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The Danube Valley

Church sights in The Danube Valley

  1. A

    Pfarrkirche St Veit

    This baroque parish church was resurrected from earlier Gothic and Romanesque forms. Its colourful frescoes are by Martin Johann Schmidt, an 18th-century local artist who was also known as Kremser Schmidt and occupied a house from 1756 near the Linzer Tor in Stein.

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  2. Minoritenkirche

    Alongside the tourist office, the rococo Minorite church from 1739 is decorated with magnificent ceiling frescoes dedicated to St Johannes Nepomuk.

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  3. B

    Neuer Dom

    The Neue Dom, a neo-Gothic giant with a riot of skinny spires and fabulous stained glass windows depicts Linz's history. The cathedral's height was apparently restricted to 134m, so as not to outshine Stephansdom in Vienna.

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  4. Pfarrkirche St Stephan

    This parish church combines Gothic and baroque elements, along with the wonderful 13th-century frescoed Romanesque funerary chapel.

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  5. C

    Piaristenkirche

    Gothic church with vaulting, huge windows and baroque altars.

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  6. D

    Minoritenkirche

    Founded in 1236 and redesigned in rococo style, this church contains altar paintings by Bartolomeo Altomonte.

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  7. E

    Martinskirche

    One of Austria’s oldest churches, first mentioned in 799. Notice the Roman inscriptions and oven through the window.

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  8. F

    Ursulinenkirche

    This baroque, twin-domed former nunnery church features altar paintings by the prolific Martin Altomonte.

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