Hauptplatz Main Square & Landstraße

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Hauptplatz Main Square & Landstraße

With its Baroque façades and the Holy Trinity column, Europe’s largest urban square is the ideal starting point for a city stroll along Landstraße. Next to Vienna’s Mariahilfer Straße, this is the most frequented shopping street in Austria.

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addressHauptplatz Main Square, Hauptplatz, 4020 Linz (Austria)
phone+43 732 7070 2009
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