Molln

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Molln
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Molln
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°53′01″N14°15′32″E / 47.88361°N 14.25889°E / 47.88361; 14.25889
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Kirchdorf an der Krems
Government
   Mayor Andreas Russmann (SPÖ)
Area
[1]
  Total
191.43 km2 (73.91 sq mi)
Elevation
442 m (1,450 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [2]
  Total
3,653
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4591
Area code 07584
Vehicle registration KI
Website www.molln.at

Molln is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It is remembered as a place where there was a poacher battle in 1919 and four people were shot and killed. [3]

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Geography

Molln lies in the Traunviertel. About 70 percent of the municipality is forest, and 20 percent is farmland.

Kalkalpen National Park including Central Europe's largest forested area is located in proximity to the municipality. Molln houses a visitor center.

Natural Gas Reserve

Molln is currently prospected for a natural gas reserve of 24 km3 (270 TWh energy). [4] Environmental effects of this are in dispute [5] while energy security and inflation have reemerged as primary concerns in the EU.

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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.
  3. "Poacher's Museum in St. Pankraz | Poachers history - Upper Austria". www.urlaubsregion-pyhrn-priel.at. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  4. red, ooe ORF at/Agenturen (2023-08-16). "Erster Schritt zu Probebohrung in Molln". ooe.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  5. red, ooe ORF at/Agenturen (2023-10-04). "Weiter Diskussion um Gasprobebohrungen". ooe.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-05.