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Weyer Markt#

Weyer Markt, Upper Austria, market town in the district of Steyr-Land, alt. 399 m, pop. 2,324, area 4.41 km2, tourist resort in the Enns valley at the mouth of the Gaflenzbach river. - District court, youth welfare office of the District Commission, Balgsetzerhaus (old smithery used to house events for the promotion of local agricultural activity), day-care centre run by the Lebenshilfe charity, state-owned stud breeding of Haflinger horses, advanced-level commercial school; candle factory, furniture factory. - In the Middle Ages, the municipality was a major centre of the iron industry, called "golden market town" for its wealth, economic decline from the 17th century; houses of the wealthy owners of hammer mills dating from the Gothic, Baroque and Classicist eras; Gothic parish church (first documented mention in 1259), consecrated in 1443, Gothic fresco, enlarged 1848-1852; late Gothic St. Sebastian church (documented mention in 1513), Rococo high altar (1774); Renaissance palace (around 1560); "Krennhaus" residence (1559); 2 market wells (around 1600).

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