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2 unusual facts about Freistadt


Beer in Austria

The brewery's organization is unique in that the brewery is a commune - owned and operated by those individuals who own a house within the city walls, thus the name of the town Freistadt (free-city).

Maria Taferl

Another reason for Maria Taferl's importance as a pilgrimage destination was the stone cross, a gift from the citizens of Freistadt for pilgrims who died on the journey.


Capricorn Concerto

Julius Baker (flute); Mitch Miller (oboe); Harry Freistadt (trumpet); Saidenberg Little Symphony; Daniel Saidenberg, cond.

Grünbach

Grünbach, Upper Austria, in the district of Freistadt, Upper Austria, Austria

Martin Pröll

Martin Pröll (born March 21, 1981 in Freistadt) is an Austrian track and field athlete who mainly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

Mühlviertel

The Mühlviertel consists of the four Upper Austrian districts that lie north of river Danube: Rohrbach, Urfahr-Umgebung, Freistadt and Perg.

Pentapolitana

Pentapolitana (or rarely Pentapolis) was a league of townsin the Middle Ages of the five most important Hungarian royal free cities (Latin: libera regiae civitas, Hungarian: szabad királyi város, German: Königliche Freistadt; Slovak: slobodné kráľovské mesto) of the Kingdom of Hungary; Kassa (today Košice), Bártfa (Bardejov), Lőcse (Levoča), Eperjes (Prešov), and Kisszeben (Sabinov) .

Rainbach

Rainbach im Mühlkreis, a municipality in the district of Freistadt, Upper Austria, Austria


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