Hoftaverne Schlägl

The former court tavern stands north-west of Stift Schlägl in the market town of Aigen-Schlägl in the upper Mühlviertel region of Upper Austria. The building is listed as a historic monument. Erected in 1619, it was remodelled in 1840 and again in 1960. A southern extension was added in 1992. Until 1976 it served as an inn before becoming a wax-chandler’s workshop and wax museum. Inside, the building reveals its architectural layers. Broad two-storey volumes sit beneath a hipped roof. The façades show plaster frame mouldings from around 1840, while the upper windows have stone surrounds and early-baroque straight hoods. Ceilings include ribbed beams and a small cloister vault, also dating from the 1840 remodelling. Today the wax museum occupies the ground floor. Visitors find displays of hand-drawn beeswax candles, historic tools and finished pieces in glass cases. The upper floor houses the Stift Schlägl administration. The building’s quiet position, just beyond the monastery gate, offers a calm setting for both work and exhibition.