Ulrichsberg

Ulrichsberg
Ulrichsberg
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Rohrbach
Mayor Wilfried Kellermann (ÖVP)
Area 57 km2 (22 sq mi)
Elevation 626 m  (2054 ft)
Population 2,962 (1 January 2011)[1]
 - Density 52 /km2 (135 /sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate RO
Postal code 4161
Area code 07288
Website www.ulrichsberg.at

Ulrichsberg is a municipality in the district of Rohrbach in Upper Austria, Austria.

Geography

Ulrichsberg lies in Mühlviertel in Upper Austria near the Bohemian Forest and along the Große Mühl river (north of the Danube). It covers an area of 12.2 km north to south and 10.3 km east to west for a total area of 57 km2. 51.8% of the area is forested and 44.7% of the area is in agricultural use.

The Gemeinde ("communes") nearby are: Berdetschlag, Breitenstein, Dietrichschlag, Erlet, Fuchslug, Hintenberg, Kandlschlag, Lichtenberg, Mühlwald, Ödenkirchen, Salnau, Schindlau, Seitelschlag, Sonnenwald, Stangl, Stollnberg, Ulrichsberg, and Zaglau.

North of Lichtenberg, in Schöneben, is a small border crossing to the Czech Republic.

History

Ulrichsberg was first mentioned in a document in 1325.

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