12 Sights in Steyr, Austria (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Steyr, Austria. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 12 sights are available in Steyr, Austria.

Sightseeing Tours in Steyr

1. Wallfahrtskirche Christkindl

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Wallfahrtskirche Christkindl

The parish and pilgrimage church Steyr-Christkindl in Steyr, district of Christkindl, is a baroque pilgrimage church. The plans were drawn up by Carlo Antonio Carlone, who was inspired by the Roman Pantheon. The church is named after a wax figure of the baby Jesus (Christkindl) in the high altar. The official name is Zum göttliche Christuskind, locally also Zum Christkindl unterm Himmel.

Wikipedia: Wallfahrtskirche Christkindl (DE)

2. Michaelerkirche

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Michaelerkirche

St. Michael's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the district of Steyrdorf in the municipality of Steyr in Upper Austria. It belongs to the Deanery of Steyr in the Diocese of Linz and is a listed building. The former Jesuit church with its elevated position at the confluence of the Steyr and the Enns characterizes the cityscape of Steyr.

Wikipedia: St. Michael (Steyr) (DE)

3. Stollen der Erinnerung

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The Gallery of Remembrance is a permanent exhibition on the subject of forced labor and concentration camps in the city of Steyr in Upper Austria. The exhibition is located in a former air-raid shelter under Lamberg Castle, which was built in 1943 by the forced laborers from the Steyr-Münichholz subcamp.

Wikipedia: Stollen der Erinnerung (DE)

4. Schnallentor

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The Buckle Gate was probably built in the first half of the 16th century as part of the city fortifications in Steyr in the area between Steyrdorf and Tabor. The sgraffito decoration, which is similar to that of the Innerberg barn, dates back to 1613, as indicated by a date visible on the gate.

Wikipedia: Schnallentor (DE)

5. Maria Winkling

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The pilgrimage chapel Maria Winkling is located in the village of Maria im Winkl (Winkling) in the town of Steyr in Upper Austria. The Roman Catholic chapel belongs to the parish of Steyr-Gleink in the deanery of Steyr in the Diocese of Linz. The church is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Maria Winkling (DE)

6. Anton Bruckner-Denkmal (Steyr)

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Anton Bruckner-Denkmal (Steyr) Foto: Christoph Waghubinger (Lewenstein) / Denkmal: Victor Tilgner und Friedrich (Fritz) Zerritsch / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Bruckner monument in Steyr was unveiled in 1898, making it the oldest monument to the composer. It was designed by Fritz Zerritsch the Elder, who used a bust of Bruckner by Viktor Tilgner. It is located on Bruckner-Platz near the parish church and is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Bruckner-Denkmal (Steyr) (DE)

7. Christkindl Großkrippe und mechanische Krippe

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Christkindl Großkrippe und mechanische Krippe Christoph Waghubinger (Lewenstein) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Christkindl is a village in the Lower Steyr Valley in the Traunviertel region of Upper Austria, Austria, as well as a district and cadastral municipality of the statutory city of Steyr, as well as a village in the municipality of Garsten in the district of Steyr-Land.

Wikipedia: Christkindl (DE)

8. Kollertor

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Kollertor Christoph Waghubinger (Lewenstein) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Kollertor is a city gate in the district of Ennsdorf in the municipality of Steyr in Upper Austria. It stands directly on the Enns river and embrasures on the upper floor indicate its former defensive function. The building is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Kollertor (DE)

9. Stadtpfarrkirche Hl. Ägydius und Kolomann

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Stadtpfarrkirche Hl. Ägydius und Kolomann Christoph Waghubinger (Lewenstein) / CC BY-SA 3.0 at

The Roman Catholic parish church of Steyr is consecrated to St. Aegidius and the Holy Koloman. It was built in Gothic style in the 15th century and is the most important sacral building of the city of Steyr (Upper Austria).

Wikipedia: Stadtpfarrkirche Steyr (DE)

10. Schloss Engelsegg

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Schloss Engelsegg Christoph Waghubinger (Lewenstein) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Engelseck Castle is a castle complex built around 1500 in Steyr, Germany. Until 1642, the estate was called Teufelseck. The entry in the list of the Federal Monuments Office is "Schloss Engelsegg" (list entry).

Wikipedia: Schloss Engelsegg (DE)

11. Neutor

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Neutor Christoph Waghubinger (Lewenstein) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Neutor is one of three surviving Steyr city gates and is located at the entrance to the Grünmarkt, in the direction of the town square. The Renaissance building was built after 1572 by Jakob Marconi.

Wikipedia: Neutor (Steyr) (DE)

12. Werndl-Denkmal

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Werndl-Denkmal Foto: Christoph Waghubinger (Lewenstein) / Denkmal: Viktor Tilgner / CC BY-SA 3.0 at

The Werndl Monument in Steyr (Enrica-von-Handel-Mazzetti-Promenade) is the work of the Austrian sculptor Viktor Tilgner from 1894. It depicts the industrialist Josef Werndl in the midst of his workers.

Wikipedia: Werndl-Denkmal (DE)

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