Freistadt, Austria Tourism

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painted fronts of renovated burghers' houses, as well as the handsome parish church of St Catherine (14th-15th century, remodelled in Baroque style in 1690 and rebuilt in Gothic style in 1967); note in particular the interlaced ribbed vaulting in the roof of the choir. At the northeastern corner of the square a gateway leads to the 14th century Schloss Freistadt, with a 50m/165ft high keep which now houses the Mühlviertler Heimathaus, a local museum with a large collection of verre églomisé (glass decorated with a layer of engraved gold); guided tours only. Outside the Böhmertor (Bohemian Gate) stands the little 15th century Liebfrauenkirche with beautiful "pillars of light" of 1488.