Sankt Florian

Infobox Ort in Österreich
Art = Marktgemeinde
Name = Sankt Florian
Wappen = Wappen at st florian.pngWappengröße =
lat_deg = 48 | lat_min = 12 | lat_sec = 32
lon_deg = 14 | lon_min = 22 | lon_sec = 46
Karte =
Lageplan =
Lageplanbeschreibung =
Bundesland = Oberösterreich
Bezirk = Linz-Land
Höhe = 296
Fläche = 44
Einwohner = 5652
Stand = 2007-01-01
PLZ = 4490
Vorwahl = 07224, 07223
Kfz = LL
Gemeindekennziffer = 41013
NUTS = AT312
LOCODE =
Straße =
Adresse = Leopold Kotzmann-Str. 1
4490 St. Florian
Website = [http://www.st-florian.at/ www.st-florian.at]
Bürgermeister = Robert Franz Zeitlinger
Bürgermeistertitel =
Partei = ÖVP
Gemeinderatanzahl = 31
Wahljahr =
Gemeinderat = 17 ÖVP, 13 SPÖ, 1 FPÖ
image_photo = Oesterreich_stift_stflorian.jpg
Bildbeschreibung1 = Blick auf St. Florian mit dem darüberliegenden Stift

Sankt Florian is a town in Upper Austria, Austria. It is 10 miles (16 km) from Linz, with a population of 5,500 and an elevation of 296 meters above sea level.

t. Florian's Priory and basilica

The town of Sankt Florian is the home of St. Florian's Priory, named after Saint Florian, and one of the oldest operational monasteries in the world following the Rule of St. Augustine. The composer Anton Bruckner (1824-96), who was a choirboy and later organist here, is buried beneath the organ inside the monastic church, which was elevated to the rank of basilica minor in 1999.

t. Florianer Sängerknaben

St. Florian's is also known for its boys' choir ("St. Florianer Sängerknaben"), founded almost 1,000 years ago in 1071. This choir has been a traditional part of the monastery's worship from its beginning and has contributed significantly to the identity of the town. It has particular responsibility in providing excellence in sacred music for the religious community, but also now undertakes successful international concert tours, television appearances and a busy recording schedule making CDs.

Museums

Sankt Florian has a fire fighting museum ("Historisches Feuerwehrzeughaus") [situated in a part of the monastic buildings] , a hunting museum ("Jagdmuseum Schloss Hohenbrunn") and a museum of farming and local history ("Sumerauerhof").

Notes

External links

* [http://www.stift-st-florian.at/ The monastery website]
* [http://www.florianer.at/ The boys' choir website]

=External

* [http://www.florian2004.at/downloads/Stift_St.Florian.jpgSt. Florian's Priory, exterior]
* [http://www.ooemuseumsverbund.at/dbgfx/museen_bilder/1243_florian2.jpgBasilica of Saints Florian and Augustine: the frescoed ceiling of the nave]
* [http://www.noe.co.at/magazin/00/artikel/3202/img/ST_FLORIAN_BRUCKNERORGEL3_300.jpgBasilica of Saints Florian and Augustine: The Bruckner Organ]
* [http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.photo.index/m/markt_st_florian/images/markt_st_florian__kaiserzimmer_im_stift_st_floria.jpgSt. Florian's Priory: the Kaiser's room]
* [http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.photo.data.image.fw17/fw16178h.jpgSchloss Hohenbrunn]