Apartment Building Linzer Straße

As with almost every street name, there is a story behind the name "Linzer Straße". Initially, today's Linzer Straße was called Poststraße and got its name as follows:

Once upon a time, a baker came here with his family by post carriage and settled down, as the area pleased him. When he was finished building his little house and the adjoining bakery, he received an unexpected visit from an elegant gentleman who promised to introduce him to his excellent pastries "Linzer Augen" and the fantastic "Linzer Torte" in Vienna. As a condition, he demanded that he and his son should attend the church every Sunday. If they missed it only once, they would perish.

Father and son attended the service every Sunday and then went to the "Gasthaus zur Postkutsche“ tavern. However, one time they went to the tavern first and the father forgot the church service because of his luck in a card game. Finally, the son dragged his drunk father to the church at the last chime of the bell, but the doors were already locked and both men were unable to attend the service. As quick as lightening, the elegant gentleman appeared and both of them had to go to Hell.

In the hope that a baker would soon make his home here, who could make equally good "Linzer Augen and Torten", the people from that time on named the old Poststraße, Linzer Straße.