Sankt Radegund

Sankt Radegund
Sankt Radegund
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Braunau am Inn
Mayor Simon Sigl (ÖVP)
Area 18 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation 480 m  (1575 ft)
Population 557 (1 January 2011)[1]
 - Density 31 /km2 (80 /sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BR
Postal code 5121
Area code 06278
Website www.st-radegund.at

Sankt Radegund is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria, named after Saint Radegund. It is situated at the western rim of the Innviertel region, where the Salzach river forms the border to the German state of Bavaria.

Originally a part of the stem duchy of Bavaria, Sankt Radegund together with the Innviertel fell to the Archduchy of Austria according to the rules of the 1779 Treaty of Teschen. The village is known as the birthplace of World War II conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter, who was executed at Brandenburg Prison in 1943.

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