Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hitler's Geburtshaus
(Hitler's Birthplace)
Not far from the Torturm is the house where Hitler was born in 1889; he
only spent two years of his life here before moving with his family to Linz. The inscrip-
tion outside simply reads
Für Frieden, Freiheit und Demokratie, nie wieder Faschismus,
Millionen Tote mahnen
(For peace, freedom and democracy, never again fascism, mil-
lions of dead admonish).
The future of this ill-fated building is still up in the air. In 2012 the Russian MP Franz
Klinzewitsch wanted to buy the house and raze it to the ground, which would chime with
the sentiments of many locals. Unsurprisingly, its dark past is off-putting for potential
buyers, and the word is that it could become an immigrant integration centre, which
would be a remarkable volte-face.
LANDMARK
Sleeping & Eating
Hotel am Theaterpark
( 634 71;
www.hotelamtheaterpark-neussl.at
;
Linzerstrasse 21; s/d/tr €46/68/82; )
One of the best
deals in town, this hotel has bright, well-kept rooms, bike storage and a little fitness
room. You can wind down over a glass of wine in the Gothic cellar or in the tree-shaded
garden.
HOTEL
€
Hotel Mayrbräu
( 633 87;
www.mayrbraeu.at
; Linzer Strasse 13; s €49-55, d €78-90; )
This four-star hotel's large,
warm rooms are a decent pick. A vaulted gallery full of contemporary art and a vine-clad
inner courtyard lend character to the place.
HOTEL
€€
Brauhaus Bogner
( 223 58;
www.hausbrauerei-bogner.at
; Haselbach 26; mains €7-10; 10am-1am)
Supposedly Austria's
smallest brewery, Bogner is a rustic pub-restaurant with solid Austrian fare, several
home-brewed beers to guzzle and, often, live music.
MICROBREWERY
€
Information
The
tourist office
(
626 44;
www.tourismus-braunau.at
; Stadtplatz 2;
8.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat)
is at the northern end of the Stadtplatz.
