Wilhering (

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: ''Wilaring'') is a municipality in the district

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in the

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n state of

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. Its slogan is "culture and life". There is the

Wilhering Abbey Wilhering Abbey (german: Stift Wilhering) is a Cistercian monastery in Wilhering in Upper Austria, about 8 km (5 mi) from Linz. The buildings, re-constructed in the 18th century, are known for their spectacular Rococo decoration. His ...

, a Cistercian Abbey, and a

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church, and woods around. The Cisterican Abbey was established in the 1146 and was then rebuilt after it had been burnt down. It contains sketches and paintings by Austrian Baroque painters. The church has a Rococo interior which is one of the best examples of this style in Austria.

Population

Politics

The mayor of the city is Mario Mühlböck of the

SPÖ The Social Democratic Party of Austria (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs , SPÖ), founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (german: link=no, Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ) unti ...

, the leading party in Wilhering.

Education and schools

Wilhering has an education and child care facility. There are three elementary schools in Dörnbach, Schönering and Wilhering, and a middle school until eighth grade. The Stifter High School is a private school in Wilhering. Wilhering has two kindergartens.

Public transport

Wilhering has its own public transport, a bus company that covers the entire municipality called WILIA, founded 1930.

References

Cities and towns in Linz-Land District {{UpperAustria-geo-stub