Schiffleutmuseum
Museum in the birthplace of Abbot Maximilian Pagl on the salt transshipment point at Stadl-Paura, salt shipping, shipbuilding and rafting on the Traun.
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About the museum
The building of the Schiffleutmuseum is one of the oldest houses in Stadl-Paura. Maximilian Pagl, later abbot of Lambach Abbey and son of a barge keeper, was born here in 1668. His father took over the salt barges arriving from Gmunden, secured them, had damage repaired and protected the salt from moisture and theft. In 1927 the Lambach flax-spinning mill bought the house and used it as housing for factory workers; in 1974 demolition threatened.
Instead, the boatmen's association (Schifferverein) achieved that the house was donated to the market municipality and converted into a museum. It was solemnly opened on June 16, 1979. For the Upper Austrian State Exhibition 2016, for which new salt sheds were built on the historic site, the exhibition was moved out; the house itself was renovated, extended and modernized, and reopened in May 2018.
Today the museum presents the salt transshipment point at Stadl-Paura, with a focus on salt shipping, shipbuilding, upstream haulage (Gegenzüge) and rafting on the Traun, on salt production in the Salzkammergut, and on the boatmen's guild and the hard life of the boatmen. A separate exhibition is devoted to Abbot Maximilian Pagl, who among other things had the Baroque Trinity Church of Stadl-Paura built.
Highlights
- Birthplace of Lambach's Abbot Maximilian Pagl
- Salt shipping on the Traun and the salt transshipment point at Stadl-Paura
- Shipbuilding, upstream haulage (Gegenzüge) and rafting
- Boatmen's guild and everyday life of the boatmen
- Virtual tour on the association's website
Permanent exhibitions
- Salzumschlagplatz Stadl-Paura – Salt shipping, shipbuilding, upstream haulage and rafting on the Traun, and salt production in the Salzkammergut.
- Abt Maximilian Pagl – A separate exhibition on the Lambach abbot, who was born in the house and had the Trinity Church in Stadl-Paura built.
- Founded
- 1979
- Operated by
- Schifferverein Stadl-Paura
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
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| Children & teens | €5free up to age 6 · Pupils up to age 14 (individual tickets); children up to age 6 free. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €5 per personGroups from 10 people, per person. |
| School class (per pupil) | €4Teachers free of charge. |
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Stadl-Paura Schiffslände · 500 m
By train to Lambach station; then by OÖVV bus 504 (Wels–Lambach–Stadl-Paura) or the Salzkammergut Shuttle (route 51, advance booking at least 1 hour before at 050-422 422).
By car
Parking available · 500 m to the entrance
Parking at the museum is very limited; the nearest parking spaces are near the Traun bridge.
By car via the A1, exit Vorchdorf, toward Lambach/Stadl-Paura (about 12 km); in the town toward the center until just before the Traun bridge, then along Fabrikstraße to the museum. By bike via the Traun cycle path (R4) or the Roman cycle path (R6).
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Groups at any time with advance registration. The boatmen's association website offers a virtual tour of the exhibition. |
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