- Thalheim bei Wels
Infobox Ort in Österreich
Art = Marktgemeinde
Name = Thalheim bei Wels
Wappen =
lat_deg = 48 | lat_min = 09 | lat_sec = 05
lon_deg = 14 | lon_min = 02 | lon_sec = 18
Bundesland = Oberösterreich
Bezirk = Wels-Land
Höhe = 369
Fläche = 16
Einwohner = 5332
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 4600
Vorwahl = 07242
Kfz = WL
Gemeindekennziffer = 4 18 23
NUTS = AT312
Adresse = Marktgemeinde Thalheim bei Wels
Gemeindeplatz 14
4600 Thalheim bei Wels
Website = [http://www.thalheim.ooe.gv.at www.thalheim.ooe.gv.at]
Bürgermeister = Andreas Stockinger
Partei = ÖVP
Gemeinderatanzahl = 31
Gemeinderat = 12ÖVP , 12SPÖ , 4 Grüne, 3FPÖ
Wahljahr = 2003Thalheim bei Wels is a
town in the Wels-Land district, Upper Austria,Austria . 11.6% of the municipality are forested, 69% are farmlands. The north to south width is 5.9 km and east to west is 5.2 km.ubdivisions
*
Bergerndorf
*Edtholz
*Ottstorf
*Schauersberg
*Thalheim bei Wels
*Unterschauersberg Historical population of
*
1991 : 4,525
*2001: 4,971History
It used to be part of the
Duchy of Bavaria until the12th century . Since1490 , it became a part of thePrincipality of Austria . During theNapoleonic Wars , the place was occupied.ites of interest
* Pilgrimage church Maria Schauersberg
*Marienwarte , offers a panorama of the surrounding country. On clear days, theRhine can be seen. The high altar which was built in1897 and is made out ofCarrara marble.Persons
*
Franz Kalchmair (b.1939 , a song and an opera singer, and a musician.External links
*Map and aerial photos
** [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=48.51&longitude=14.041&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest]
** [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=14.041&lat=48.51&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver]
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