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decided to build a church.
The main object of adoration is
the wax figurine of Jesus, kept
in a beautifully decorated glass
cabinet. The cabinet itself is part
of a composition symbolizing
the Holy Trinity. Christkindl has
its own post office, using the
coveted “Christkindl” postmark
showing the Infant Jesus. It
operates only in the pre-Christ-
mas period, and millions of
letters, supposedly from the
Infant Jesus, are sent around
the world from here. The lovely scenery around the resort of Bad Hall
R Christkindl Church Another sight worth visiting is represents the Holy Trinity –
Christkindlweg 69. Tel (07252) 54 622. the fascinating Forum Hall everything is in triplicate. There
Museum, which holds a superb are three façades, three portals,
collection devoted to the three towers and three altars.
deve lopment of traditional folk The church was built by the
handi crafts in Upper Austria, Linz architect, Johann Michael
as well as to the history of the Prunner. In the design of the
local springs. interior decorations some
clever false architectural
E Forum Hall Museum perspectives have been
Eduard-Bach-Strasse 4. Tel (07258) 4888. incorporated, creating unusual
Open Apr–Nov: 2–6pm Thu–Sun. & effects. The paintings in the
altarpieces are by Carlo Carlone,
Martino Altomonte and
y Stadl-Paura Domenico Parodi.
The house at No. 13 Fabrik-
Road map D3. * 4,900. @ £
n Marktplatz 1 (07245) 28 011-0 strasse, once an orphanage for
the children of sailors who lost
Stadl-Paura, a small town on their lives in the waters of the
the right bank of the Traun Traun river, is now a museum of
River 2 km (1 mile) south of shipping, Schiffleutmuseum,
Lambach, has an imposing which is open on Sundays and
The façade of the Christkindl church, on the Dreifaltigkeitskirche (church holidays in summer.
outskirts of Steyr of the Holy Trinity). Construc-
tion of the church was started
in 1714 in thanksgiving for the u Schwanenstadt
t Bad Hall sparing of the town from the
plague. In its design, the church Road map D3. * 4,000. @ £
Road map E3. * 4,900. @ n Stadtplatz 54 (07673) 2255-22.
n Kurpromenade 1 (07258) 7200-0.
This small town, situated
Bad Hall, a health resort between Lambach and
between Steyr and Vöcklabruck, is today an
Kremsmünster, lies on the important economic centre.
so-called “Romantic Route”, In the centre of town stands a
but the idyllic scenery is just Neo-Gothic parish church with
one of its attractions: it also a 78-m (256-ft) spire, built in
boasts the richest iodine springs 1900 on the site of an earlier
in Central Europe. A highly Gothic church. Worth seeing
modern resort surrounds the inside are a late-Gothic statue of
springs, which are used to treat the Virgin Mary, a 15th-century
eye, circula tory and heart relief of the Mourning for Christ
diseases. The lovely Kurpark and 18th-century Baroque
(spa park), with its excellent statues of the 12 apostles.
sports facilities, makes In front of the town hall is
convalescence a real treat. a 13th-century well, which is
There is also a Rococo church set on an attractive square lined
which belongs to the abbey The Dreifaltigkeitskirche, pilgrimage church with houses with Renaissance
at Kremsmünster. of the Holy Trinity in Stadl-Paura and Baroque façades.

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