Country Austria District Wels-Land Vehicle registration WL Elevation 367 m Population 3,370 (1 Apr 2009) Postal code 4650 | State Upper Austria Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.lambach.ooe.gv.at Area 4 km² Local time Sunday 1:06 AM Area code 07245 | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Lambach is a market town in the Wels-Land district of the Austrian state of Upper Austria on the Ager and Traun Rivers. A major stop on the salt trade, it is the site of the Lambach Abbey, built around 1056.
Contents
Map of Lambach, Austria
History
The famous Abbey of Lambach was founded in 1056 by bishop Adalbero of Würzburg.
Personalities
Anton Edler von Gapp, the noted Austrian jurist, was born in Lambach.
Lambach was the home of Dr. Ignaz Harrer who, from 1872 to 1875, was the mayor of Salzburg.
Adolf Hitler lived here from 1897–1898. He attended 3rd grade in the local primary school.
References
Lambach Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA