Marktgemeinde Sankt Veit im Pongau
Sankt Veit im Pongau is a market town in the province of Salzburg in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in Austria. The place was the first health resort in Salzburg. The municipality is located a good 50 kilometers south of Salzburg in the Salzachpongau in Salzburg Land on the Salzach River.
Culture and sights
Parish church of St. Veit im Pongau
Pfarrhof St. Veit: The three-story vicarage south below the church probably dates in its core from the 13th century and was rebuilt and baroqueized in 1753 (Market 1)
Marktplatz Sankt Veit im Pongau: Planned market place from the 12th century, some buildings and a part of the fortification wall with a gate are still preserved
Mesnerhaus: The Mesnerhaus is one of the historic market houses and was built in 1734. Above the entrance is written 1703, which refers to the previous building, which was destroyed in the market fire of 1733, as was the entire southern row of houses (Markt 3).
Gasthof Metzgerwirt: built in 1733 after the previous building burned down (Markt 5)
House Pirnbacher: built after market fire 1733 (market 7)
Haus Schrot: built after market fire 1733 (Markt 6)
Verwalterhaus/Obermairhaus: the likewise medieval Verwalterhaus or Steinwendthaus or Obermairhaus was provided with castle rights and was the seat of the administrator of the cathedral chapter, administrator of dominions of the cathedral chapter, Nonntal, St. Peter and Mülln
Peckenhaus: medieval market house, mentioned in 1683 (Markt 9)
Stockhammerhaus: former Grafenhof inn, medieval market house, bought by Kaspar Meyerhofer in 1677, formerly Lochwirtshaus, from 1915 inn belonging to the pulmonary sanatorium in the center of town, (St. Veiter-Straße 15)
Schisterwasthaus: built in 1702, in 1960 the wood of the second floor was uncovered, previously plastered, before that was the court house in Markt 19, this burned down in 1590, so subsequently the predecessor building of the house Markt 13 was used (Markt 13)
Sämerhaus: today bakery and inn Walkner, late medieval, bought by host and baker in 1679 (market 17)
Pension Laubichler: Building used to accommodate guests in the first half of the 20th century. It has elements of Art Nouveau and traditional architecture of a farm.
