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Franking
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Country | Austria |
State | Upper Austria |
District | Braunau am Inn |
Mayor | Josef Lasser (ÖVP) |
Area | 10.44 km2 (4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 457 m (1499 ft) |
Population | 930 (1 January 2011)[1] |
- Density | 89 /km2 (231 /sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | BR |
Postal code | 5131 |
Area code | 06277 |
Website | www.franking.ooe.gv.at |
Franking is a municipality in the district Braunau am Inn in Upper Austria, Austria.
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Franking is situated in the western part of Upper Austria near the border to Germany and Salzburg. The towns is457 m above sea level, the area is 10.44 km² and there are 955 inhabitants.
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The villages in the municipity are Buch, Dorfibm, Eggenham, Eisengöring, Franking, Holzöster, Holzleithen, Neuhausen, Oberfranking.
The name Franking comes from the Old High German name "Franko or Francho". The name was first mentioned in 1150, when a Ulricus von franchingen is named in a document. Till 1779 Franking was part of Bavaria, after the Treaty of Teschen it became part of Austria.