Linz - Urfahr and Surroundings
The district of Urfahr, on the left bank of the Danube, was a separate commune until 1919. To the right, beyond the bridge, stands the parish church (Pfarrkirche; 1690-1702), and to the left the Neues Rathaus.
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Pöstlingberg
Above Urfahr to the northwest rises the prominent hill known as the Pöstlingberg (538m/1,765ft), which can be reached either by electric railroad or by road (5.5km/3.5mi). The Pilgrimage church (1738-48) on the Pöstlingberg has an 18th C. Pietà of carved wood which is the object of great veneration. The finest view is towards evening, with the Mühlviertel and the foothills of the Bohemian Forest to the north, and the chain of the Calcareous Alps, from the Wiener Schneeberg to the Schafberg, to the south.
New Gallery
Blütenstrasse 15 is the home of the New Gallery of the Town of Linz (open: Mon.- Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; also Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sun. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. in autumn and winter. Exhibited are 19th and 20th C. pictures and sculptures; there are also special exhibitions from time to time.
