--- title: Haus der Salome Alt Renaissance Building url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/400938/haus-der-salome-alt-renaissance-building.html" description: "The Hoffmannsche Freihaus, better known as \"Haus der Salome Alt\" (House of Salome Alt), is one of the most remarkable buildings on the town square of Wels." date: 2017-02-22 modified: 2026-03-18 --- # Haus der Salome Alt Renaissance Building Haus der Salome Alt Renaissance Building ========================================== Wels, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/204531/9BBCC4138FB6DF13306B65A4437F3F211D23F415392E02C4BA41D1E5A97A0FFF/wels-haus-der-salome-alt.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/204532/FB526265B5BE8D16C35CF21D6E3AAAF23F9EF27464E1863B308E5F27E68E83CE/wels-haus-der-salome-alt.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/204533/61A1C62E2F5A21C161379324CDDF30057B1C0B78F772321E391741E982416210/wels-haus-der-salome-alt.jpg) [ ![Wels: Haus der Salome Alt](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/204531/9BBCC4138FB6DF13306B65A4437F3F211D23F415392E02C4BA41D1E5A97A0FFF/wels-haus-der-salome-alt.jpg) ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/204531/9BBCC4138FB6DF13306B65A4437F3F211D23F415392E02C4BA41D1E5A97A0FFF/wels-haus-der-salome-alt.jpg) [ ![Wels: Haus der Salome Alt](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/204532/FB526265B5BE8D16C35CF21D6E3AAAF23F9EF27464E1863B308E5F27E68E83CE/wels-haus-der-salome-alt.jpg) ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/204532/FB526265B5BE8D16C35CF21D6E3AAAF23F9EF27464E1863B308E5F27E68E83CE/wels-haus-der-salome-alt.jpg) [ ![Wels: Haus der Salome Alt](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/204533/61A1C62E2F5A21C161379324CDDF30057B1C0B78F772321E391741E982416210/wels-haus-der-salome-alt.jpg) ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/204533/61A1C62E2F5A21C161379324CDDF30057B1C0B78F772321E391741E982416210/wels-haus-der-salome-alt.jpg) © Open copyright © Stadt Wels Close copyright [ ![City tour Wels - House of Salome Alt, town square, tree, blossoms](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/204536/0D389DDEEFA4ED45D6DDD28B16CA2A8DE5845FDEA708FA2633FE950352481FEA/haussalomealtstadtwels-jpg.jpg "© Stadt Wels") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/204536/0D389DDEEFA4ED45D6DDD28B16CA2A8DE5845FDEA708FA2633FE950352481FEA/haussalomealtstadtwels-jpg.jpg) © Open copyright © Tourismusverband Region Wels Close copyright [ ![Family on a stopover during a hike through the region in the historic city centre of Wels.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/204535/B785C575AD6E0C8F72ED1DBF22F68185E8EBC4A70F7DAD47DA61AF1AF34F2B3D/familiewanderungburggartenhaussalomealttourismusverbandregionwels-jpg.jpg "© Tourismusverband Region Wels") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/204535/B785C575AD6E0C8F72ED1DBF22F68185E8EBC4A70F7DAD47DA61AF1AF34F2B3D/familiewanderungburggartenhaussalomealttourismusverbandregionwels-jpg.jpg) © Open copyright © Tourismusverband Region Wels Close copyright [ ![Historic buildings in Wels city centre, Salome Alt's house with painted façade.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/204534/72615847E8D3329A313C817EF78358A7BBBCCDA834FD7BF3D02082F72E3B0E3C/hausdersalomealtstadtrundgangaltstadthaeuser-derengeschichtentourismusverbandregionwels-jpg.jpg "© Tourismusverband Region Wels") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/204534/72615847E8D3329A313C817EF78358A7BBBCCDA834FD7BF3D02082F72E3B0E3C/hausdersalomealtstadtrundgangaltstadthaeuser-derengeschichtentourismusverbandregionwels-jpg.jpg) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Stadtplatz 24 4600 Wels [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Stadtplatz%2024%2C%204600%20Wels "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Stadtplatz%2024%2C%204600%20Wels "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.15751013&lon=14.0274021&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) The Hoffmannsche Freihaus, better known as "Haus der Salome Alt" (House of Salome Alt), is one of the most remarkable buildings on the town square of Wels. The house was originally a burgher house, which was built in the first half of the 16th century by Emperor Ferdinand I. The building served the Emperor as an accommodation during his visits to the Welser Castle. In 1552 the “Freiherren von Hoffmann” took possession of the building and it became a “Freihaus” ("Hoffman's Freihaus"). A "Freihaus" is an aristocratic residence within the city walls, which was exempted from all urban obligations. Salome Alt of Alenau, the longtime mistress of Salzburg’s Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, bought the house in 1622 and left it to her son Viktor, who sold it to Mathias Eisl von Eiselsberg in 1668. Today the house is privately owned. The house has an interesting late gothic oriel from the middle of the 16th century with richly decorated architectural elements. Remarkable are the beautiful Renaissance frescoes from the second half of the 16th century, which were exposed in 1956 during renovations. The painting on the coat of arms on the three sides of the corner of the oriel, where the three emblems of the Hoffmann family are depicted (Salm, Hoffmann von Grünbühel and Polheim), are particularly impressive. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Haus der Salome Alt Renaissance Building** Stadtplatz 24 4600 Wels Phone [ +43 7242 67722 - 22 ](tel:+4372426772222) E-Mail [info@wels.at](#mailto) Web [www.wels.at](https://www.wels.at "New window") https://www.wels.at --- **Contact person** Haus der Salome Alt Stadtplatz 24 4600 Wels Phone [ +43 7242 67722 ](tel:+43724267722) E-Mail [info@wels.at](#mailto) Web [www.wels.at](https://www.wels.at "New window") --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ - Can only be viewed from outside [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - Suitable for groups - Suitable for seniors - Suitable for single travelers - Suitable for friends - Suitable for couples [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. 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