Town Fortifications

The old town was essentially built in three sections:

In der Scheiben: The oldest area is on the western edge and is already a grid-like quarter with the rectangular church square to the south with the dominating St. Stephan city parish church, mentioned in a document in 1158. In the 13th century, a systematic expansion took place with the creation of a town square in a north-south direction, at the northern extension of which is the Innbrücke, built in 1260. The boundary was formed by a wall with an outer moat. The city exits in the north, east, and south are built over with gates; the southern city gate tower is preserved. The third expansion phase included the creation of suburbs, to the east the Linzer Vorstadt, to the south the Salzburger Vorstadt, and Palmstraße between the Am Berg ensemble and Linzer Straße with the Bürgerspital, founded in a document in 1416. By ducal order, the butchers had to move from the old town to the suburbs; the slaughterhouse and meat stalls were located on the moat between Linzer Straße and Inn. This expansion was completed before 1504 with an upstream fortification in the area of today's Ringstraße.