Steyr - Steyr

View over the old town of Steyr 29-06-2011.jpg
Steyr
federal stateUpper Austria
Residents
38.331 (2018)
height
310 m
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Steyr

Steyr is a statutory city in Austria. It is south of Linz.

background

Steyr is the gateway to the Enns and Steyr valleys. The two rivers Steyr and Enns, which meet there and flow together to form the Enns, are striking. Due to its location on Eisenstrasse and the Enns as a transport route, the trade route used to lead via Flößer through Steyr Enns (City). Steyr is still an important economic hub today.

getting there

By plane

The closest international airport is in Linz. www.airport-linz.at

By train

Unfortunately, Steyr is off the international railway lines and can be reached from Vienna by regional trains from St. Valentin. Not all international trains stop in St. Valentin! There are direct connections from Linz Central Station to Steyr via St. Valentin. ÖBB route planner

By bus

From Linz main train station (bus terminal) to Steyr train station (bus terminal / parking deck) Postbus route planner

In the street

A 1 Westautobahn junction Enns-West and continue on the expressway B 309 (motorway vignette required).

mobility

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Public transport

  • The Steyr city bus is responsible for local public transport. All lines start and end at the local transport hub at the train station. City bus Steyr info
  • Regional traffic to and from Steyr runs via the bus terminal in the parking deck of the train station.

Tourist Attractions

Town square
Bummerlhaus on the town square

Steyr's old town with the town square and the Gothic parish church is well worth seeing. The most famous buildings on the town square are the Gothic Bummerlhaus (Steyr's landmark), the Rococo town hall with tower and the Marienkirche. The vantage point at the Tabor Tower offers a particularly beautiful view of the old town. Coming from the town square, the route leads over the Steyrbrücke at Zwischenbrücken and the Taborstiege next to the Michaelerkirche. There are two interesting cemeteries in the vicinity of the Tabor Tower: The Tabor cemetery, which in its oldest part is a renaissance plant from 1584 and the Municipal urn cemetery at Tabor with an expressionist-style crematorium (opened in 1927).

The confluence of the Steyr River into the Enns in intermediate bridges makes Steyr a two-river city. The city also includes this in its official logo.

There are remarkable holdings of houses from the Gothic to the Baroque not only in the inner city (old town), but also in the districts of Steyrdorf and Ennsdorf (Haratzmüllerstraße).

Buildings

Churches

Vicarage, Margaret's Chapel and City Parish Church
Pilgrimage church Christkindl
Marienkirche
  • 1  City parish church, Brucknerplatz. The Gothic parish church is the most important church building in the city. The first master builder was Hans Puchspaum, who is best known for his work on St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. Around the church there are still many epitaphs from an earlier, now abandoned cemetery. In the three-aisled interior of the church, numerous stained glass windows with motifs from the 14th to the 19th century are particularly worth mentioning (including: w: Laxenburg window, Renaissance window, neo-Gothic Lamberg window). In the choir there is a gothic net rib vault, followed by a baroque lancet vault, the church pews are from 1655. The pulpit, high altar, side altars and pillar statues date from the period of regotization. The formerly baroque tower spire burned in 1876. Today's neo-Gothic tower is from 1889. Outside of worship times, the church can be entered via a side entrance on the south side. However, the church is often locked. w: Steyr parish church.

Next to the church are the older Margaret Chapel, the Gothic turret of which also goes back to Hans Puchspaum, the rectory and the sacristan's house.

  • 2  Michaelerkirche, Michaelerplatz, Steyrdorf district. Baroque church.
  • 3  Christkindl Church, Christkindlweg 69, Steyr. The baroque Christkindl Church is located just outside in the Christkindl district. A short trip to the nearby pilgrimage church is not only worthwhile at Christmas time. Either by bike, your own car or on foot, the two kilometers from the city center can be covered. It is worth taking a detour to the Christkindelwirt. During Advent, a special post office is set up here where there is the coveted postmark of the Christ Child. w: Christkindl pilgrimage church.
  • 4  Marienkirche, Stadtplatz 41, Steyr. The Church of St. Mary can be visited outside of the services of the Jesuit order. The church, which was built in the 15th century, was given its current baroque exterior in 1642. The interior rococo furnishings come from the 18th century. Located directly on the town square, the church is hard to miss. w: Marienkirche_ (Steyr).

Castles, chateaux and palaces

  • Baroque Lamberg Castle, on the ledge at the mouth of the Steyr. w: Lamberg Castle .

Monuments

promenade
  • Werndl monument. Civil monumental monument to the industrialist Josef Werndl (Viktor Tilgner, 1894) w: Werndl monument.
Brucknerplatz
  • Bruckner monument. Bust of Brückner by Viktor Tilgner, accessories by Fritz Zerritsch (1898).
  • War memorial for the victims of the 1st World War, at the parish church. Franz Koppelhuber, 1933.
  • Memorial to the victims of the 2nd World War. 1982.
Enns bridge at Hotel Minichmayr
  • Raftsman Monument. 1980.
Prof.-Jörg-Reitter-Platz
  • Waldensian monument, Berggasse near Lamberg Castle. 1997.

Museums

  • 5  Museum of the world of work, Wehrgrabengasse 7, Steyr. Tel.: 43 7252 773510, Email: . The Working World Museum in the Wehrgraben is home to an exhibition on the history of work in Steyr.Open: Tue - Sun 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Price: Adults € 7, reduced € 5, free entry for children up to 6 years of age, € 5 for children and young people from 7 to 18 years of age.
  • 1. Austrian Christmas Museum, Michaelerplatz 2, Steyr. The museum has its own adventure train.Open: daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. or at any time with advance notice at the tourist office.
  • 6  Eisenuhren Museum Schmollgruber, Grünmarkt 2, Steyr. Open: Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., 2.30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.Price: Admission: adults € 3, children up to 15 years free.

Streets and squares

Narrow alley (pedestrian zone)

Parks

  • Werndlpark
  • Castle Park

various

In winter the special post office Christkindl.

activities

A guided night hike through the old town is one of the highlights that Steyr has to offer. You can also hike on the paths of our ancestors by taking a raft trip on the Enns. The two mini golf courses are also great for family outings. The surrounding mountains invite you to go hiking. A popular excursion destination is the Damberg-Warte - from which you can enjoy a grandiose view in good weather.

shop

  • City center (Enge Gasse, Stadtplatz, Grünmarkt and Pfarrgasse): Many shops with a wide range of products: clothing, office supplies, books, photo and electronics, jewelry, watches.
  • 1  Citypoint, Leopold-Werndl-Strasse 2. Here you will find an H&M, Esprit, New Yorker, Weltbild, Müller, A1 mobile phone shop, Deichmann - on the other hand, there is also a gastronomic program right across the vegetable garden.
  • Tabor department store, Kaserngasse 1a, Tabor district. Large department store (groceries, drugstore items, clothing, etc.) with a savings bank and restaurant. Large free car park with 500 spaces.
  • Leiner furniture store, Franz Paulmayr-Straße 14, next to Tabor department store. Large furniture store of the Leiner chain.
  • 2  ÖBAU Weindl, Kaserngasse 2b. Hardware store.

kitchen

Cheap

medium

Upscale

  • 1  Gasthaus "Knapp am Eck", Wehrgrabengasse 15, 4400 Steyr. Tel.: 43(0)7252 762 69, Fax: 43(0)7252 74990-4. Excellent cuisine not far from the old town and right next to the working world museum.Open: Tue - Thu, Sat 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 6 p.m. - 11 p.m., Fri from 5.30 p.m., Sun Mon are closed days.
  • 2  Orangery, Blumauergasse 1, 4400 Steyr. Tel.: 43 (0)7252 740 74, Fax: 43 (0)7252 740 74. Fine dining with a view of the castle park.Open: Opening times: daily 11 a.m. - midnight.

nightlife

accommodation

Cheap

  • Youth hostel Steyr, Josef-Hafner-Strasse 14. Tel.: 43 7252 45580. The hostel is in the working-class district of Ennsleite. Connection with the city bus from the local transport hub at the main train station: Line 3 in the direction of Ennsleite, Marxstraße stop. The walk from the Bahnhofsparkdeck (pedestrian bridge over the Eisenstrasse B 115) is about 10 minutes, the signs are good.Open: every day from January 7th to December 21st. Check-in daily 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Price: rooms from 13.00 to 18.00 euros, discounts for groups.

medium

Upscale

  • Hotel & Restaurant Minichmayr, Haratzmüllerstr. 1 - 3, 4400 Steyr. Tel.: 43 (0)97252 53410. Price: single from € 82.00, double from € 122.00.. Right at the confluence of the two rivers, good view. Rooms with shower / bath, toilet, hairdryer, minibar, telephone, cable TV and free WiFi.

Learn

Work

security

Not only does the visitor have nothing to fear from the feeling. According to crime statistics, Steyer has been the safest place in Upper Austria since 2009. [1] However, should something happen, the local police station is located directly on the town square. Melting snow or rain often cause flooding at the confluence of the Enns and Steyr rivers. Although this is a huge obstacle to traffic, it is seldom a danger for visitors.

health

Practical advice

trips

The health resort is located about 20 km west of Steyr Bad Hall. On weekends the Austrian Society for Railway History between Steyr and Grünburg Museum trains on the remaining route of the Steyrtalbahn. The trains are run by steam locomotives.

literature

Web links

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  1. ↑Steyr is the safest city in the country. Upper Austrian news, Wednesday September 23, 2009, accessed on February 26, 2016 (in German).