Mondsee is a town in the Vöcklabruck district in the Austrian state of Upper Austria located on the shore of the lake Mondsee. The town is home to the medieval Mondsee Abbey, whose cloister church was used for the site of the wedding in The Sound of Music.
Mondsee | |
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Coordinates: 47°51′24″N 13°21′06″E / 47.85667°N 13.35167°E | |
Country | Austria |
State | Upper Austria |
District | Vöcklabruck |
Government | |
• Mayor | Otto Mierl (ÖVP) |
Area | |
• Total | 16.62 km2 (6.42 sq mi) |
Elevation | 493 m (1,617 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 3,734 |
• Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 5310 |
Area code | 06232 |
Vehicle registration | VB |
The town is also known for the SKGLB railway museum and for prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements at Mondsee, which are part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[3]
One of its past sons is Alexander Strähuber (1814–1882), the history painter and book illustrator, and from 1865 to 1882 professor at the Munich Royal Academy of Fine Arts.[4]
Population edit
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 2,600 | — |
2001 | 3,207 | +23.3% |
2009 | 3,304 | +3.0% |
Neighbouring municipalities edit
Gallery edit
- St Michael Basilica (formerly Collegiate Church) at Mondsee, site of the wedding scene in The Sound of Music
- Street view
- Mondsee Golf Club
See also edit
- Mondseer cheese
References edit
- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
- ^ Holland, Hyacinth, "Strähuber: Alexander" in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Band 36 (1893), P. 490–493. Retrieved 30 December 2020
External links edit
- Tourist Information of Mondsee and area (in German)
- Mondseeland (in German)
- Mondsee at Curlie (in German)
- DORIS-Map (in German)
- Platform for the touristic theme and culture in Mondsee (in German)
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