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Altenberg bei Linz
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Altenberg bei Linz Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°22′23″N 14°21′01″E / 48.37306°N 14.35028°E / 48.37306; 14.35028
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Urfahr-Umgebung
Government
•  Mayor	Hammer Michael [ de] ( ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	36.2 km2 (14.0 sq mi)
Elevation	592 m (1,942 ft)
Population  (2023) [2]
• Total	4,740
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+2 ( CEST)
Postal code	4203
Area code	0 72 30
Vehicle registration	UU
Website	www.altenberg.at

Altenberg bei Linz is a municipality in the district of Urfahr-Umgebung in the Mühlviertel region in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

Located on a southern part of the Zentralmühlviertler Hochland [ de] at a altitude of 592 meters, the municipality has a view over the Mühlviertel region, Linz, the capital of Upper Austria aswell as the so-called Zentralland and even the foothills of the Northern Limestone Alps. Because of that, it has been described as the "Balcony of Linz". ^{[3] [4]}

History

Neolithical finds, show that nomadic hunter-gatherers lived in the region at least temporarily. Celtic Boii and Varisci people settled in the region in pre-Christian times. After conflicts with the Pannonian Avars, slavs are presumed to have moved to region in the 8th century. The Slavic roots of the village name Kulm is a reminder of this. In the 9th century a further wave of bavarian immigrants moved there. In 1245 a document from Passau mentioned a man named "Dominus Karolus de Alkenperge". 3 years later, another document from Passau mentioned the village. This time as "Altenperge". ^[4]

Cultural heritage sites

As of 2023, there a four cultural heritage sites in Altenberg. ^[5]

• 
  The Gemeindeamt of Altenberg bei Linz [ de] at Reichenauer Straße 4, built by Mauriz Balzarek [ de] from 1927 to 1930.
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  The Late Gothic Catholic church of the Elisabeth of Hungary. It was partially destroyed by lightning strikes and rebuilt in 1742 and 1866. ^[6] (Schulstraße 1)
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  Work of art on a building's wall (Schulstraße 12)
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  A Farm from the 19th century (Kulm 11)

Population

Villages

The municipal area comprises the following 25 villages (followed by their population as of 1 January 2023):

Notable people

• Christina Stürmer (* 1982), Singer and songwriter
• Sonja Horner, winner of the Miss Austria beauty contest in 1996.

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