Tourist information - Linz
Linz, like most cities of Austria, the city of
Linz is based on the Roman expansion to the North. The bending of
the River Danube made this territory a strategic point and a small
castle fortified it. Sited in northern Austria, capital of Oberösterreich
Province.
The Hauptplatz, the 13th-century main square dominated
by Trinity Column (1723), is in Old Linz, on the southern bank of
the Danube river. Other landmarks include a 17th-century cathedral
(Alter Dom), where the composer Anton Bruckner was organist (1856-1868)
and a 15th-century castle that is now a museum. Linz is the second
largest city in Austria. It is home to approximately 200,000 people
and plays host to the annual Bruckner Festival.
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