--- title: Wassertor Gate url: "https://www.donauregion.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/401662/wassertor-gate.html" description: Formerly called the Inner Gate or Customs Tower, until 1570 ducal-Bavarian state property, then owned by the town, private since 1819; on the town side, the gate ends with a straight wall surface on which a fresco commemorates the bombardment of the town by Danish and Austrian troops during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1703. Numerous flood marks tell of the flood disasters. The transverse pillory above the arch served as a pillory where convicts were put on display. Today it houses a restaurant and museum. date: 2015-07-24 modified: 2026-03-05 --- # Wassertor Gate Wassertor Gate ================ Schärding, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/205619/94A49C45A5D54D4D8F36C12ECD3371BA649018B753FDA043F4572399999DF69E/wassertor.jpg) © Open copyright © Tourismusverband Schärding Close copyright [ ![Wassertor in Schärding: A multi-storey building in bright green with red roofs and stone arches. Traditionally designed windows and bay windows. In front is a small alley with old stone walls.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/205619/94A49C45A5D54D4D8F36C12ECD3371BA649018B753FDA043F4572399999DF69E/wassertor.jpg "© Tourismusverband Schärding") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/205619/94A49C45A5D54D4D8F36C12ECD3371BA649018B753FDA043F4572399999DF69E/wassertor.jpg) Burggraben 4780 Schärding [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Burggraben%2C%204780%20Sch%C3%A4rding "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Burggraben%2C%204780%20Sch%C3%A4rding "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.458238042986423&lon=13.429241180419929&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-osm-summer-original&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) Formerly called the Inner Gate or Customs Tower, until 1570 ducal-Bavarian state property, then owned by the town, private since 1819; on the town side, the gate ends with a straight wall surface on which a fresco commemorates the bombardment of the town by Danish and Austrian troops during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1703. Numerous flood marks tell of the flood disasters. The transverse pillory above the arch served as a pillory where convicts were put on display. Today it houses a restaurant and museum. Until 1570, the gate that used to be called the Inn Gate or Customs Tower belonged to the Dukes of Bavaria. It then fell to the town before passing into private hands in 1819. The town side of the tower features a fresco depicting the bombardment of Schärding by Danish and Austrian troops during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1703. The countless high-water marks meanwhile tell their own story of the town's numerous flood disasters. The balcony in the corner above the arch was originally used to pillory convicted criminals. It now houses a restaurant and a museum. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Wassertor Gate** Burggraben 4780 Schärding Phone +43 7712 4300 - 0Show no. E-Mail [info@schaerding.info](#mailto) Web [www.schaerding.at](http://www.schaerding.at "New window") http://www.schaerding.at --- **Contact person** Tourismusverein Schärding Innbruckstraße 29 4780 Schärding Phone +43 7712 4300Show no. E-Mail [info@schaerding.at](#mailto) Web [www.schaerding.at](http://www.schaerding.at "New window") --- **Legal contact information** Burggraben AT-4780 Schärding info@schaerding.info http://www.schaerding.at --- **We speak the following languages** German English [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ - Can only be viewed from outside [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- [ Prices ](#ttgCollapsePreise) -------------------------------- - Free entry **Payment methods** Cash payment [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - All weather - Suitable for groups - Suitable for schools - Suitable for kids (all ages) - Suitable for single travelers - Suitable for friends - Suitable for couples - Suitable for children **Season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn - Winter [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Suitable for wheelchairs: Not all of the legally stipulated ÖNORM are complied with. In principle, this object is suitable for wheelchairs and no assistance is necessary. [To the website](http://www.schaerding.at "New window") powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [Suggest a change](#mailto) [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")