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Scharnstein

Coordinates: 47°54′01″N 13°57′39″E / 47.90028°N 13.96083°E / 47.90028; 13.96083
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Scharnstein
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
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 • Total
47.79 km2 (18.45 sq mi)
Elevation
488 m (1,601 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total
4,819
 • Density100/km2 (260/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". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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