St. Florian
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Highlights
- Elevation: 300 m
- Residents: 5800
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Visit St. Florian and enjoy a summer full of wonderful concerts! Highlights include the St. Florian BRUCKNER DAYS (17- 23 Aug); Klangschloss Tillysburg (17-31 Oct) and the St. Florian Organ Days (7 Sep-19 Oct).
Worthwhile attractions include the pilgrimage basilica and Schloss Hohenbrunn with its hunting museum and exhibition on porcelain decorated with hunting scenes.
Sumerauerhof is an open-air museum where you can see a wonderful collection of rural furniture as well as farming tools and machines. A special exhibition titled “Jewelry – OLD and NEW” runs from April to October.
The historic fire brigade arsenal – located in the monastery’s former agricultural building – shows exhibits from the baroque period to today.
"90 Years Upper Austria" is the title of an exhibition at Stift St. Florian which presents a selection of picture-postcards. The show runs from 19 July to 5 October, Saturday and Sunday 9:30 am to 12:30 noon and 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
BRUCKNER ORGAN
The parish church´s most precious possession is the world-famous Bruckner Organ featuring 4 manuals, 103 registers and 7389 organ pipes. The organ was fully renovated between 1930 and 1032 and named after the Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) who started his musical career as a singer in St. Florian's boy´s choir.
Between May and October St. Florian offers a broad range of events with a focus being on the world-famous composer Anton Bruckner. Highlights include the legendary monastery concerts, a fascinating collection of paintings, one of Austria’s oldest and most impressive monastic libraries, and beautiful performances on the Bruckner organ.
Sumerauerhof is an open-air museum where you can see a wonderful collection of rural furniture as well as farming tools and machines. Special exhibitions are staged on a regular basis.
The historic fire brigade arsenal – located in the monastery’s former agricultural building – shows exhibits from the baroque period to today.
Hohenbrunn hunting palace, the only secular building designed by Jakob Pradtauer, boasts splendid stucco ceilings and a unique collection of porcelain decorated with hunting and antique motives.
The region’s undulating landscape offers great hiking and cycling, and there are beautiful gardens, great golf courses and nice little restaurants.
BRUCKNER ORGAN
The parish church´s most precious possession is the world-famous Bruckner Organ featuring 4 manuals, 103 registers and 7389 organ pipes. The organ was fully renovated between 1930 and 1032 and named after the Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) who started his musical career as a singer in St. Florian's boy´s choir.
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Daily from 8 am - 9 pm
Marktplatz 2
4490 St. Florian bei Linz , Austria
