Henndorf am Wallersee

Henndorf am Wallersee

Coat of arms
Henndorf am Wallersee
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°53′00″N 13°10′00″E / 47.88333°N 13.16667°E / 47.88333; 13.16667Coordinates: 47°53′00″N 13°10′00″E / 47.88333°N 13.16667°E / 47.88333; 13.16667
Country Austria
State Salzburg
District Salzburg-Umgebung
Government
 • Mayor Rupert Eder (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total 23.47 km2 (9.06 sq mi)
Elevation 551 m (1,808 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
 • Total 4,883
 • Density 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 5302
Area code 06214
Vehicle registration SL
Website Official website

Henndorf am Wallersee, commonly named Henndorf, is a municipality of 4,777 inhabitants in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria.

History

The town was first mentioned in 6th century.

Geography

Henndorf is located around 16 kilometres to the north-east of Salzburg, by the Wallersee lake. The municipality borders with Eugendorf, Neumarkt am Wallersee, Seekirchen am Wallersee, Köstendorf and Thalgau.[2] It is divided into 9 Katastralgemeinden: the town of Henndorf and 8 villages:

Village Population (2001)
Henndorf am Wallersee
3,742
Berg
209
Enzing
58
Fenning
190
Hankham
86
Hatting
16
Hof
152
Oelling
127
Wankham
67

Personalities

  • Carl Zuckmayer (1896–1977), German writer, lived for some years in Henndorf
  • Richard Mayr (1877-1935) renowned Austrian Bass-Baritone was very closely associated with Henndorf.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Henndorf am Wallersee.
  2. ↑ 86629 Henndorf am Wallersee on OpenStreetMap
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