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Urfahr, Linz — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Urfahr is the Linz district holding the Lentos Art Museum, the Ars Electronica Center and the riverside Donaulände Linz.
About Urfahr
Where to stay in Urfahr
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
Two pulls divide the district. A room near the Donaulände Linz puts the Lentos Art Museum and the Ars Electronica Center within a walk, while the quieter streets around the Christkönigkirche and Sankt Josef sit back from the water. Linz widens the choice beyond Urfahr for anyone after a bigger pick.
About Urfahr
What are the main landmarks in Urfahr?
Two museums anchor the district. The Lentos Art Museum and the Ars Electronica Center both stand in Urfahr, the StifterHaus keeps literature and language nearby, and the Atelierhaus Salzamt gives working studios a place on the same list. The Pionierdenkmal stands with them.
Churches run beside all of it: the Christkönigkirche, the Nikolaikirche, Sankt Josef and the Evangelische Pfarrkirche Linz-Urfahr.
What is the history of Urfahr?
The ground here has older layers. Archaeological finds from Roman and medieval periods in Linz put settlement on this stretch of the Danube long before the Lentos Art Museum or the Ars Electronica Center were built. The twentieth century left its own marker, the Mahnmal zu Ehren der Opfer des Nationalsozialismus, which stands in Urfahr.
Where is Urfahr?
The Danube gives Urfahr its edge, and the Donaulände Linz is the bank named for that river, with the Ars Electronica Center in the same quarter.
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Updated August 2026