The City Parish Church (Stadtpfarrkirche) stands just off the Hauptplatz in the heart of Linz's Old Town. The current Baroque building dates largely from the 17th century, with a façade that anchors one end of the main square's visual ensemble. The interior is richly decorated in the Austrian Baroque manner, with stucco ceilings and side chapels of varying elaborateness.
The church's main historical distinction is its connection to the Mozart family — Leopold Mozart's marriage here in 1747 made it, in a sense, the church where the conditions for Wolfgang's existence were established. A memorial inside notes this connection. The church is always full for Sunday masses; at other times it is a quiet, accessible refuge from the busy square outside.