Losenstein

Infobox Ort in Österreich
Art = Gemeinde
Name = Losenstein
Wappen = wappen at losenstein.pnglat_deg = 47 | lat_min = 55 | lat_sec = 31
lon_deg = 14 | lon_min = 26 | lon_sec = 00
Bundesland = Oberösterreich
Bezirk = Steyr-Land
Höhe = 348
Fläche = 19
Einwohner = 1697
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 4460
Vorwahl = 07255
Kfz = SE
Gemeindekennziffer = 4 15 09
NUTS = AT314
Straße = Eisenstraße 45
Website = [http://www.losenstein.ooe.gv.at www.losenstein.
ooe.gv.at]
Bürgermeister = Gottfried Schuh
Partei = ÖVP
Gemeinderatanzahl = 19
Gemeinderat = 11 ÖVP, 7 SPÖ, 1 FPÖ
Wahljahr = 2003

Losenstein is a small village in the south of Upper Austria, Austria with about 1,700 inhabitants. It's the birthplace of the famous dialect poet Anton Schosser (1801-1849). One of his most known songs is the Erzherzog-Johann-Jodler "Wo i geh und steh".

External links

* [http://www.losenstein.ooe.gv.at Local information (in German)]