The Bummerlhaus at Stadtplatz 32, Steyr, is widely considered the finest secular Gothic building in Austria, with an elaborately carved 14th-century stone facade and a projecting corner bay window. It stands in one of the best-preserved Gothic-Renaissance town squares in Central Europe. Free to view. Steyr is 40 minutes from Linz by train; the Stadtplatz is 10 minutes from the station.
historic house in Steyr
Bummerlhaus
The Bummerlhaus on Steyr's Stadtplatz is consistently cited as the finest surviving secular Gothic building in Austria, its stone facade intricately carved, its corner bay window projecting over the square in the Gothic merchant style. The name comes from a small carved animal figure on the corner.
- Type
- historic house
- Destination
- Steyr
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 14th century
- Era
- Gothic
- Address
- Stadtplatz 32, 4400 Steyr
- Coordinates
- 48.0390, 14.4184
- Official website
- Visit website