museum in Braunau am Inn

Vorderbad

The Vorderbad is a medieval public bathhouse museum in Braunau am Inn, preserving a building that has functioned as a civic bath since 1504 and is one of the best-preserved examples of late medieval urban bathing culture in Austria.

The Vorderbad at Faerbergasse 13 in Braunau am Inn is a medieval public bathhouse preserved from 1504, one of the best-surviving examples in Austria of the civic bathing institutions that served every European town before domestic plumbing. The museum explains what public bathing meant in the medieval period: social space, treatment center, and professional trade. Braunau’s complete medieval town square and Stadtturm make this a natural add-on to a visit to one of Upper Austria’s most intact historic town centers. Check local tourism for current hours.

Type
museum
Destination
Braunau am Inn
Cost
Paid entry
Founded
1504
Era
Renaissance
Address
Faerbergasse 13, 5280 Braunau, 5280 Braunau am Inn
Coordinates
48.2986, 12.8980