The Minoritenkloster in Wels is a 13th century Franciscan monastery at Minoritenplatz 4 that houses the Stadtmuseum Wels, including a significant Roman period archaeology collection from the site of ancient Ovilava, the Roman capital of Noricum Ripense. Wels is 15 minutes from Linz by train on the Salzburg to Vienna line. Check the Stadtmuseum Wels for current opening times and entrance fees.
museum in Wels
Minoritenkloster
The Minoritenkloster in Wels is a 13th century Franciscan monastery complex that now houses the Stadtmuseum Wels and its archaeological collection. Wels was the Roman city of Ovilava, capital of the province of Noricum Ripense, and the museum holds one of the significant Roman period collections in Upper Austria, much of it excavated from the town itself.
- Type
- museum
- Destination
- Wels
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 1280
- Era
- Medieval
- Address
- Minoritenplatz 4, 4600 Wels, 4600 Wels
- Coordinates
- 48.1563, 14.0245