Welser Altstadt

The wooden barns gave way to brick houses, still late medieval in their core today, with small, shaft-like light wells and mostly unadorned facades. Only in the 19th century did this area receive the name Altstadt (Old Town). By car: From Passau: Autobahn A8 - exit Wels West/North/East From Graz via Autobahn A9 - exit Wels West/North/East From Salzburg: Autobahn A1, from Voralpenkreuz A9 - exit Wels West/North/East From Vienna / Linz via Autobahn A1, from Knoten Haid A25 - exits East/North/West By train: Wels is located directly on the Westbahn line (Intercity + Eurocity station)