Hochburg-Ach

Hochburg-Ach
Municipality
Ach an der Salzach seen from Burghausen
Coat of arms
Hochburg-Ach Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°07′50″N12°52′40″E / 48.13056°N 12.87778°E / 48.13056; 12.87778
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Braunau am Inn
Government
•  Mayor	Johann Reschenhofer (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	40.12 km2 (15.49 sq mi)
Elevation	462 m (1,516 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01) [2]
• Total	3,236
• Density	80.66/km2 (208.9/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. ^[3]

References

1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018" (in German). Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018" (in German). Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
3. Teacher, musician and composer of the melody of “Silent Night” Archived 2019-03-01 at the Wayback Machine www.stillenacht.com, Retrieved 7 June 2018.