Topographia Austriacarum (Merian) 027-Vöcklabruck

Vöcklabruck () is the administrative center of the

Vöcklabruck district Bezirk Vöcklabruck is a district of the state of Upper Austria in Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a feder ...

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. It is located in the western part 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 ...

, close to the A1

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as well as the B1 highway. Vöcklabruck's name derives from the River Vöckla which runs through the town, whose name in turn originates from a

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's name ('Vechela') and 'Ache', meaning 'flowing water' or '

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'. Vöcklabruck has many shops as well as services and schools. It was chosen for ''Europäisches Schützentreffen'' (the European Meeting of Marksmen) in 2003, and has and will play host to other events such as the ''Internationale Musiktage'' (International Music Gathering), ''Landesgartenschau'' (provincial garden show) 2007, and an ''Erdbeerfest'' ( strawberry festival), among others.

Population

Sights

The distance to Salzkammergut's lakes from Vöcklabruck ( to the Attersee, to the

Traunsee Traunsee () is a lake in the Salzkammergut, Upper Austria, Austria. Its surface is approximately 24.5 km2 and its maximum depth of 191 metres makes it the deepest and by volume largest lake located entirely within Austrian territory; only Lake ...

, to the Mondsee, to the Hallstättersee and to the

Wolfgangsee Lake Wolfgang (german: Wolfgangsee) is a lake in Austria that lies mostly within the state of Salzburg and is one of the best known lakes in the Salzkammergut resort region. The municipalities on its shore are Strobl, St. Gilgen with the villages ...

) has led to the town's description as "the gateway to the

Salzkammergut The Salzkammergut (; ; bar, Soizkaumaguad, label=Central Austro-Bavarian) is a resort area in Austria, stretching from the city of Salzburg eastwards along the Alpine Foreland and the Northern Limestone Alps to the peaks of the Dachstein Mou ...

". Near the town there are many recreational facilities where people can enjoy both indoor and outdoor activities. Alongside these, Vöcklabruck offers: * In the town square's tower, frescos discovered in the 1960s. They date from 1502 and were painted by Tyrolean Jörg Kölderer. * ''Dörflkirche''/''Ägidiuskirche (St. Giles' Church), Baroque church constructed between 1688–1691. * ''Schöndorfer Kirche'', an early medieval fortified church, built before 824. * Museum ''Heimathaus'' with Wolfsegg Iron

Personalities related to Vöcklabruck

Leonhard Schiemer Leonhard Schiemer (c. 1500 – 14 January 1528) was an early pacifist Anabaptist writer and martyr whose work survives in the Ausbund. Background Schiemer was born around 1500 in Vöcklabruck, where he grew up in a religious environment and traine ...

(born around 1500–1528), important figure in the Anabaptist movement * Emilie Mediz-Pelikan (1861–1908), landscape painter * Oskar Czerwenka (1924–2000), a bass whose residence was expanded to a state music school named after him * Werner Kreindl (1927–1992), Austrian actor (among other things, student Gerber) * Gerhard Narholz (born 1937), production music composer/conductor, *

Jim Silye Jim Silye (born April 28, 1946) is a Canadian politician, businessman, and former professional football player for the Canadian Football League. Born in Vöcklabruck, Austria, he emigrated to Arnprior, Ontario in 1951. He received a Bachelor ...

(born 1946), Canadian politician, businessman and former sportsman (football) emigrated to Canada in 1951 * Wolfgang Holzmair (born 1952), renowned baritone recitalist and opera singer *

Franzobel Franzobel is the pseudonym of the Austrian writer (Franz) Stefan Griebl. He was born on 1 March 1967 in Vöcklabruck. In 1997 he won the Wolfgang Weyrauch Prize and in 1998, the Kassel Literary Prize, amongst numerous other literary awards. In 2 ...

(=Stefan Griebl, born 1967), writer * David Six (born 1985), musician * Peter Hackmair (born 1987), Austrian footballer * Lukas Pöstlberger (born 1992), Austrian cyclist * Princess Alexandra of Hanover, the daughter of Ernst August, Prince of Hanover and Caroline, Princess of Hanover *

Laura Wienroither Laura Wienroither (born 13 January 1999) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Arsenal in the FA Women's Super League and the Austria women's national team. On 15 January 2022, Wienroither joined FA WSL side Ars ...

(born 1999), Austrian footballer for the Austria women's national football team and Arsenal W.F.C.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Vöcklabruck is twinned with: *

Český Krumlov Český Krumlov (; german: Krumau, , or ''Böhmisch Krumau'') is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The historic centre with the Český Krumlov Castle complex is protected by law as an urban monument reservation, and sin ...

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

* Hauzenberg,

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* Slovenj Gradec,

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References

External links

Official website

Webcam of Vöcklabruck
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vocklabruck Cities and towns in Vöcklabruck District