Gozzoburg
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The Gozzoburg is an exceptional medieval urban residence linked to a wealthy civic elite. Its scale and decorated interiors show that influence in Krems did not belong only to monasteries and princes.
Successful townspeople could build residences that borrowed the language of aristocratic prestige. The house is evidence of how trade along the Danube generated local political and cultural power.