Mondsee (town)
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For the lake, see Mondsee (lake).
Coordinates: 47°51′24″N 13°21′06″E / 47.85667°N 13.35167°E
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| Country | Austria |
| State | Upper Austria |
| District | Vöcklabruck |
| Mayor | Otto Mierl (ÖVP) |
| Area | 16.62 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 493 m (1618 ft) |
| Population | 3,256 (1 January 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 196 /km2 (507 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | VB |
| Postal code | 5310 |
| Area code | 06232 |
Mondsee is an Austrian town in the Vöcklabruck district in Upper Austria located on the shore of the lake Mondsee. The length from north to south is 9.5 km, and width from east to west is 7.7 km. The cloister church was used for the site of the wedding in The Sound of Music.
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[edit] World heritage site
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]
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[edit] External links
- Tourist Information of Mondsee and area (German)
- Mondseeland (German)
- Mondsee at the Open Directory Project (German)
- DORIS-Map (German)
- Platform for the touristic theme and culture in Mondsee (German)
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