Thalheim bei Wels is a town in the Wels-Land District in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

It is situated on the right bank of the river Traun, opposite the city of Wels. About 11.6% of the municipality is forest, 69% is farmland.

Subdivisions

*Bergerndorf *Edtholz *Ottstorf *Schauersberg *Thalheim bei Wels *Unterschauersberg

Population

Sights

*Pilgrimage church Maria Schauersberg, consecrated around 1490. *Marienwarte, a 19th-century observation tower, offers a panorama of the surrounding country. On clear days, the Alps can be seen.

Personalities

Franz Kalchmair Franz Kalchmair Franz Kalchmair (22 December 1939 – February 2020) was an Austrian operatic bass and interpreter of Bach cantatas along with other sacred or clerical music. As an opera singer, he is known for portraying such humorous roles a ...

(b. 1939), an opera singer.

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Wels-Land District