Linz Travel and Leisure

Our Wonderful Anniversary Cruise Along the Beautiful Danube River

It was the most romantic, beautiful, and educational cruise we’ve ever taken, and it happened to be our anniversary. We cruised all the way down the Danube from our port of departure in Passau Germany, not far from the black Bavarian Forest. We then drifted through numerous towns and cities in Read More

Brief Facts and History of the Danube River

Flowing across ten countries, the Danube River is the second longest river in Europe with the longest being the Volga River. The river’s source is in the Germany’s Black Forest and flows spectacularly through countries such as Bulgaria and Austria. It continues to flow through major Read More

About Linz


Linz, Upper Austria state capital, is the third-largest city in Austria. The town is situated north of Austria about 19 miles south of the Czech border on the two sides of Danube River. The city's population is approximately 204,846. In the year 2009, Linz and Vilnius (which is the capital of Lithuanian) were chosen as the Capitals of European Culture. Also as from December 1st, 2014, Linz received membership to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a Media Arts city. Such a title is achieved when a municipality has enriched their urban lifestyle with successful integration and sponsorship of media art as well as involving the society in the nearby with electronic forms of art. Linz is popularly known for its Linzer tort which is known as the worldwide oldest cake with the first recipe made back in the date 1653.

Discover and explore Linz, a city in the country of Austria. This online guide of information, articles, and photos of Linz helps you explore the attractions and points of interest of Linz. It is located on the continent of Europe and its GPS coordinates address is latitude 48.3 and logitude 48.3. [Map of Linz].



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