Thalheim bei Wels

Place in Upper Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°09′05″N 14°02′18″E / 48.15139°N 14.03833°E / 48.15139; 14.03833CountryAustriaStateUpper AustriaDistrictWels-LandGovernment

• MayorAndreas Stockinger (ÖVP)Area

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• Total16.34 km² (6.31 sq mi)Elevation

369 m (1,211 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total5,482 • Density340/km² (870/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

4600

Area code07242Vehicle registrationWLWebsitewww.thalheim.ooe.gv.at

Thalheim bei Wels is a town in the Wels-Land District in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

It is situated on the right bank of the river Traun, opposite the city of Wels. About 11.6% of the municipality is forest, 69% is farmland.

Pilgrimage church Maria Schauersberg, consecrated around 1490.
Marienwarte, a 19th-century observation tower, offers a panorama of the surrounding country. On clear days, the Alps can be seen.

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.