Linz - Parish Chirch of Mariä Himmelfahrt

(Local Name: Stadtpfarrkirche) In the Pfarrplatz in Linz stands the parish church (Stadtpfarrkirche) of Mariä Himmelfahrt, originally Gothic but remodeled in Baroque style in 1648 (frescos by B. Altomonte); it received its characteristic helm roof in 1818. Anton Bruckner was organist here and also in the Old Cathedral from 1856 to 1868. Behind a red marble slab on the right of the high altar is buried the heart of the Emperor Frederick III; his body is interred in St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. Note the Chapel of St Nepomuk in the south aisle, with a view of Linz in the year 1694 on St Florian's altar.

The foundations of the church were laid in 1286, and the structure was originally a three-naved Romanesque basilica.

The paintings in the church are impressive, including works by Karl von Resfeld, Bartolomeo Altomonte and Joachim von Sandrart.