Hochburg-Ach
| Hochburg-Ach | ||
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 Ach an der Salzach seen from Burghausen | ||
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  Hochburg-Ach Location within Austria | ||
| Coordinates: 48°07′50″N 12°52′40″E / 48.13056°N 12.87778°ECoordinates: 48°07′50″N 12°52′40″E / 48.13056°N 12.87778°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Upper Austria | |
| District | Braunau am Inn | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Johann Reschenhofer (ÖVP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 40.09 km2 (15.48 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 462 m (1,516 ft) | |
| Population (14 June 2016)[1] | ||
| • Total | 3,171 | |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 5122 | |
| Area code | 07727 | |
| Vehicle registration | BR | |
| Website | www.hochburg-ach.at | |
Hochburg-Ach is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Geography
Hochburg-Ach lies in the Innviertel on the Germany border, directly opposite the Bavarian town of Burghausen. It lies east of the Salzach. About 42 percent of the municipality is forest and 52 percent farmland.
Notable people
- Franz Xaver Gruber (1787–1863), primary school teacher, church organist and composer was born here [2]
References
- ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden, Erstellt am 14.06.2016 (Last accessed 13.12.2016) for Hochburg-Ach.
- ↑ Teacher, musician and composer of the melody of “Silent Night” www.stillenacht.com, Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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