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Scharnstein

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Scharnstein
Municipality
Scharnstein seen from the Scharnstein Castle ruins
Scharnstein seen from the Scharnstein Castle ruins
Coat of arms of Scharnstein
Coat of arms
Scharnstein is located in Austria
Scharnstein
Scharnstein
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°54′01″N 13°57′39″E / 47.90028°N 13.96083°E / 47.90028; 13.96083
CountryAustria
StateUpper Austria
DistrictGmunden
Government
 • MayorRudolf Raffelsberger (ÖVP)
Area
[1]
 • Total
47.79 km2 (18.45 sq mi)
Elevation
488 m (1,601 ft)
Population
 (2016-01-01)[2]
 • Total
4,780
 • Density100/km2 (259/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4644
Area code07615
Vehicle registrationGM
Websitewww.scharnstein.
ooe.gv.at

Scharnstein is a municipality in the district of Gmunden in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

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Scharnstein lies in the heart of the Alm valley. About 55 percent of the municipality is forest, and 36 percent is farmland.

History

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The municipality bears the coat of arms of its former lords, the Jörger von Tollet family.

References

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  1. ↑ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018" (in German). Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn nach Gemeinden seit 2002" (in German). Statistics Austria. January 2023.


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