The Mozartsaal

In the past the house Herrengasse number 23 was the taverncalled „Zur Goldenen Sonne”. Its stuccoed ceiling calls to mind the Emperor Karl VI, a special patron, who generouslysupported the town after the blaze of 1716, making its reconstructionwith splendid baroque facades possible.

The name Mozartsaal dates back to an entirely different incident.In the year of 1762, 6-year-old Mozart stopped his journey from Passau to Vienna in Ybbs. He played the organ at a mass, which was held at the Franciscan’s monastery beyondthe town gates. There is every reason to believe that Mozartwas not accommodated in the unheated monastery, but in the grand tavern “Zur Goldenen Sonne”.

Today the building houses the historic archive and the town’s museum.

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