Waldburg, Austria

Place in Upper Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°30′30″N 14°26′20″E / 48.50833°N 14.43889°E / 48.50833; 14.43889CountryAustriaStateUpper AustriaDistrictFreistadtGovernment

• MayorJosef Eilmsteiner (ÖVP)Area

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• Total26.58 km² (10.26 sq mi)Elevation

685 m (2,247 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total1,375 • Density52/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

4240

Area code07942Vehicle registrationFRWebsitewww.oberoesterreich.
at/waldburg

Waldburg is a municipality in the district of Freistadt in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

Waldburg is lies in the Mühlviertel. The Jaunitz creek and the Kronbach creek flow through the Waldburg region. The "Sepp'n Höhe" is, at 780 m above sea level, Waldburg's highest point.

Subdivisions

Freudenthal
Harruck
Lahrndorf
Marreith
Mitterreith
Oberschwandt
Prechtleinschlag
Sankt Peter
Schöndorf
Unterschwandt
Waldburg

Sights

The parish church of Waldburg has three magnificent late-gothic winged altars. The High Altar is sacred to Mary Magdalene. The right Side Altar is sacred to Saint Wolfgang and the left Side Altar is sacred to Saint Catherine.

Museum Mini Agrimundus: Traditional miniatures from rural living.

Twin towns

Waldburg ist twinned with Waldburg a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

References

^ "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.