Thomas Stelzer | |
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Governor of Upper Austria | |
Assumed office 5 April 2017 | |
Chancellor | Christian Kern Sebastian Kurz Brigitte Bierlein Sebastian Kurz Alexander Schallenberg Karl Nehammer |
Preceded by | Josef Pühringer |
Personal details | |
Born | Linz,Austria | February 21,1967
Political party | ÖVP |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Austria |
Years of service | 1990 |
Thomas Stelzer (born February 21,1967,in Linz) is an Austrian politician who is serving as the current Governor of Upper Austria since 2017. Stelzer studied law at the Johannes Kepler University Linz from 1985 to 1990. Before becoming Governor,Stelzer was the Deputy Governor of Upper Austria from 2015 to 2017. He was a member of the Upper Austrian Parliament from 1997 to 2015. [1]
He is Knight of Honor of the Order of St. George. [2]
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Traun is an Austrian municipality located on the north bank of the river Traun and borders Linz,the capital of Upper Austria,to the east. The name Traun is derived from the Celtic word for river. Traun is the fifth largest town in Upper Austria,located in the district of Linz-Land.
The Bruckner Orchester Linz is an Austrian orchestra based in Linz. Named for Anton Bruckner,the orchestra is the concert orchestra for the state of Upper Austria,and also the opera orchestra at the Landestheater Linz. Consisting of 110 musicians,the orchestra participates in the Bruckner Festival,the Ars Electronica Festival and the Linzer Klangwolke.
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Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub,commonly known as Linzer ASK or simply LASK,is an Austrian professional football club based in Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club in that region,and plays in the Austrian Football Bundesliga,the top tier of Austrian football. The club's colours are black and white. The women's team plays in the second highest division of Austrian women's football.
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Linz Hauptbahnhof or Linz Central Station is a railway station in Linz,the third largest city in Austria,and capital city of the federal state of Upper Austria. Opened in 1858,the station is the centrepiece of the Linz transport hub. It forms part of the Western Railway,and is also a terminus of the Pyhrn Railway,the Summerauer Railway,and the Linzer Lokalbahn (LILO). The station is owned by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB);train services are operated by the ÖBB and the LILO. With 40,800 passengers daily in 2018/2019,it is the busiest station in Austria outside of Vienna,and the 7th-busiest overall.
The Linz State Theatre is a theatre in Linz,Austria. The largest theater in Upper Austria (OÖ),it consists of three venues:the Musiktheater am Volksgarten,the Schauspielhaus and the Kammerspiele on the Promenade in Linz. The theater is managed by OÖ. Theater und Orchester,which also operates the Bruckner Orchester Linz and is wholly owned by the province of Upper Austria via the OÖLandesholding.
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Niyazi Serdar Sarıçiftçi is a Turkish-Austrian physicist. He is professor for physical chemistry at the Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz. There,he leads the Institut for Physical Chemistry as well as the Institut for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS).
Events in the year 2017 in Austria.
Stelzer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Thomas Stelzer may refer to:
Events in the year 2021 in Austria.
The 2021 Upper Austrian state election was held on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the Landtag of Upper Austria.
Manfred Haimbuchner is a Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) politician. He served in the National Council from 2006 to 2009,and in the Landtag of Upper Austria as his party's leader since 2009. In 2015,he became Deputy Governor of the state.