🇦🇹 Vöcklabruck is the administrative centre of the Vöcklabruck district, Austria. It is located in the western part of Upper Austria, close to the A1 Autobahn as well as the B1 highway. Vöcklabruck's name derives from the River Vöckla which runs through the town, whose name in turn originates from a person's name and 'Ache', meaning 'flowing water' or 'river'.
Vöcklabruck has many shops as well as services and schools. It was chosen for Europäisches Schützentreffen (the European Meeting of Marksmen) in 2003, and has and will play host to other events such as the Internationale Musiktage (International Music Gathering), Landesgartenschau (provincial garden show) 2007, and an Erdbeerfest (strawberry festival), among others.
Sights The distance to Salzkammergut's lakes from Vöcklabruck (11 km (7 mi) to the Attersee, 16 km (10 mi) to the Traunsee, 40 km (25 mi) to the Mondsee, 68 km (42 mi) to the Hallstättersee and 72 km (45 mi) to the Wolfgangsee) has led to the town's description as "the gateway to the Salzkammergut". Near the town there are many recreational facilities where people can enjoy both indoor and outdoor activities. Alongside these, Vöcklabruck offers: • In the town square's tower, frescos discovered in the 1960s. They date from 1502 and were painted by Tyrolean Jörg Kölderer. • Dörflkirche/Ägidiuskirche' (St. Giles' Church), Baroque church constructed between 1688–1691. • Schöndorfer Kirche, an early medieval fortified church, built before 824. • Museum Heimathaus with Wolfsegg Iron.
Vöcklabruck has a population of over 12,300 people. Vöcklabruck also forms the centre of the wider Vöcklabruck District which has a population of over 126,599 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Vöcklabruck has links with:
🇨🇿 Český Krumlov, Czech Republic 🇩🇪 Hauzenberg, Germany 🇸🇮 Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia🇺🇦 Chystiakove 48.017
🇺🇦 Shakhtarsk 48.033
🇩🇪 Landsberg am Lech 48.033
🇩🇪 Mindelheim 48.037
🇺🇸 Marysville 48.05
🇩🇪 Ostvorpommern 13.67
🇩🇪 Eberswalde 13.817
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