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Upper Austria
THE Upper Austria (German: Upper Austria, Oberesterreich) is one of its nine L .nder Austria.
At a glance
Languages
Areas
Important cities
- Leeds (German: Linz, Czech: Linec) - Capital of the state of Upper Austria and its third largest city Austria.
- Welch (German: Wels) - One of the oldest in Austria, the Welch is a tourist town with a rich summer program of artistic events.
- Steir (German: Steyr) - Picturesque town at the confluence of the Steir and Enns rivers.
- Φράιστατ (German: Freistadt) - The old fortified city has well-preserved examples of 14th and 15th century military architecture with impressive gates and towers.
- Brownau (German: Braunau am Inn) - The birthplace of Adolf Hitler.
Additional destinations
- Calcutta National Park (German: Kalkalpen Nationalpark) - Austria's second largest national park, very popular with hikers and climbers. It has a state-of-the-art reception center in the city of Moln, designed by the architect Dieter Utner, and about 15 shelters for overnight.
- Bad Hall (German: Bad Hall) - Spa town with thermal springs.
How to get there
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Monastery of Agios Florianos
Kremsunster Monastery
Monastery of Agios Florianos (German: Stift Sankt Florian) - 15 km south east of Leeds by bus or train. Large monastery of the canons of Agios Agostinos built on a hill. It has a rich gallery of works by the painter Albrecht Altdorfer (1480–1538) and a library of over 140,000 volumes.
Kremsunster Monastery (German: Stift Kremsmünster) (On the main railway line from Leeds in the Graz) - The monastery belongs to the Benedictine order and is mainly known for its tower (Sternwarte) 50 meters high that offers panoramic views of the surrounding area.
