Vöcklabruck

Vöcklabruck
Vöcklabruck
	Coat of arms
	Vöcklabruck Location within Austria
	Coordinates: 48°0′31″N 13°39′21″E / 48.00861°N 13.65583°E
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Vöcklabruck
Government
• Mayor	Peter Schobesberger (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	15.59 km2 (6.02 sq mi)
Elevation	433 m (1,421 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	12,299
• Density	790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 2 (CEST)
Postal code	4840
Area code	07672
Vehicle registration	VB
Website	www.voecklabruck.at

Vöcklabruck (German pronunciation: [fœklaˈbʁʊk] ^ⓘ) is the administrative center of the Vöcklabruck district, Austria. It is located in the western part of Upper Austria, close to the A1 Autobahn as well as the B1 highway.

Vöcklabruck's name derives from the River Vöckla which runs through the town, whose name in turn originates from a person's name ('Vechela') and 'Ache', meaning 'flowing water' or 'river'.

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 (strawberry festival), among others.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,794	—
1880	3,076	10.1%
1890	3,294	7.1%
1900	3,562	8.1%
1910	4,338	21.8%
1923	4,520	4.2%
1934	5,017	11.0%
1939	5,546	10.5%
1951	8,857	59.7%
1961	9,353	5.6%
1971	10,732	14.7%
1981	11,019	2.7%
1991	11,239	2.0%
2001	11,697	4.1%
2011	11,931	2.0%

Sights

The distance to Salzkammergut's lakes from Vöcklabruck (11 km (7 mi) to the Attersee, 16 km (10 mi) to the Traunsee, 40 km (25 mi) to the Mondsee, 68 km (42 mi) to the Hallstättersee and 72 km (45 mi) to the Wolfgangsee) has led to the town's description as "the gateway to the Salzkammergut". 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

Notable people

Leonhard Schiemer (ca 1500–1528), important figure in the Anabaptist movement
Emilie Mediz-Pelikan (1861–1908), landscape painter, many works show Symbolist influence.
Oskar Czerwenka (1924–2000), a bass whose residence was merged into a state music school named after him
Gerhard Narholz (born 1937), production music composer/conductor,
Jim Silye (born 1946), Canadian politician, businessman and former footballer emigrated to Canada in 1951
Wolfgang Holzmair (born 1952), renowned baritone recitalist and opera singer
Editta Braun (born 1958), a choreographer, stage dancer and dance pedagogue
Franzobel (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 Caroline, Princess of Hanover

Sport

Peter Hackmair (born 1987), Austrian footballer, played 120 games
Lukas Pöstlberger (born 1992), Austrian cyclist
Laura Wienroither (born 1999), Austrian footballer for Arsenal W.F.C. and the Austria women's national football team for whom she has played 30 games