Topographia Austriacarum (Merian) 027-Vöcklabruck

Vöcklabruck () is the administrative center of the

Vöcklabruck district Bezirk Vöcklabruck is a Districts of Austria, district of the States of Austria, state of Upper Austria in Austria. Municipalities Towns (''Städte'') are indicated in boldface; market towns (''Marktgemeinden'') in ''italics''; suburbs, hamlets ...

, Austria. It is located in the western part of Upper Austria, close to the A1 Autobahn as well as the B1 highway. Vöcklabruck's name derives from the River

Vöckla The Vöckla is a river in Upper Austria. The Vöckla has a length of , its basin is about , the medium flux . The Vöckla originates northeast of the Mondsee. Created by several springs, the river flows in northern direction first. At Frankenmar ...

which runs through the town, whose name in turn originates from a person's name ('Vechela') and 'Ache', meaning 'flowing water' or ' river'. 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'' (

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festival), among others.

Population

Sights

The distance to Salzkammergut's lakes from Vöcklabruck ( to the Attersee, to the Traunsee, to the Mondsee, to the Hallstättersee and to the Wolfgangsee) has led to the town's description as "the gateway to the Salzkammergut". 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 The Wolfsegg Iron, also known as the Salzburg Cube, is a small cuboid mass of iron that was found buried in Tertiary lignite in Wolfsegg am Hausruck, Austria, in 1885. It weighs 785 grams (1 lb 12 oz) and measures (2¾" x 2¾" x 1¾"). F ...

Personalities related to Vöcklabruck

* Leonhard Schiemer (born around 1500–1528), important figure in the

Anabaptist Anabaptism (from New Latin language, Neo-Latin , from the Greek language, Greek : 're-' and 'baptism', german: Täufer, earlier also )Since the middle of the 20th century, the German-speaking world no longer uses the term (translation: "Re- ...

movement *

Emilie Mediz-Pelikan Emilie Mediz-Pelikan (2 December 1861, Vöcklabruck - 19 March 1908, Dresden) was an Austrian landscape painter. Many of her works show some Symbolist influence. Biography Her father was a government financial officer. In 1883, she became t ...

(1861–1908), landscape painter *

Oskar Czerwenka Oskar Czerwenka (5 July 1924 – 1 June 2000) was an Austrian operatic bass and academic teacher. He was a member of the Vienna State Opera from 1951 to 1986, performing 75 roles, including his signature role Ochs auf Lerchenau and premieres of ...

(1924–2000), a bass whose residence was expanded to a state music school named after him *

Werner Kreindl Werner Kreindl (October 20, 1927 – June 6, 1992) was an Austrian television actor. He appeared in around 75 TV programmes between 1966 and his death in 1992. He was probably best known for his appearances in ''SOKO 5113'' from 1978 to 1992. ...

(1927–1992), Austrian actor (among other things, student Gerber) *

Gerhard Narholz Gerhard Narholz (born June 9, 1937) is an Austrian-American composer, arranger and conductor, dedicated to easy listening and film score music. Between 1958 and 1965 he wrote pop songs for artists such as Petula Clark, Heidi Brühl, Bill Ramsey an ...

(born 1937), production music composer/conductor, * Jim Silye (born 1946), Canadian politician, businessman and former sportsman (football) emigrated to Canada in 1951 *

Wolfgang Holzmair Wolfgang Holzmair (born 1952 in Vöcklabruck) is an Austrian baritone. Holzmair studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He won 2nd prize in the baritone class of the 's-Hertogenbosch International Vocal Competition in 1981, an ...

(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 Peter Hackmair (born 26 June 1987) is a retired Austrian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of footbal ...

(born 1987), Austrian footballer *

Lukas Pöstlberger Lukas Pöstlberger (born 10 January 1992) is an Austrian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2012. Born in Vöcklabruck, Pöstlberger was named in the start list for the 2017 ...

(born 1992), Austrian cyclist * Princess Alexandra of Hanover, the daughter of Ernst August, Prince of Hanover and

Caroline, Princess of Hanover Princess Caroline of Monaco (Caroline Louise Marguerite; born 23 January 1957) is, by her marriage to Prince Ernst August, the Princess of Hanover. As the eldest child of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and Grace Kelly, she is the elder sister ...

* Laura Wienroither (born 1999), Austrian footballer for the

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and

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International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Vöcklabruck is twinned with: * Český Krumlov, Czech Republic *

Hauzenberg Hauzenberg () is a municipality in the district of Passau, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated northeast of Passau. In November 1936, Gauleiter Fritz Wächtler dedicated the Hauzenberg district house. In June 1940, the local National Sociali ...

, Bavaria, Germany *

Slovenj Gradec Slovenj Gradec (; german: Windischgrätz'', ''after about 1900 ''Windischgraz'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec. It is part of the historical Styria region, and since 2005 it has belon ...

, Slovenia

References

External links

Official website

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