It´s kind of strange that this saying “Everything starts in Linz!” is supposed to come from THE viennese figure Helmut Qualtinger but it was more or less the only explanation I just found. Nevertheless everything starts in Linz I´ve never been there until two days ago. Almost all of my friends I met at university came from Linz, or the surrounding areas and finally some of them arranged a little day trip to show me around Linz!
This time everything startet at Hütteldorf train station, where I found this sign while waiting for the Westbahn train. Didn´t know Hütteldorf , which is part of the 14th disrict of Vienna, lies at 214 m sea level.
Since last year it only takes 1 hour and 19 minutes from Hütteldorf to Linz – absolutely awesome! I remember the one hour trainride to St. Pölten and now it´s only 20 minutes!
Linz is the third largest city of Austria, the capital of Upper-Austria (Oberösterreich) and is located on both sides of the Danube. It was founded by the Romans who called this fortress Lentia. Today Linz is driven by a very active music and arts scene.
To see the city from above we took the Pöstlingberg-Bahn, rode to the pilgrimage church on top of the mountain and enjoyed the view even it was a kind of misty day.
