Salzhof
The oldest building of the city. Its name stands for the admission to embed and trade salt in the Middle Ages. Now a lot of concerts and exhibitions take place in the âSalzhofâ. A few years ago it was completely restored and now mainly gives room for the music school.
Dechanthofturm
This tower was built for defence of the city wall too. Itâs one of the most picturesque parts of the city and includes the âDechanthofâ which is along with the tower a very impressive building in baroque style.
Castle Freistadt with donjon
Passing a beautiful gothic styled archway you reach the castle. It was finished in the years 1397/98 and served as a substitute for the old castle. The mighty tower is 50m high and gives rooms for the native museum. In the former chapel of the castle there is also a rich collection of pictures painted on glass
Parish church Katharinenmünster
The church of Freistadt is the only five-aisled basilica in Austria. The star-vaulting in the choir of our church is very impressive and a masterpice of gothic style. The tower of the parish church is in baroque style and 67 m high. It also gives room for a war-memorial.
Alter Rathausturm
At the southern side of the city thereâs the âOld Tower of the Town Hallâ in Renaissance-style. It was built very robust because itâs part of the city wall. The way through the town moat leads you to the âDechanthofturmâ â our next sight.
Bohemian Gate
nearly as old as the city. The shape of the side walls shows you that there once were three wooden floors inside. These floors as well as the wooden roof were damaged by the last town fire in 1880. But the existing walls give you an impression of the strenght of the fortification.
The Main Square is a rectangular place in the middle of the old town inside the city walls. It was built during the founding of the city in the 13th century. Around the Main Square there are 24 protected buildings as a historic monument, incuding the parish church and the town hall. St. Mary´s Fountain in the middle of the Main Square is a baroque style fountain which was built here in 1704.
Linzertor
The âLinz Gateâ is 28 meters in height and the landmark of Freistadt. You can still see the hangovers from the draw-bridge. A painting of the royal double eagle, a loophole and a picture of the patroness of Freistadt Saint Catherine of Alexandria is on the âLinz Gateâ. Moreover the earlier writing of the name of the City âFreystadtâ can be seen there.
Scheiblingsturm
Back on the promenade, it leads you along a pond. The Scheiblingturm was built to protect the water running in. On the inner side of the tower there is a reconstruction of the rampart walk in a height of 7 metres.
Weyermühlturm
built as a defense in the fourteenth century between the city and the town moat. In place of the tower there was the âPosttürlâ â the small secret third entry to the city which was destroyed by a town fire in 1887.
Liebfrauenkirche
built around 1345, and all around this church there was the cemetery of Freistadt for 300 years. The building next door gives room to a convent school.
Bürgerkorpsturm
founded in 1777 and now gives room to an art gallery. You can see the inner side of the âBürgerkorpsturmâ if you pass the âLinz Gateâ and turn right. The Tower is named after an old but still existing association of the citizens of Freistadt for the defence of the city.