Kefermarkt

Kefermarkt, Upper Austria, market town in the district of Freistadt, alt. 516 m, pop.1950, area 27.84 km², situated in the valley of the Feldaist stream in the Mühlviertel to the south of Freistadt. - Kefermarkt manufactures kitchen fittings and quilts, has a tiler, a locksmith specializing in construction work, building joiners and woodworking industries manufacturing balconies and staircases. - Late Gothic parish church (1470-1476) with interior in late Gothic and Baroque styles: famous late Gothic carved winged altar, one the finest examples of wood-carving north of the Alps; the name of the artist is not known but it was probably carved around or after 1490 in a Passau workshop, altered in 1681 and renovated from 1852 to 1855 under the direction of A. Stifter; also site of Schloß Weinberg, a Renaissance palace (documented mention in 1305), extended in the second half of the 16^th century altered into a representative rectangular building with circular towers and one main tower; palace chapel (1635) with stucco-works by B. Carlone (1698/1699); now serves as a provincial educational centre and houses a museum of musical instruments.

Literature: M. Eiersebner, Kefermarkt Höhepunkt spätgotischer Schnitzkunst, 1970.