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City in Upper Austria, Austria
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Wels is a city in Upper Austria (Oberösterreich). Its old town is well worth seeing.
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city parish church
Romanesque-Gothic
suburban parish church
Christ Church
Sacred Heart Church
Calvary Church
Church of St. Francis
St. Joseph's Church
deconsecrated Minorite church
1283 - one of the earliest Gothic buildings in Austria.
Burg Wels Cultural Center
with thecdeath chamber of Emperor Maximilian I (January 12, 1519)
Polheim Castle
House of Salome Alt
granary
A wonderful garden in the heart of Wels which was created in 1941. It can be found in the passage from Freiung 15 to Stadtplatz 46.
Over 100 animal species in a wonderful park landscape. The modern zoo was created in 1930 and is the oldest zoo in Upper Austria. It is about 3 hectares in size.
By train: Wels is an important railway junction on the Salzburg - Vienna route and a stop for almost all international trains.
Read in the guideWels is notorious for one-way streets, traffic jams and a lack of parking spaces, especially in the city centre. It is therefore better to leave your car in the garage.
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