Steinbloßhäuser im Mühlviertel

Steinbloß - simply typical Mühlviertel

A journey in the footsteps of stone treasures

In the Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt holiday region there are many stone-bloß houses, the best known being Hirschbach with its stone-bloß wall trail. But Neumarkt and Lasberg are also known for their "spotted courtyards".

But what is the story behind these strangely spotted farms? The old stone-block facades of the farms nestle beautifully in the rolling Mühlviertel hills.

Stone-block architecture in the Mühlviertel:
This beautiful form of masonry is referred to as stone-block construction because it was created by the natural conditions in the Mühlviertel. On the one hand, this ...