Alkoven

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Alkoven
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Alkoven
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°17′14″N14°06′25″E / 48.28722°N 14.10694°E / 48.28722; 14.10694
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Eferding
Government
   Mayor Monika Weberberger-Rainer (SPÖ)
Area
[1]
  Total
42.58 km2 (16.44 sq mi)
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [2]
  Total
5,961
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4072
Area code 07274
Vehicle registration EF
Website www.alkoven.at

Alkoven is a municipality in the district of Eferding in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

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Geography

Alkoven lies in the Hausruckviertel. About 17 percent of the municipality is forest and 65 percent farmland.

History

The Renaissance style Hartheim Castle is located at Alkoven. It became notorious as one of the Nazi Euthanasia killing centers, where the killing program Action T4 took place (see Hartheim Euthanasia Centre).

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Hartheim Castle
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Church of Alkoven

References

  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.