Grieskirchen is a town in Austria. It is capital of the
Grieskirchen district of
Upper Austria
Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or 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, an ...
, in the Trattnachtal valley.
Notable people
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Franz Födermayr (1933–2020), musicologist, was born in the town.
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Otto Prechtler (1813–1881), dramatist and librettist, was born in the town.
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Ferdinand von Sammern-Frankenegg (1897–1944), SS functionary
Population
References
Cities and towns in Grieskirchen District
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