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Vorchdorf is a market town in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria, as well as the name of the municipal area ("Gemeinde") that the town and others occupy. As of the 2005 census, the town of Vorchdorf had a population of 7,287 inhabitants.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Vorchdorf
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Schloss Hochhaus, Vorchdorf.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Hochhaus Castle
Settlement.image_shield
AUT Vorchdorf COA.svg
Settlement.shield_size
80x110px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location within Austria
Settlement.map_caption
Location within Gmunden district
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Austria
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Upper Austria
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Gmunden
Settlement.parts_style
para
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Localities of Vorchdorf
  • Neighbor communities
  • Population
  • History
  • Emblem
  • Politics
  • Economy and Infrastructure
  • Traffic
  • Resident Companies
  • Education
  • Religion
  • Culture
  • Societies
  • Periodic Events
  • Sightseeing
  • Personalities
  • References
  • External links

Vorchdorf is a market town in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria, as well as the name of the municipal area ("Gemeinde") that the town and others occupy. As of the 2005 census, the town of Vorchdorf had a population of 7,287 inhabitants.

== Geography == Located in the Traunviertel region of the state of Upper Austria, about 15 km north of the town of Gmunden, the town of Vorchdorf has an approximate elevation of 414 m above sea level (highest point: 640 m; deepest point: 370 m). Its area extends 9.3 km from north to south, and 9.8 km from east to west.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vorchdorf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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