Altheim, Austria

Infobox Town AT
name=Altheim
name_local=
image_coa =
state = Upper Austria
district = Braunau am Inn
population = 4810
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_ref =
pop_dens = 213
area = 22.62
elevation = 363
lat_deg=48
lat_min=15
lat_sec=00
lat_hem=N
lon_deg=13
lon_min=14
lon_sec = 00
lon_hem=E
postal_code = 4950
area_code = 07723
licence = BR
mayor = Franz Weinberger (ÖVP)
website = [http://www.altheim.ooe.gv.at www.altheim.ooe.gv.at]

Altheim is a town in western Upper Austria of 4,810 people.

Altheim lies in the "Bezirk" of Braunau am Inn in the traditional region of Innviertel of Upper Austria. Altheim lies on the stream the Ach, a tributary of the Inn.

Places of interest

In 1985 archaeologists discovered the ruins of a Roman villa in farmland just outside of Altheim. In the town there is a Roman museum dedicated to these findings, the [http://www.ochzethaus.at/ Ochzethaus] .

External links

* [http://www.altheim.ooe.gv.at Town hall website]
* [http://www.altheimtv.at/ Altheim TV]