Altmünster
Altmünster (In the local dialect: Oidmünsta), also known as Altmünster am Traunsee, is a market town located about 3 kilometres south of Gmunden in the Austrian state of Upper Austria, on the west shore of the Traunsee. Its economic base consists primarily of tourism, light industry, and as a bedroom community for people working in larger communities such as Gmunden and Vöcklabruck.
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Altmünster (In the local dialect: Oidmünsta), also known as Altmünster am Traunsee, is a market town located about 3 kilometres south of Gmunden in the Austrian state of Upper Austria, on the west shore of the Traunsee. Its economic base consists primarily of tourism, light industry, and as a bedroom community for people working in larger communities such as Gmunden and Vöcklabruck.
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• Name — Altmünster • Native Name — Oidmünsta • Type — Municipality • Shield Size — 80x110px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Austria • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Upper Austria • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Gmunden • Parts Style — para • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Martin Pelzer • Leader Party — Austria • Elevation M — 442 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — CET • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset — +1 • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Registration Plate — GM • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 4813 • Area Code Type — Area code • Area Code — 07612 • Website — www.altmuenster.at
Twin towns — Sister cities
Twin towns — Sister cities
Altmünster is twinned with: • Düren, Germany • Belgium Hoegaarden, Belgium
Notable residents
Notable residents
• Franz Stangl (1908-1971), Austrian-born Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
Aristocracy
Aristocracy
• Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este (1781–1850), commanded the Austrian army during the Napoleonic Wars, died locally • Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria (1866–1939), member of the House of Habsburg • Archduchess Karoline Marie of Austria (1869–1945), member of the House of Habsburg-Tuscany and Archduchess of Austria
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