Königsdorfer Boat Builder

Craft - Customs

In the village Niederranna the family Königsdorfer produces traditional flat-bottom wooden boats (Zille).
Since 1820 the family Königsdorfer builds the for the Danube region typical flat-bottom wooden boats. The head of the house, Rudolf Königsdorfer, is one of the last boat builder on the Danube and ensures that every year about 80 handmade flat-bottom wooden boats leave his house.
And they still do much of old boat building tradition. 200 years of traditional knowledge.