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Vorchdorf is a market town in Upper Austria in the district of Gmunden in the Traunviertel.

Culture and sights

    Eggenberg Castle: an old castle dating back to 971, houses the Eggenberg brewery, which like the castle can be traced back to the 10th century, and museums.
    Hochhaus Castle: an almost originally preserved Renaissance castle from around 1600, and one of the earliest Renaissance buildings in Austria; the castle is located in the center of town, houses the local history museum, including gastronomy.
    Former Theuerwang Castle
    Roman Catholic parish church Vorchdorf: baroque church building, originally gothic, from 1700 rebuilt in baroque style, baroque high altar from 1690
    War memorial: The memorial was designed by the sculptor A. Gerhard from Gmunden. It consists of a three-part cast stone base. The center piece shows the inscription "Den Helden 1914-1918" and carries the stone figure of St. Michael. In the two side pieces are engraved the names of 70 Vorchdorf soldiers killed in the war. The monument was solemnly unveiled on October 2, 1921 by Mayor Michael Kitzmantel.
    Filial church Einsiedling: the largely Gothic church could date back to the 8th century. The church in Einsiedling, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, was first mentioned as a branch church of Vorchdorf in 1249. It has a Baroque nave, a late Gothic choir and a crucifixion group from 1480. The construction in its present form was already completed in 1665, when the church was consecrated by the auxiliary bishop of Passau, Martin Geiger.
    Museum of the Vorchdorf region: in the area of the Kitzmantel factory
    Enamel museum: in the castle Hochhaus, in the fisherman's tower
    Motorcycle museum: in the Peintal district
    Almtalbad Vorchdorf

The architectural office Luger-Maul from Wels undertook the redesign of the former shoe factory.
Cultural center Kitzmantelfabrik