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Mondsee is a town in the
Vöcklabruck
Vöcklabruck () is the administrative center of the Vöcklabruck district, 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 which ...
district in the Austrian state 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, a ...
located on the shore of the lake
Mondsee. The town is home to the medieval
Mondsee Abbey
Mondsee Abbey (german: Kloster Mondsee) was a Benedictine monastery in Mondsee in Upper Austria.
History
The region of the ''Mondseeland'', in which Mondsee is located, was formerly part of Bavaria. In 748 Mondsee Abbey was founded by Odilo, Duk ...
, whose cloister church was used for the site of the wedding in ''
The Sound of Music
''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. Se ...
''.
The town is also known for the
SKGLB railway museum
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives ( steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic e ...
and for prehistoric
pile-dwelling (or stilt house)
settlements at Mondsee, which are part of
UNESCO World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...
s.
[UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps]
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One of its past sons is Alexander Strähuber
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Alexander Strähuber or (Straehuber); (1814–1882) was an Austrian-born German history painter and book illustrator. From 1865 to 1882 he was a professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.
Strähuber was born on 28 Februa ...
(1814–1882), the history painter
History painting is a genre in painting defined by its subject matter rather than any artistic style or specific period. History paintings depict a moment in a narrative story, most often (but not exclusively) Greek and Roman mythology and Bible ...
and book illustrator
The illustration of manuscript books was well established in ancient times, and the tradition of the illuminated manuscript thrived in the West until the invention of printing. Other parts of the world had comparable traditions, such as the Pers ...
, and from 1865 to 1882 professor at the Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
Royal Academy of Fine Arts.[Holland, Hyacinth]
"Strähuber: Alexander"
in ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'', Band 36 (1893), P. 490–493. Retrieved 30 December 2020
Population
Neighbouring municipalities
* Unterach am Attersee
Unterach is a village in the Austria state of Upper Austria on the southern shore of lake Attersee in the centre of the Salzkammergut region.
The name derives from the Austro-Bavarian ''Untr, aha'' ~ ''between, waters'' based on the geographical ...
* Tiefgraben
Tiefgraben is a municipality in the district of Vöcklabruck in the Austrian state of Upper Austria
Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria bord ...
* Innerschwand
Innerschwand am Mondsee is a municipality in the district of Vöcklabruck in the Austrian state of Upper Austria
Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper ...
* Sankt Lorenz
Gallery
File:Mondsee, das Schloss Mondsee Dm125213 foto11 2017-08-12 17.41.jpg, St Michael Basilica (formerly Collegiate Church) at Mondsee, site of the wedding scene in ''The Sound of Music''
File:Mondsee, straatzicht1 foto1 2011-07-29 15.05.jpg, Street view
File:Mondsee Golf Club.JPG, Mondsee Golf Club
See also
* Mondseer cheese
References
External links
Tourist Information of Mondsee and area
Mondseeland
*
DORIS-Map
Platform for the touristic theme and culture in Mondsee
Cities and towns in Vöcklabruck District
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