A 28-meter late Gothic gate tower from 1485 at the southern entrance to Freistadt, a medieval walled town in Upper Austria with its complete ring fortification intact. The Linzertor is the town’s main symbol. External viewing always accessible; trains from Linz take 40 minutes. Walk the surviving full town wall circuit while there.
monument in Freistadt
Linzertor
The Linzertor is a 28-meter late Gothic gate tower built in 1485 at the southern entrance to Freistadt, a well-preserved walled medieval town in Upper Austria. It is one of two surviving gate towers in the town's complete medieval ring fortification, and it has become the primary visual symbol of Freistadt, appearing on every piece of town marketing.
- Type
- monument
- Destination
- Freistadt
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 1485
- Era
- Renaissance
- Address
- Linzerstrasse, 4240 Freistadt, 4240 Freistadt
- Coordinates
- 48.4003, 15.5764
- Official website
- Visit website