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Linz

Linz

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A city in northern Austria on the Danube known for its art and festivals
  • proper noun
: Linz
  • What about those early years in Linz, Austria, where Hitler spent his formative years?

Examples

  • Maybe even catch a barge up to Linz.

    Stalag 17 (1953)

  • I'm on my way to the parade in Linz.

    Mayerling (1968)

  • - You must stop your train at Linz.

    Derailed (2002)

  • We had the usual provincial opera in Linz: not good, and not bad.

    Blog text (12)

  • - Then we follow the Danube up to Linz.

    Stalag 17 (1953)

  • I had taken him instead to Linz, with a thousand assurances that he would find the trip worthwhile.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • - In Linz we hop a barge and go to Ulm.

    Stalag 17 (1953)

  • Train 681 to Munich with stops at Linz, and Salzburg, is now boarding.

    Derailed (2002)

  • It was at the station of Linz that an incident occurred which, though seemingly unimportant at the time, was not without significance later.

    The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)

  • The Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Austria, is famous for its innovative exhibits on technology and art.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Linz comes from the old Roman name Lentia, which the Romans used for a town on the Danube. That old name probably pointed to the river's bend, so Linz means 'by the bend of the river'.