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Country
  
Austria

District
  
Perg

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
7,620 (1 Apr 2009)

Postal code
  
4320

State
  
Upper Austria

Elevation
  
250 m (820 ft)

Area code
  
07262

Local time
  
Monday 7:34 AM

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Weather
  
0°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 81% Humidity

Points of interest
  
ehemaliges Seifensiederhaus, Haus Hofer, Alte Volksschule Perg

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Perg is a city in the Austrian state of Upper Austria, capital of the district of the same name.

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Map of Perg, Austria

Bezirksfaschingsumzug perg 2017


History

Originally in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria, Perg belonged to Austria from the 12th century on. In 1269 it received commercial privileges from King Ottokar II of Bohemia, and from 1490 it was part of the Principality of Austria on the Ems. Autonomous from 1542, it was occupied several times during the Napoleonic Wars.

Main sights

  • Einhorn, a large unicorn sculpture inspired to the city's coat of arms.
  • Seifensiederhaus (workshop and home of a soap boiler), built in 1563.
  • The Late Baroque Kalvarienbergkirche (Church of the Calvary Hill, 1734–1735)
  • Pranger (pillory), a column in the main square of the city, built in 1587.
  • Steinbrecherhaus (home of mill-stone workers), a little house in old quarries of Perg with original furnishing, built in 1802

    • References

    Perg Wikipedia
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