Tourist information - Linz
Linz, like most cities of Austria, the city of Linz is based on the Roman expansion to the North. The bending of the River Danube made this territory a strategic point and a small castle fortified it. Sited in northern Austria, capital of Oberösterreich Province.
The Hauptplatz, the 13th-century main square dominated by Trinity Column (1723), is in Old Linz, on the southern bank of the Danube river. Other landmarks include a 17th-century cathedral (Alter Dom), where the composer Anton Bruckner was organist (1856-1868) and a 15th-century castle that is now a museum. Linz is the second largest city in Austria. It is home to approximately 200,000 people and plays host to the annual Bruckner Festival.