Alkoven

Alkoven
Alkoven
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Eferding
Mayor Gabriel Schuhmann (SPÖ)
Area 43 km2 (17 sq mi)
Elevation 268 m  (879 ft)
Population 5,409 (1 January 2011)[1]
 - Density 126 /km2 (326 /sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate EF
Postal code 4072
Area code 07274
Website www.alkoven.at

Alkoven is a municipality in the district Eferding in Upper Austria, Austria.

The Renaissance style Castle Schloss Hartheim is located at Alkoven. It became notorious as one of the Nazi Euthanasia killing centers, where the killing program Action T4 took place.

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