The building with the address Enge Gasse 5 has late Gothic origins and a Baroque facade created in the second quarter of the 18th century. It is generally known as the ‘Zum Andreas Hofer’ inn (Gasthaus ‘Zum Andreas Hofer’).
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Blumauerhaus in Steyr
This wall painting located at the northern side of the Blumauerhaus in the city of Steyr shows emperor Frederick III (Friedrich III.) and his son Maximilian I. The building is named after Aloys Blumauer who was born there in 1755.
‘Roman bridge’ in Scheibbs
This stone bridge was built in 1554 by Valentin Staudinger. The bridge using a rock in the middle of the river is considered to be the oldest still existing bridge crossing the Erlauf river. The name ‘Roman Bridge’ (Römerbrücke) for a 16th century bridge is odd but there is an assumption that the Romans used the same rock as base for their bridge.
Museum of historical target boards in Scheibbs
The museum of historical targets displays a collection of target boards (Schützenscheiben) dating from 1670 up to 1941 used by the local rifle club (Schützenverein). In general, these boards display scenes of daily life, local events and even important persons of history.
Diesel railcar ÖBB 5047
The diesel railcar ÖBB 5047 was produced by the Tyrolean Jenbacher Werke in the years 1987-1995. It replaced several older railcars such as the ÖBB 5144. I few of them were sold to competitors of the ÖBB, e.g. to the Hugarian-Austrian Raaberbahn AG.
Distillery museum Heger in Poysdorf
The distillery museum located in the vineyard estate and distillery Heger (Weingut & Destillerie Heger) in Poysdorf focuses on explaining the differences between small distilleries and industrial distilleries regarding the quality of their products. The pic above shows pieces generally used in smaller stillhouses.
Parish church of Poysdorf
View of the parish church of Poysdorf (Pfarrkirche Poysdorf) taken from a nearby vineyard. I took this photo while joining a guided hiking tour through the vineyards of Poysdorf.
Tractor tours through Poysdorf
A fun way to explore the wine cellar lanes in Poysdorf and the vineyards in the surroundings is to join a guided tour on board of historical trailers drawn by classic farm tractors. On this pic, I just headed down a wine cellar lane (Kellergasse) named Rösselberg.
Wine cellar lane Rösselberg in Poysdorf
This lane is one of several wine cellar lanes (Kellergassen) in Poysdorf. It is actually a hollow-way with a couple of rooms built into a loess layer. These rooms have only a front façade, but no brick walls or a timbered roof.
Eisenhuthaus in Poysdorf
The Eisenhuthaus, a building dating back to 1540, is considered the oldest building in the city of Poysdorf. Inside, it offers several rooms for staying there.
Taubenschuss Wine Estate in Poysdorf
The Taubenschuss Wine Estate (Weingut Taubenschuss) offers wine tastings and guided tours through a compilation of contemporary art. An impressive attraction is the gallery of doves. Several artists used a tablet shaped like a dove to create something artsy.
Gallery of Doves in Poysdorf
The gallery of doves is a clever art project displayed at the vineyard estate Taubenschuss (Weingut Taubenschuss) in Poysdorf. The owner of the estate asked a couple of artists to paint a given shape of a dove in the typical style of the artist. So you can learn a lot about many local artist by just looking at doves.