Taufkirchen an der Pram

Coordinates: 48°25′00″N 13°32′00″E / 48.41667°N 13.53333°E / 48.41667; 13.53333
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Taufkirchen an der Pram
Coat of arms of Taufkirchen an der Pram
Taufkirchen an der Pram is located in Austria
Taufkirchen an der Pram
Taufkirchen an der Pram
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°25′00″N 13°32′00″E / 48.41667°N 13.53333°E / 48.41667; 13.53333
CountryAustria
StateUpper Austria
DistrictSchärding
Government
 • MayorPaul Freund (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total29.17 km2 (11.26 sq mi)
Elevation
338 m (1,109 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total2,925
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4775
Area code07719
Vehicle registrationSD
Websitewww.taufkirchen-pram.at

Taufkirchen an der Pram is a municipality in the district of Schärding in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography[edit]

Taufkirchen lies in the Innviertel. About 12 percent of the municipality is forest, and 79 percent is farmland.

Personalities[edit]

  • Peter Kubelka (born 1934), Austrian experimental filmmaker and artist, spent his childhood in Taufkirchen an der Pram
  • Josef Mayer (1868-1940), Austrian politician and mayor of Taufkirchen
  • Lukas Weißhaidinger (born 1992), athlete, discus thrower, lives in Taufkirchen on the Pram

References[edit]

  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.