Franking, Austria

Place in Upper Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°02′00″N 12°55′00″E / 48.03333°N 12.91667°E / 48.03333; 12.91667CountryAustriaStateUpper AustriaDistrictBraunau am InnGovernment

• MayorJosef Lasser (ÖVP)Area

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• Total10.46 km² (4.04 sq mi)Elevation

457 m (1,499 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total953 • Density91/km² (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

5131

Area code06277Vehicle registrationBRWebsitewww.franking.ooe.gv.at

Franking is a municipality in the district Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

Franking is situated in the western part of Upper Austria near the border to Germany and Salzburg. The towns is 457 m above sea level, the area is 10.44 km² and there are 955 inhabitants.

Villages

The villages in the municipity are (with population in brackets as at 1 Jan 2020):

Buch (30)
Dorfibm (52)
Eggenham (101)
Eisengöring (84)
Franking (250)
Holzöster (218)
Holzleithen (92)
Neuhausen (77)
Oberfranking (108)

History

The name Franking comes from the Old High German name "Franko or Francho". The name was first mentioned in 1150, when a Ulricus von franchingen is named in a document. Till 1779 Franking was part of Bavaria, after the Treaty of Teschen it became part of Austria.

References

^ "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.