Colourful and blooming Wasserburg am Inn

The town of Wasserburg am Inn is always worth a visit, if only for its well-preserved medieval old town. In summer, lavishly blooming geraniums and petunias in numerous window boxes add to the already vibrant colours of the brightly painted facades in the town centre.

The mighty Inn Bridge, “Rote Brücke” (Red Bridge), with the Brucktor gate, forms a striking entrance to the old town of Wasserburg am Inn, where some houses date back to the 15th century. Past the old and new toll houses, I follow the Schmidzeile up to the castle and the mighty granary, before descending the steps into Lederergasse and to Hoftstatt. Some buildings are attributed to or inspired by the Inn-Salzach architectural style, a typical regional building form from the 16th to 17th centuries. In this style, ‘false facades’ are built up in front of the actual roof towards the street, thus forming a cohesive and harmonious ensemble. Comparable buildings can be found in nearby Burghausen, Mühldorf am Inn, or Rosenheim.

The walk through the town can be pleasantly interrupted by a break in one of the numerous cafés, provided you can still find a shady spot on such a summer’s day. Via Salzsenderzeile and through Färber and Herrengasse, I arrive refreshed at the historic town hall with the former pillory on its exterior facade and Marienplatz, returning to the Brucktor and the Red Bridge, over which I conclude my town walk through Wasserburg am Inn.