
Lorch is a
district
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of the city of
Enns in the district of
Linz-Land
Bezirk Linz-Land is a district of Upper Austria in Austria.
Municipalities
Towns (''Städte'') are indicated in boldface; market towns (''Marktgemeinden'') in ''italics''; suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated ...
in
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 ...
.
[Otto Winkler, St.Laurenz-Basilika zu Enns-Lorch. Kirchenführer, Hrsg.: Pfarramt St. Laurenz, Enns. Kunstverlag Hofstetter, Ried im Innkreis, 1990.] It is at 48°13′0″N, 14°28′30″E. and developed out of the
Roman town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
of
Lauriacum.
Today it is incorporated into
Enns,
Austria
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.
References
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Cities and towns in Linz-Land District