The regional capital of Linz

Linz an der Donau
Inhabitants: 187,000
Area: 96 sq.km
Enterprises: 6,400
Employment: 190,000 jobs

Being an intersection of important European traffic routes, the area of Linz has developed to the strong economical and cultural heart of Upper Austria. Many international well-known enterprises have their headquarters in Linz and export highquality products all over the world. The co-operation of the enterprises with university institutions, e.g. within the ranges of mechatronic and computing technology, stands for the futureorientation of the location Linz.
 

EVENT-TOWN LINZ
The economic area Linz became an attractive location for conferences and congresses. With the Design Center Linz the city possesses one of the most famous exhibition and congress facility in Austria. Additionally organizer profit from various possibilities for incentives and framework programmes - e.g. meetings and celebrations on a Danube-ship.
 

LABORATORY OF THE FUTURE
Linz~Donau is a world-open minded city, in which cultural tradition and modern trend live with one another and inspire themselves mutually. Famous personalities such as Anton Bruckner, Johannes Kepler and Adalbert Stifter found a fruitful soil for their intellectual work and their names are inseparably connected with Linz and its environment. Today, the Upper Austrian capital city is an international recognized center of the fusion and symbiosis of new technologies with art and culture - a media culture city with an innovative and open art and culture scene. The modern art museum Lentos sets architectural accents at the Danube, in the Ars Electronica Center exciting, often experimental applications become catchable.

LINZ IS WORTH SEEING
The historical town centre with its castle and the baroque main square, with the mighty cathedral and lively shopping streets is directly situated at the Danube. The Danube, the largest river of Central Europe characterizes the picture of the city. The two Danube banks are life- and recreation-areas with regular big events, the Danube-culturemile and a starting point for navigations into the impressive Upper Austrian Danube valley. Highly above Linz rises the Poestlingberg with the pilgrimage basilika and the "Grottenbahn", a great destination for guests of the city. A special "Object of interest" is the original "Linzer Torte". This sweet delicacy is baked for over 300 years after the oldest cake recipe of the world and is a tasty souvenir for the visitors of the capital city.