--- title: "Hans Steininger's grave" url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/400270/hans-steininger-s-grave.html" description: "Among the church´s numerous gravestones, one stands out particularly:" date: 2017-02-22 modified: 2026-03-18 --- # Hans Steininger's grave Hans Steininger's grave ========================= Braunau am Inn, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/203508/BDD34C04EDCB9E98C07D86A0C3E20DBFDCC1F2E5D0A30E61099526F0C5929726/epitaphhanssteiningerbraunau-c-entdeckerviertelam.jpg) © Open copyright © Entdeckerviertel/AM Close copyright [ ![Epitaph of Hans Steininger in Braunau am Inn: A large stone statue in an elaborately decorated niche. The statue shows a bearded man with flowing hair, wearing a robe and holding a sickle in his hand. The figure is surrounded by complex ornaments and reliefs depicting other figures. The overall picture conveys a solemn, historical impression.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/203508/BDD34C04EDCB9E98C07D86A0C3E20DBFDCC1F2E5D0A30E61099526F0C5929726/epitaphhanssteiningerbraunau-c-entdeckerviertelam.jpg "© Entdeckerviertel/AM") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/203508/BDD34C04EDCB9E98C07D86A0C3E20DBFDCC1F2E5D0A30E61099526F0C5929726/epitaphhanssteiningerbraunau-c-entdeckerviertelam.jpg) Stadtplatz 2 5280 Braunau am Inn [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Stadtplatz%202%2C%205280%20Braunau%20am%20Inn "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Stadtplatz%202%2C%205280%20Braunau%20am%20Inn "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.257684245961762&lon=13.034109592426846&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) pets allowed Among the church´s numerous gravestones, one stands out particularly: It is a renaissance epitaph on the northern exterior wall and is dedicated to the former Town Leader Hans Staininger, the "man with the very long beard".According to a legend, Staininger forgot to roll up his beard (which was approx. 2 m long, although he cut it off 18 times from his chin on) when a fire broke out in the town hall. It is said that he stepped on his beard, when he tried to run out of the building and broke his neck. After his death, his beard was taken off and remained a precious family-relic. In 1911, the beard and some of his other belongings were given to the city. These precious objects are shown in a show case in the "Duke´s Castle". Expertises (16 pages long) of 4 dermatologists proof the authenticity of the beard. Source: Eitzlmayr, Max, Braunau - die historische Handelsstadt, Braunau 2. Aufl. 1997 [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Hans Steininger's grave** Stadtplatz 2 5280 Braunau am Inn Phone [ +43 7722 62644 ](tel:+43772262644) Fax machine +43 7722 62644 - 14 E-Mail [info@tourismus-braunau.at](#mailto) Web [www.tourismus-braunau.at/de/braunau…](http://www.tourismus-braunau.at/de/braunau_erleben/parks_plaetze/hans_steininger/ "New window") http://www.tourismus-braunau.at/de/braunau_erleben/parks_plaetze/hans_steininger/ --- **Contact person** . Tourismus Braunau am Inn Stadtplatz 2 5280 Braunau am Inn Phone [ +43 7722 62644 ](tel:+43772262644) Fax machine +43 7722 62644 - 14 E-Mail [info@tourismus-braunau.at](#mailto) Web [www.tourismus-braunau.at/de/braunau\_erleben/parks\_plaetze/hans\_staininger/](http://www.tourismus-braunau.at/de/braunau_erleben/parks_plaetze/hans_staininger/ "New window") --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Elevation**351 m [ Equipment ](#ttgCollapseAusstattung) ---------------------------------------- **Service**- Guided tour [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - All weather - Pets allowed **Season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn - Winter [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. [To the website](http://www.tourismus-braunau.at/de/braunau_erleben/parks_plaetze/hans_steininger/ "New window") powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")