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Delve into Urfahr
The district Urfahr of Linz in Linz Stadt (Oberösterreich) is a district located in Austria about 97 mi west of Vienna, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 43 °F
Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 91% |
Air Pressure | 1026 hPa |
Wind Speed | Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 29th of November 2024
3°C (37 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 30th of November 2024
3°C (37 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Light snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Garni Nöserlgut
Spitz
Apartment Comfort-Size Linz
Landgraf
Dom
Courtyard Linz
Hotel Prielmayerhof
City Hotel
Arcotel Nike
Trans World Hotel Donauwelle
Videos from this area
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FC Stahl Linz vs SV Haslach 22.02.2015 HZ1 T1
Freundschaftsspiel - FC Stahl Linz vs SV Haslach am 22.02.2015 Halbzeit 1 Teil 1von3.
SK Admira Linz vs. ASK St. Valentin - 28. April 2012
OÖ Bezirksliga Ost Frühjahr 2012 - Admira Linz gegen ASK St. Valentin 7:1 (3:0)
Graduierungsfeier an der PH der Diözese Linz
Ausgelassene Stimmung herrschte bei den rund 300 Absolventen der PH der Diözese Linz, denn das Studium wurde erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Die Vorfreude auf den Beruf ist groß erzählt uns die...
Zoo Linz - unser Tiergarten
Am Pöstlingberg in Linz warten 600 Tiere auf euren Besuch. Erdmännchen, Zebras, Rote Pandas, Antilopen, Kängurus, Papageien, die 120 Arten sind ein Erlebnis für Groß und Klein, Jung und...
Die Eisenbahnbrücke - linz mobil zeigt auf...vom 15.04.2014
Linz mobil zeigt auf... ist eine einmal im Monat erscheinende kurze Sendereihe zu Themen in und rund um Linz. Thema der 1.Sendung ist die Eisenbahnbrücke in Linz. www.linzmobil.at.
City Lights Linz
Es ist ruhig in der Kulturhauptstadt 2009. Das Wasser der Donau plätschert sanft an das nächtlich erleuchtete Linz. Die Lichter der Stadt sind hell, besonders die der Kulturgebäude. Während...
Linz I Ars Electronica HD+
Man sieht das Ars Electronica in Linz von seiner besten Seite. Das Ars Electronica ist ein Museum in dem man die neuesten und innovativsten Dinge dieser Welt sehen kann. Das ars Electronica...
Dampfmaschine der Schönbrunn (1912) / Marine Steam Engine With Joy's Valve Gear
Deutsch / English Dampflokomotiven und -schiffsmaschinen brauchen eine spezielle Steuerung, da sie fallweise ihre Drehrichtung ändern müssen. Ebenso müssen sie - im Gegensatz zu den meisten...
Poestlingberg, Linz, Austria [Travel with Manfred]
Poestlingberg is the landmark of the capital city of Upper Austria. It is a hill overlooking the city crowned with a church and several restaurants and a panorama viewpoint. Official site:...
Innovative Upper Austria (2 minutes)
Around a quarter of Austrian industrial production and exports derive from Upper Austria, which is thus the leader among the nine federal states. Austrias leading industrial region is character...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Ars Electronica Center
The Ars Electronica Center (AEC) is a center for electronic arts run by Ars Electronica situated in Linz, Austria, at the northern side of the Danube opposite the city hall of Linz. It has been built on the right side of the Nibelungenbrücke.
Ars Electronica
Ars Electronica is an organization based in Linz, Austria, founded in 1979 around a festival for art, technology and society that was part of the International Bruckner Festival. Herbert W. Franke is one of its founders. It became its own festival and a yearly event in 1986. Its director until 1995 was Peter Weibel. Since 1995 Gerfried Stocker has been the artistic director of Ars Electronica.
Johannes Kepler University of Linz
The Johannes Kepler University of Linz is a public institution of higher education in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. It offers bachelor's, master's, diploma and doctoral degrees in business, engineering, law, science, and the social sciences. Today, 19,300 students study at the park campus in the northeast of Linz, with 1 out of 9 students being from abroad. The university was the first in Austria to introduce an electronic student ID in 1998 and the whole campus has Wireless LAN coverage.
Anton Bruckner Private University for Music, Drama, and Dance
Anton Bruckner Private University for Music, Drama, and Dance (in German Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität für Musik, Schauspiel und Tanz, common short forms are Anton Bruckner Private University or just Bruckner University) is one of four universities in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. It has ca.
Catholic-Theological Private University Linz
The Catholic-Theological Private University Linz is one of four universities in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, with approximately 500 students enrolled. Its roots go back to 1672 and it is a Papal faculty since 1978. It is an accredited private university but its tuition fees currently (as of December 2004) match those of Austria's public universities.
New Cathedral, Linz
The building of the New Cathedral (Germ. Neuer Dom), also known as the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Mariä-Empfängnis-Dom) in Linz was begun in 1855 by Bishop Franz-Josef Rudigier. The first stone was laid in 1862. This event was solemnised by the performance of Bruckner's Festive Cantata Preiset den Hern. In 1924 Bishop Johannes Maria Gföllner consecrated the finished building as the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary (Mariendom).
Freinberg Transmitter
The Freinberg Transmitter is a broadcasting transmitter on the Freinberg near Linz. It was established in 1928 as medium wave broadcasting station and used until 1936 a T-antenna, which hung up on two guyed masts, which were 45 metres tall. In 1936, the T-antenna was replaced by a 165 metre tall mast, insulated against ground. In summer 1950, the antenna mast was shortened to 120 metres, because it was too long for the new frequency and would have a bad radiation diagram.
Battle of Ebelsberg
The Battle of Ebelsberg, known in French accounts as the Battle of Ebersberg, was fought on 3 May 1809 during the War of the Fifth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars. The Austrian left wing under the command of Johann von Hiller took up positions at Ebersberg on the Traun river. The French under André Masséna attacked, crossing a heavily defended 550-meter-long bridge and subsequently conquering the local castle, thus forcing Hiller to withdraw.
Linzer Stadion
Linzer Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium, in Linz, Austria. The stadium holds 18,000 people and was built in 1952. The stadium was opened on 28 July 1952, on the grounds of the former Froschberg-Brickworks. The stadium is also known as "Auf der Gugl", the name of the hill on which it is situated. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts most matches of FC Blau-Weiß Linz and top matches of LASK Linz.
Donauhalle
Donauhalle is an indoor sporting arena located in Linz, Austria. Since the Donauhalle is sponsored by an Austrian insurance group in 2008 now it is called "Keine Sorgen Eisarena". The capacity of the arena is about 3,800 people and was built in 1986, which cost 6,3 million euro. The ice is 60 times 30m big. It is currently home of the EHC Black Wings Linz ice hockey team. Donauhalle also refers to an exhibition complex in Ulm, Germany.
Lentos Art Museum
As the successor of the New Gallery of the City of Linz, the Lentos Art Museum, which opened in May 2003, is among the most important museums of modern art in Austria. The clear and coherent structural design, created by the Zurich architects Weber & Hofer, provides Linz with a museum of art of international status, positioned in the urban context.
TipsArena Linz
TipsArena Linz is an indoor sports arena, located in Linz, Austria. The capacity of the arena is 6,000 people, for tennis and football events and 2,500, for athletics. From 2003 to 2010 the arena was called Intersport Arena. It is the home of the Generali Ladies Linz, a WTA Tour tennis tournament.
Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences
Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences is the only institution providing tertiary education in Vorarlberg, the westernmost state of Austria. It is located in Dornbirn. It offers Bachelor and Master degrees in six different degree programs: Business Administration, Engineering with Business Administration, Computer Science, Mechatronics, Media Design and Social Work.
KEBA
Keba AG is an Austrian company with its headquarters in Linz, that develops and produces industrial, bank, and service industrial products.
Stadtwerkstatt
The Stadtwerkstatt in Linz, Upper Austria was founded in 1979 by students from the art university and cultural activists. First initiated as a reaction to the main square being "concreted over", the Stadtwerkstatt developed into a center of culture and communication that has been located since 1990 in Alt-Urfahr. The Stadtwerkstatt regularly holds music events, but also organizes other artistic and cultural activities.
Pöstlingbergbahn
The Pöstlingbergbahn is a narrow-gauge electric railway, or "mountain tramway", in Linz, Austria. It connects the main square in the center of Linz with the district of Pöstlingberg, located at the top of a hill (or small mountain) at the northern end of the city. Opened in 1898, for 110 years the meter-gauge railway ran from a terminal station in Linz's Urfahr neighborhood, located across from the terminal of urban tram route 3, to Pöstlingberg.
Linz Central Station
Linz Central Station (Linz Hauptbahnhof) is a railway station in Linz, the third largest city in Austria, and capital city of the federal state of Upper Austria. Opened in 1858, the station is the centrepiece of the Linz transport hub. It forms part of the Western Railway, and is also a terminus of the Pyhrn Railway, the Summerauer Railway, and the Linzer Lokalbahn (LILO). The station is owned by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB); train services are operated by the ÖBB and the LILO.
Hotel Schiff
The Hotel Schiff is a hotel in Linz. In 1934 it was the starting point of the Austrian Civil War. The Gasthof Zum Goldenen Schiff was built in 1788 on a site which had been used since 1563 by the Brethren of the Poor.
Pflasterspektakel
The Pflasterspektakel is an annual street art festival in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. It includes musical acts, juggling, acrobatics, pantomime, improvisational theatre, clownery, fire dancing, painting, samba parades, as well as a programme for children, and is held on three days in July in and around the main square and the Landstraße. In 2010, about 400 artists from over forty nations participated in the event.
Altlichtenberg
Altlichtenberg is a populated place in Upper Austria, Austria.
Petrinum Linz
The Bischöfliches Gymnasium Petrinum is a Catholic private school of the Diocese of Linz situated on the slopes of Poestlingberg hill in Urfahr, which is a part of Linz.
Power tower (Linz)
The Power Tower is the first high-rise office tower to attempt to meet the strict Passive House energy efficiency building standard. It was built to house the corporate headquarters of the Austrian utility company Energie AG in Linz, Austria.
Landestheater Linz
Landestheater Linz is a theatre in Linz, Austria.
Theater Phönix
Theater Phönix is a theatre in Austria.
Atelierhaus Salzamt
The Atelierhaus Salzamt is a cultural institution in the city of Linz, Austria since mid 2009. Their goal is to promote international artist exchange programs in the field of fine arts. The house, emerged from the former “Salzstadl”, is centrally located directly at the Danube and is used as a residence and work opportunity for local and foreign artists. The house offers among other things 5 apartments, 9 studios and an exhibition hall.