Franking, Austria

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Franking
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°02′00″N12°55′00″E / 48.03333°N 12.91667°E / 48.03333; 12.91667
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Braunau am Inn
Government
 •  Mayor Josef Lasser (ÖVP)
Area
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 • Total10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi)
Elevation
457 m (1,499 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [2]
 • Total953
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5131
Area code 06277
Vehicle registration BR
Website www.franking.ooe.gv.at

Franking is a municipality in the district Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

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Geography

Franking is situated in the western part of Upper Austria near the border to Germany and Salzburg. The towns is 457 m above sea level, the area is 10.44 km2 and there are 955 inhabitants.

Villages

The villages in the municipity are (with population in brackets as at 1 Jan 2020):

History

The name Franking comes from the Old High German name "Franko or Francho". The name was first mentioned in 1150, when a Ulricus von franchingen is named in a document. Till 1779 Franking was part of Bavaria, after the Treaty of Teschen it became part of Austria.

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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.


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