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Waidhofen an der Ybbs is a statutory town with 11,092 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2022) in Lower Austria. The history of the town was shaped by its centuries-long position as a center of iron processing. In 2016, Waidhofen a. d. Ybbs was awarded the honorary title of "Reformation City of Europe" by the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe.

Culture and sights

City center from the Buchenberg; in the background the pilgrimage church Basilika Sonntagberg
City center on the left bank of the Ybbs, in the foreground the Ybbsturm, view from the Zeller Hochbrücke bridge
City parish church of Waidhofen an der Ybbs
The gothic scene of the Mount of Olives (end of the 14th century) on the wall of the town parish church is the oldest architectural sculpture in Waidhofen.
Keep of the Rothschild Castle, photo taken immediately before the start of the redesign (until 2007)
Civic hospital church of Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Freisingerberg with view of the town tower, in the foreground the town fountain
Parish church Konradsheim
Parish church St. Georgen in der Klaus