The Glockengiesser-Werkstatt in Braunau am Inn has been casting bells since 1385, making it one of Austria’s oldest continuous craft operations. The workshop demonstrates the traditional sand and wax casting process for church bells; visits by appointment through the Braunau tourist office. Braunau is 1 hour by train from Salzburg, at the German border on the Inn River. Note: Braunau is also Hitler’s birthplace; a memorial stone marks the site, and the town continues to address this history in parallel with its medieval crafts heritage.
cultural center in Braunau am Inn
Glockengiesser-Werkstatt
The Glockengiesser-Werkstatt in Braunau am Inn is a bell foundry with documented operation since 1385, making it one of the oldest continuously operating bell-casting workshops in Austria.
- Type
- cultural center
- Destination
- Braunau am Inn
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 1385
- Era
- Medieval
- Address
- Johann-Fischer-Gasse 18, 5280 Braunau, 5280 Braunau am Inn
- Coordinates
- 47.7986, 13.0562