Inside Josef Fritzl’s dungeon

Layout based on description given by Austrian police

AUSTRIA
Amstetten
Vienna
AMSTETTEN
Stadionstrasse Strasse
Waidhofner
4 Ybbstrasse
Wiener Strasse
500m

Utility, boiler rooms
Store room
Sleeping area
Living area 
Corridor to bedrooms
Living area
Entrance locked by electronic keypad
Soundproof corridor approx. 4.5m long

Total floor area: 50-60 sq m.
Rooms are 1.7m high

Living area: Small room with shower, sink and toilet. Two-ring cooker to heat food and drinks

Bedroom for three children: Kerstin, a daughter of 19, and two boys, Stefan, 18, and Felix, 5

Second bedroom: Elisabeth Fritzl’s room with TV and video recorder.
Room padded with soundproofing

Entrance: Through metre-high soundproof door hidden behind removeable shelving

Photographs: Criminal Investigation Police Department of Lower-Austria via Getty Images