The little market town of St Florian, 15km/9.5mi southeast of Linz, is dominated by its famous Augustinian Abbey of the same name, one of the most splendid examples of Baroque architecture in Austria.
The medieval St Florian Augustinian Abbey was redone in Baroque Style in the late 1600s. It is still an important theological institution. One of the highlights of the abbey is the Altdorfer Gallery.
The former abbey dairy at Stiftstrasse No. 2 in St Florian now houses the Austrian Fire Brigade Museum, documenting the development of fire fighting techniques from buckets to steam hoses, with much interesting equipment and vehicles on display.
Address: St Florian Historisches Feuerwehrzeughaus, Stiftsstrasse 2, A-4490 St Florian, Austria
Hours:
May 1 to October 31: 9am-12pm, 2pm-4pm; Closed: Mon
South of St Florian, on the River Ipf, stands Schloss Hohenbrunn, built 1722-32 by the famous Baroque master-builder Jakob Prandtauer and restored 1963-67. It now houses the Upper Austrian Hunting Museum, documenting game, hunting (including antlers), customs associated with hunting and the development thereof in Upper Austria. Conducted tour on request or by prior arrangement.
In the Samesleiten district east of St Florian is the Upper Austrian Open Air Museum and the "Sumerau Memorial". The building forms part of the abbey and goes back to the 13th C.; it represents a typical Upper Austrian square courtyard, and the construction has remained basically unchanged since 1856; an inn was added in 1970. Note the exhibition of painted rural furniture covering four centuries - examples of folk art displaying scenes from the worlds of the peasant, the middle class citizen, the nobleman and the man of God. The exhibition is open March 1-October 31, Tue.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; also, by prior arrangement, on Mons. and from November-March; conducted tours on request.
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