Stadtwerkstatt, which is by the Danube river. The Pflasterspektakel, an international street art festival, takes place each year in July in and around the Landstraße and the main square. Linz was the European Capital of Culture in 2009, along with Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.

The main street “Landstraße” leads from the “Blumauerplatz” to “Taubenmarkt” (Pigeonmarket) near the main square. In the middle of the main square the high “Pestsäule” (“plague column”, also known as “Dreifaltigkeitssäule” (Dreifaltigkeit means Holy Trinity)) was built to remember the people who died in the plague epidemics. Near the castle, being the former seat of Friedrich the III – the oldest Austrian church is located: Sankt/Saint Martins church. It was built during early medieval Carolingian times.

Other points of interest include:

• St. Mary’s Cathedral (Mariendom), Roman Catholic., in Gothic-Revival style
• Pöstlingbergkirche: pilgrimage church on the Pöstlingberg hill
• Brucknerhaus – the concert hall named after the composer Anton Bruckner, who was born in Ansfelden, a small town next to Linz.
• Gugl Stadium, is home to the LASK (Linzer Athletik Sport Klub), which is claimed to be the third oldest football club in Austria.
• The Linzer Landestheater

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