Like
most cities of Austria,
the city of Linz
is based on the Roman
expansion to the North.
The bending of the River
Danube made this territory
a strategic point and
a small castle fortified
it. The castle and its
settlements where named
Lentia. Linz was first
mentioned in 799 AD,
when the Bavarians expanded
to the South and this
area was transformed
into a trading hot spot.
Starting in the beginning
of the 16th century
the ideas of Reformation
reached Linz and where
happily welcomed. By
1542, the first protestant
major was elected and
the Landhaus was erected.
In 1600 the Habsburgers
initiated the Counter
Reformation. By 1700
the cityscape was formed
to this day, with Baroque
buildings and the erecting
of different monasteries.
A wool fabrication plant
was built, giving work
to up to 50.000 people,
making Linz to Austrian's
main textile fabrication
and trade center. Linz Florist - Flowers Linz
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