Schlägl is a town and a former municipality in Rohrbach District in the

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. On 1 May 2015 Schlägl municipality was merged with Aigen im Mühlkreis to form Aigen-Schlägl municipality. As of 1 January 2018, population of the town was 430.

Geography

Schlägl is lying in the upper

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. About 55 percent of the municipality is forest, and 40 percent is farmland.

Forestry

Schägl contains a monastic order in which famously developed was the target diameter harvesting method.

References

Cities and towns in Rohrbach District {{UpperAustria-geo-stub