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History. While the abbey of Ranshofen was already mentioned in the course of the deposition of Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria, in 788, Braunau itself first appeared as Prounaw in an 1120 deed. The Innviertel region then was part of the Duchy of Bavaria . St Stephen's Church.
Aug 17, 2017 · Braunau am Inn would like to be an ordinary town, like its neighbors in this river valley on Austria's border with Germany. But it's not, thanks to an unwanted native son — Adolf Hitler. Hitler was born here in 1889 and was still in diapers when he left.
Braunau, town, northern Austria, on the Inn River, opposite the Bavarian town of Simbach and north of Salzburg. The name is derived from Brunnenau, meaning a “place with many springs.” Originally a possession of the dukes of Bavaria, it was chartered in 1260; it was strongly fortified in 1672–76.
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Feb 12, 2015 · Feb. 11, 2015. BRAUNAU AM INN, Austria — Days after this city across the river from Bavaria surrendered to the United States Army in May 1945, a group of German soldiers sought to flatten a...
Nov 19, 2023 · The building where Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria. Marylise Vigneau for The New York Times. The Austrian town of Braunau am Inn, sitting just at the border with Germany, has...
Dec 29, 2014 · Braunau am Inn is a pretty little town in northern Austria, right on the border with Germany. But it has a heavy legacy. Just off the main square is Salzburger Vorstadt 15: a solid,...
Braunau was first mentioned as Prounaw in an 1120 deed. The Innviertel region then was part of the Duchy of Bavaria. Braunau received town rights in 1260, one of the first in present-day Austria. It became a fortress town and an important trading route junction, dealing with the salt trade and with ship traffic on the Inn.
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