Eferding () is the capital of the Eferding district in the

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n state of

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Geography

Eferding is the center of the Eferding basin. The city is 2 km away from the Danube River, in Upper Austria.

History

Eferding was appointed as a city in 1222. It is the third oldest city in Austria.

Population

Twin cities

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, Germany

Sights

* ''Cathedral Eferding:'' (Stadtpfarrkirche Eferding) late gothic, built in 1451–1505, because of its size it is also called 'Dom of Eferding' * ''Main Square:'' the Main Square is an old big square with gothic and baroque houses, at the north side of the main square there is a castle, the castle Starhemberg. * ''Castle Starhemberg:'' (Schloss Starhemberg) built in the 13th century. It is home to two museums: the ''Fürstlich Starhembergische Familienmuseum'' (History of the Starhembergs) and the ''Museum of the city of Eferding''. The museum displays the table of the Viennese apartment of

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where he composed the opera

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(Die Zauberflöte). A "Christmas Market" is celebrated every winter in the castle courtyard. The descendants of the House of Starhemberg continue to reside in the castle. The castle is located between the north side of the main place, the cathedral at the graben of the former city wall.

Traffic

*'' Danube cycle way:'' In Austria the Danube cycle path goes from Passau - Aschach - Eferding - Linz - Vienna to the border to Hungary. Eferding is twenty kilometers before Linz, and it is two kilometers away from the Danube and the Danube cycle path. *''Shipping pier:'' there is a Danube shipping pier in the small village of 'Brandstatt', 2 km away from the town of Eferdin

* train and bus from and to

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and bus from and to

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Sport

* ''Ponds:'' there are some nice small ponds (lakes) located in the area between the Danube und the city Eferding, used for swimming in summer by free entry * ''outdoor swimming pool:'' close to the center there is a new outdoor swimming pool (Landscaped Pool) * ''horseback-riding:'' there are possibilities for ''horseback-riding''

Notable people

* Johann Nepomuk David (1895–1977), Austrian composer * August Kubizek (1888–1956), Austrian conductor and childhood friend of

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his suicide in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the lea ...

References

External links

Tourism Info Eferding (English)
Cities and towns in Eferding District {{UpperAustria-geo-stub