Lambach

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Lambach
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Lambach
Lambach (Austria)
Lambach
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Upper Austria
District Wels-Land
Mayor Christine Oberndorfer (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area 4 km² (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation 367 m  (1204 ft)
Population 3,368  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 842 /km² (2,181 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WL
Postal code 4650
Area code 07245
Website www.lambach.ooe.gv.at

Coordinates: 48°05′40″N 13°52′39″E / 48.09444, 13.8775

Lambach is a market town in the Wels-Land district of Upper Austria, Austria, on the Ager and Traun Rivers. It has a population of 3,242 as of 2001. A major stop on the salt trade, it is the site of the Lambach Abbey, built around 1056.

[edit] History

The famous abbey of Lambach was founded in 1056 by bishop Adalbero of Würzburg.

[edit] Notable inhabitants

Lambach was the home of Dr. Ignaz Harrer who, from 1872 to 1875, was the mayor of Salzburg.