Knife Makers Museum in Steinbach an der Steyr

The handicraft museum of the bladesmiths, grinders and knifemakers is located directly on the Steyr River in the former workshops of the knifemakers' guild.

The Handicrafts Museum tells of the times when the knifemakers' guild in Steinbach an der Steyr flourished. Until 1967, the Steinbach knifemakers created true works of art here in the knife factory Fanz Pils & Söhne under the toughest working conditions. Now the "Knife Museum" presents the craft of the knifemakers and bladesmiths, their importance for the people and the development of their settlement on an exhibition area of over 200 m2.

• Ground floor: Knife making
• 1st floor: The life of the knifemakers, their customs and club life
•  2nd floor: Historical development, knifemakers' guild, trade connections of the "Golden Steinbach", guild and church

The Steinbach Knifemakers' Guild consisted of the craftsmen within a radius of 2 miles (15.4 km) around Steinbach. They were first mentioned in a document in 1422. Under the hardest working conditions, the Steinbach knifemakers created true works of art, which they sold at the most distant markets. The knifemakers were so rich that the village used to be called "Golden Steinbach".

Hint / Advice: After visiting the Messerer Museum, walk along the Hochgasse up to the idyllic town square and enjoy a wonderful view from the Sengsengebirge over the Totes Gebirge to the foothills of the Alps and the central area of Upper Austria on a hike along the panoramic path (walking time 1 hour).

Public transport:
The Steyr Valley is served by bus lines 452 (Rohr-Bad Hall-Steinbach a. d. Steyr) and 433 (Steyr-Molln-Kirchdorf).
Details at www.ooevv.at
 
Arrival by car:
From Salzburg/Linz: A1 motorway exit Sattledt > via Kremsmünster > Bad Hall > into the Steyr valley.
From Vienna: A1 motorway exit Haag > B42 > B122 > B140 into the Steyr Valley
From Passau: A8 Passau > Wels > A9 motorway exit Sattledt > Kremsmünster > Bad Hall > into the Steyr valley
From Graz: A9 Pyhrnautobahn > motorway exit Klaus > into the Steyr valley


Hint / Advice: After visiting the Messerer Museum, walk along the Hochgasse up to the idyllic town square and enjoy a wonderful view from the Sengsengebirge over the Totes Gebirge to the foothills of the Alps and the central area of Upper Austria on a hike along the panoramic path (walking time 1 hour).