--- title: Oldest town school url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430027740/oldest-town-school.html" description: From the late middle ages to 1844From 1858 printers Habacher date: 2017-02-22 modified: 2026-03-18 --- # Oldest town school Oldest town school ==================== Gmunden, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/227281/25746E39C483AEDECDDD6F868BD317AD0BA8966C9216E1559C39E7B36AD90E0E/19c384lteste-stadtschule-kirchenplatz-1-1.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/227282/BBE2A27873937D7E9AC82BF3542C443F52D16278F5E1752FF922BF95CF7B5099/19c384lteste-stadtschule-kirchenplatz-1-2.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/227283/0B455689A01AB27C8FAB0B89D2B513B7FE09AE9A3AFC6FB6F723257346096DB9/19ssjohann-habacher-014c.jpg) Open copyright © brainpark.traunsee Close copyright [ ![Oldest town school in Gmunden: The picture shows a street with tall buildings in different shades of yellow. 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He has short grey hair and a neat moustache. The style of the drawing is detailed and realistic.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/227285/D52FAF187A04DD0293A0E3BB69A0717B80FF482B0392CD42CC34E277B23BB0AB/19sskarl-habacher-034c.jpg "© Sammlung Meingast") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/227285/D52FAF187A04DD0293A0E3BB69A0717B80FF482B0392CD42CC34E277B23BB0AB/19sskarl-habacher-034c.jpg) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Kirchenplatz 1 4810 Gmunden [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Kirchenplatz%201%2C%204810%20Gmunden "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Kirchenplatz%201%2C%204810%20Gmunden "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=47.919469868128594&lon=13.79907488822937&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) From the late middle ages to 1844 From 1858 printers Habacher This double house situated opposite the main entrance to the Catholic Church, was originally owned by Gmunden Town Council and served as a school building. It housed the so called town school. As the number of pupils grew a new school building was erected in the Habertstraße. The former school building Kirchenplatz 1 was sold to the printers’ family Habacher in 1858. Since then the building has been called Habacherhaus. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Oldest town school** Kirchenplatz 1 4810 Gmunden --- **Contact person** Historisches Gmunden Toscanapark 1 4810 Gmunden E-Mail [info@historisches-gmunden.at](#mailto) --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ - Can only be viewed from outside [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. 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")