Scharnstein

Scharnstein

Coat of arms
Scharnstein
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°54′01″N 13°57′39″E / 47.90028°N 13.96083°E / 47.90028; 13.96083Coordinates: 47°54′01″N 13°57′39″E / 47.90028°N 13.96083°E / 47.90028; 13.96083
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Gmunden
Government
 • Mayor Rudolf Raffelsberger (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total 47.7 km2 (18.4 sq mi)
Elevation 488 m (1,601 ft)
Population (14 June 2016)[1]
 • Total 4,780
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 4644
Area code 07615
Vehicle registration GM
Website www.scharnstein.
ooe.gv.at

Scharnstein is a municipality in the district of Gmunden in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

Scharnstein lies in the heart of the Alm valley. About 55 percent of the municipality is forest, and 36 percent is farmland.

References

  1. ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden, Erstellt am 14.06.2016 (Last accessed 13.12.2016) for Scharnstein.


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