Mondsee
Mondsee is a town in the Vöcklabruck district in the Austrian state of Upper Austria located on the shore of the lake Mondsee. The town is home to the medieval Mondsee Abbey, whose cloister church was used for the site of the wedding in The Sound of Music. The town is also known for the SKGLB railway museum and for prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements at Mondsee, which are part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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Mondsee is a town in the Vöcklabruck district in the Austrian state of Upper Austria located on the shore of the lake Mondsee. The town is home to the medieval Mondsee Abbey, whose cloister church was used for the site of the wedding in The Sound of Music. The town is also known for the SKGLB railway museum and for prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements at Mondsee, which are part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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One of its past sons is Alexander Strähuber (1814–1882), the history painter and book illustrator, and from 1865 to 1882 professor at the Munich Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
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• Name — Mondsee • Type — Municipality • Shield Size — 80x110px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Austria • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Upper Austria • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Vöcklabruck • Parts Style — para • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Otto Mierl • Leader Party — Austria • Elevation M — 493 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — CET • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset — +1 • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Registration Plate — VB • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 5310 • Area Code Type — Area code • Area Code — 06232
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• Unterach am Attersee • Tiefgraben • Innerschwand • Sankt Lorenz
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• Illustration — St Michael Basilica (formerly Collegiate Church) at Mondsee, site of the wedding scene in The Sound of Music • Illustration — Street view • Illustration — Mondsee Golf Club
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