Braunau am Inn - a city in northwestern Austria. It is located about B90 kilometers west of Linz and about 60 km north of Salzburg, on the border with the German region of Bavaria. The town is part of the district of Braunau am Inn.

The town was first mentioned around the year 810, and the status of the city of Braunau am Inn was in 1260, making it one of the oldest cities in Austria. The city was located on the trade routes, it had to do with the salt trade and shipping on the River Inn. Throughout its history, the city went from Austria to Bavaria four times. Until 1779 it was the Bavarian city, but moved to Austria under the terms of the treaty of Teschen. As one of the largest settlements, the city played an important role in the uprising against the Austrian occupation during the War of the Spanish Succession.

In accordance with the terms of the contract, Braunau became Bavarian again in 1809. And after only 7 years old, in 1816 during the reorganization of Europe after the Napoleonic wars, Bavaria ceded the city of Austria. After that, the Austrian town of Braunau remains to this day.

In Braunau is a wonderful church from the 15th century with a spire height of 99 meters, making it the third highest church in Austria. In addition, the city is known throughout the world because here April 20, 1889, Adolf Hitler was born. He and his family left Braunau and moved to Passau in 1892. In 1989, at the initiative of the mayor Gerhard Skiba was a memorial stone in memory of the victims of World War II in front of the building where Hitler was born. The stone itself was brought from the Mauthausen concentration camp.

In 2011, the city council canceled the title of honorary citizen, which was awarded Hitler in 1933.

It is interesting to visit the local history museum of art, handicrafts and traditions of the area of ​​the river Inn is located in the former ducal, and adjacent to it, preserved from the 14th century, a foundry for the production of bells.