Vöcklabruck () is the administrative center of the

Vöcklabruck district Bezirk Vöcklabruck is a district of the state of Upper Austria in Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austri ...

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. It is located in the western part of

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, close to the A1

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as well as the B1 highway. Vöcklabruck's name derives from the River

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which runs through the town, whose name in turn originates from a

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's name ('Vechela') and 'Ache', meaning 'flowing water' or '

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'. 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

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, to the Mondsee, to the Hallstättersee and to the

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) has led to the town's description as "the gateway to the

Salzkammergut The Salzkammergut (, ; ) is a resort area in Austria, stretching from the city of Salzburg eastwards along the Alpine Foreland and the Northern Limestone Alps to the peaks of the Dachstein Mountains. The main river of the region is the Traun (r ...

". 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 ...

Notable people

Leonhard Schiemer Leonhard Schiemer (c. 1500 – 14 January 1528) was an early pacifist Anabaptist writer and martyr whose work survives in the Ausbund. Background Schiemer was born around 1500 in Vöcklabruck, where he grew up in a religious environment and trai ...

(ca 1500–1528), important figure in the

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

movement *

Emilie Mediz-Pelikan Emilie Mediz-Pelikan (2 December 1861 – 19 March 1908) was an Austrian landscape painter. Many of her works show some Symbolist influence. Biography Emilie Pelikan was born in Vöcklabruck, Austrian Empire in 1861. Her father was a governme ...

(1861–1908), landscape painter, many works show

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influence. * Oskar Czerwenka (1924–2000), a bass whose residence was merged into a state music school named after him *

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 a ...

(born 1937), production music composer/conductor, *

Jim Silye Jim Silye (born April 28, 1946) is a Canadian politician, businessman, and former professional football player for the Canadian Football League. Born in Vöcklabruck, Austria, he emigrated to Arnprior, Ontario in 1951. He received a Bachelor ...

(born 1946), Canadian politician, businessman and former footballer 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 * Editta Braun (born 1958), a choreographer, stage dancer and dance pedagogue *

Franzobel Franzobel is the pseudonym of the Austrian writer (Franz) Stefan Griebl. He was born on 1 March 1967 in Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria. In 1997, he won the Wolfgang Weyrauch Prize and in 1998, the Kassel Literary Prize, amongst numerous other lit ...

(born 1967), writer of books and plays, real name ''Franz Stefan Griebl.'' * David Six (born 1985), musician, pianist, composer and multi-instrumentalist. * Princess Alexandra of Hanover (born 1999), daughter of Ernst August, Prince of Hanover and

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Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who serves as a member of the Federal Council of Austria and as President of the Federal Council since 1 January 2025. She previously served in that role in ...

(born 1961) politician, president of Austrian Federal Council

Sport

* Peter Hackmair (born 1987), Austrian footballer, played 120 games * Lukas Pöstlberger (born 1992), Austrian cyclist * Laura Wienroither (born 1999), Austrian footballer for

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and the

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for whom she has played 30 games

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Vöcklabruck is twinned with: *

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* Hauzenberg,

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References

External links

Official website

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