Perg

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Perg
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Perg
Mayor	Anton Froschauer (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area	35.1 km² (13.6 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m  (820 ft)
Population	7,515  (31/12/2005)
- Density	214 /km² (555 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	PE
Postal code	4320
Area code	07262
Website	www.perg.at Coordinates: 48°15′1″N 14°38′1″E / 48.25028, 14.63361

The church of the Calvary in Perg.

Perg is a city in Austria, capital of the district of the same name.

[edit] History

Originally in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria, Perg belonged to Austria from the 12th century on. In 1269 it received commercial privileges from King Ottokar II of Bohemia, and from 1490 it was part of the Principality of Austria on the Ems. Autonomous from 1542, it was occupied several times during the Napoleonic Wars.

[edit] Main sights

• Einhorn, a large unicorn sculpture inspired to the city's coat of arms.
• Seifensiederhaus, built in 1563.
• The Late Baroque Kalvarienbergkirche (Church of the Calvary Hill, 1734-1735)
• The Pranger, a column in the main square of the city, built in 1587.

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