Linz (AT)

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Linz is the capital of Upper Austria and, with a population of 214,272 (as at 1 January 2026), is Austria’s third-largest city after Vienna and Graz, and the centre of the country’s second-largest conurbation, with a population of 823,514 (as at 2023). The city on the Danube covers an area of 95.99 km² and is the centre of the Upper Austrian Central Region. As a statutory city, it is both a municipality and a political district; it is also the seat of the district administrations for the neighbouring districts of Linz-Land and Urfahr-Umgebung. After the end of the Second World War (1945), Linz had a reputation as a dusty steel town, a reputation it owed to its largest employer, the steelworks of what is now Voestalpine AG. However, thanks to improved environmental protection and numerous cultural initiatives – such as events including the Linzer Klangwolke, the Brucknerfest, the Pflasterspektakel and the Prix Ars Electronica or the Ars Electronica Festival – the city gradually developed a new image. The Crossing Europe film festival has been held annually since 2004. In 2009, Linz was European Capital of Culture. In 2013, the new Musiktheater am Volksgarten, a modern theatre and opera house, opened. Through these and other initiatives, Linz has established itself as a city of culture, although some of the structures of the old industrial city are still visible. In keeping with this, as a university city with several universities, Linz also offers numerous degree programmes in the arts and culture. The city is probably the namesake for the Linzer Torte. The city is also unofficially referred to as ‘Linz on the Danube’ to avoid confusion with its twin town, Linz on the Rhine.

Postmarks in Austria-Hungary era

The name changed to LINZ 1 on 17 February 1896.

Linear Antiqua on the 1867 issue.	Antiqua in 1871. Klein type aEje**.	File:Linz (AT) AH b.jpg Grotesk
File:Linz (AT) AH c.jpg LINZ STADT	Schraffen LINZ 1 in 1900.

Sub-offices

Other offices were Bahnhof (LINZ 2), Landstrasse (LINZ 3) , Klammstrasse (LINZ 4), Neustadt (LINZ 5), Herrengasse (LINZ 6) and Reichsstrasse (LINZ 7, opened on 31 January 1900).

Circle LINZ-BAHNHOF (named LINZ 2 in 1896) on a 1883 issue.	File:Linz (AT) AH f.jpg LINZ 3	File:Linz (AT) AH g.jpg LINZ 4
File:Linz (AT) AH h.jpg LINZ 5	File:Linz (AT) AH i.jpg LINZ 6	File:Linz (AT) AH j.jpg LINZ 7
File:Linz (AT) AH k.jpg	File:Linz (AT) AH l.jpg

Joined to LINZ in 1923

Postal code 4030

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KLEINMÜNCHEN in 1906.

Joined to LINZ in 1938

Postal code 4030

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EBELSBERG in 1894.

Postmarks in Austrian Empire Upper Austria province

The post office opened before 1850; LINZ Bahnhof before 1859.

File:Linz (AT) AE a.jpg Linear

Circle type RzS-R

Oval type RzO-fh

File:Linz (AT) AE d.jpg LINZ Bahnhof

Cover

Linz in 1839

Postmarks in Austrian republic

Bridge LINZ *7d* on 26 March 1919 on KK postage due issue 1916.

Bridge LINZ 1 *4e* on 23 December 1921.

File:Linz (AT) AT a.jpg

LINZ 2

Bridge LINZ 2 in 1925.

Bridge LINZ 2 in 1954.

Bridge LINZ 2 C in 1962.

Circle LINZ 2 Ca in 1965.

Meter cancels

Meter cancel 1975

Meter cancel 1976

Meter cancel 1984

Meter cancel 1987

Meter cancel 1996

Meter cancel 1997

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