Mondsee (town)

Place in Upper Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

47°51′24″N 13°21′06″E / 47.85667°N 13.35167°E / 47.85667; 13.35167CountryAustriaStateUpper AustriaDistrictVöcklabruckGovernment

• MayorOtto Mierl (ÖVP)Area

^[1]

• Total16.62 km² (6.42 sq mi)Elevation

493 m (1,617 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total3,734 • Density220/km² (580/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

5310

Area code06232Vehicle registrationVB

Mondsee is a town in the Vöcklabruck district in the Austrian state of Upper Austria located on the shore of the lake Mondsee. The town is home to the medieval Mondsee Abbey, whose cloister church was used for the site of the wedding in The Sound of Music.

The town is also known for the SKGLB railway museum and for prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements at Mondsee, which are part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.^[3]

One of its past sons is Alexander Strähuber (1814–1882), the history painter and book illustrator, and from 1865 to 1882 professor at the Munich Royal Academy of Fine Arts.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1991	2,600	—
2001	3,207	+23.3%
2009	3,304	+3.0%

Neighbouring municipalities

Gallery

St Michael Basilica (formerly Collegiate Church) at Mondsee, site of the wedding scene in The Sound of Music
Street view
Mondsee Golf Club

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
^ Holland, Hyacinth, "Strähuber: Alexander" in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Band 36 (1893), P. 490–493. Retrieved 30 December 2020