Franking is a municipality in the district Braunau am Inn in the

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Geography

Franking is situated in the western part of Upper Austria near the border to Germany and Salzburg. The towns is 457 m above sea level, the area is 10.44 km² and there are 955 inhabitants.

Villages

The villages in the municipity are (with population in brackets as at 1 Jan 2020): *Buch (30) *Dorfibm (52) * Eggenham (101) * Eisengöring (84) *Franking (250) *Holzöster (218) *Holzleithen (92) *Neuhausen (77) * Oberfranking (108)

History

The name Franking comes from the Old High German name "Franko or Francho". The name was first mentioned in 1150, when a Ulricus von franchingen is named in a document. Till 1779 Franking was part of Bavaria, after the Treaty of Teschen it became part of Austria.

References

Cities and towns in Braunau am Inn District {{UpperAustria-geo-stub