Altheim () is a town in eastern
Austria
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. It is situated within the
District of Braunau am Inn in the traditional region of
Innviertel
The Innviertel (literally German language, German for "Inn Quarter"; officially called the ; ) is a traditional Austrian region southeast of the Inn (river), Inn river. It forms the western part of the States of Austria, state of Upper Austria a ...
in the state of
Upper Austria
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. It lies on the small river known as the
Mühlheimer Ache, a tributary of the
River Inn.
Population
Villages
*Altheim
*Diepolding
*Englwertsham
*Gallenberg
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Gaugsham
*Kling
*Lehen
*Lüfteneck
*Mauernberg
*Schwaig
*Stern
*Wagham
*Weidenthal
*Weirading
*Wolfegg
Sights
In 1985
archaeologists
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discovered the ruins of a
Roman villa
A Roman villa was typically a farmhouse or country house in the territory of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, sometimes reaching extravagant proportions.
Nevertheless, the term "Roman villa" generally covers buildings with the common ...
in farmland just outside Altheim. In the town there is a Roman museum dedicated to these findings, th
Ochzethaus.
See also
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Braunau am Inn
Braunau am Inn (; ) is a town in Upper Austria on the border with Germany. It is known for being the birthplace of Adolf Hitler.
Geography
The town is on the lower river Inn below its confluence with the Salzach, where it forms the border with ...
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Linz
Linz (Pronunciation: , ; ) is the capital of Upper Austria and List of cities and towns in Austria, third-largest city in Austria. Located on the river Danube, the city is in the far north of Austria, south of the border with the Czech Repub ...
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Upper Austria
Upper Austria ( ; ; ) is one of the nine States of Austria, states of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg (state), Salzbur ...
References
External links
Town hall websiteAltheim TV
Cities and towns in Braunau am Inn District
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