Wels Burg
A little way east of the House of Salome Alt in Wels the Burggasse winds down to the Burg, in the southeastern corner of the old town, the castle where the Emperor Maximilian I died on January 12, 1519. It is now used mainly as a cultural center (festival hall and art gallery); in summer concerts and theatrical performances are held in the courtyard.
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Wels Burg
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Museums
The Burg houses several museums. The Agricultural Museum displays a variety of farming implements, rural furniture and household effects as well as models of typical Lower Austrian farmsteads. Also to be seen are collections covering the town's history, the Upper Austrian Museum of Bakery and Confectionery and the Museum for Austrian Exiles, showing examples of rural customs and costumes. There is a lapidarium (stones with Roman inscriptions) in the rose garden.
