Perg

Infobox Town AT
Art = Stadt
Name = Perg
Wappen =
lat_deg = 48 | lat_min = 15 | lat_sec = 1
lon_deg = 14 | lon_min = 38 | lon_sec = 1
Bundesland = Oberösterreich
Bezirk = Perg
Höhe = 250
Fläche = 35.1
Einwohner = 7515
Stand = 31.12.2005
PLZ = 4320
Vorwahl = 07262
Kfz = PE
Gemeindekennziffer = 41 116
NUTS = AT314
Straße = Hauptplatz 4
Website = [http://www.perg.at/ www.perg.at]
Bürgermeister = Anton Froschauer
Partei = ÖVP
Gemeinderatanzahl = 31
Wahljahr = 2003
Gemeinderat = 13 SPÖ, 16 ÖVP, 2 FPÖ

Perg is a city in Austria, capital of the district of the same name.

History

Originally in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria, Perg belonged to Austria from the 12th century on. In 1269 it received commercial privileges from King Ottokar II of Bohemia, and from 1490 it was part of the Principality of Austria on the Ems. Autonomous from 1542, it was occupied several times during the Napoleonic Wars.

Main sights

*"Einhorn", a large unicorn sculpture inspired to the city's coat of arms.
*"Seifensiederhaus", built in 1563.
*The Late Baroque "Kalvarienbergkirche" (Church of the Calvary Hill, 1734-1735)
*The "Pranger", a column in the main square of the city, built in 1587.