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Location within Austria | ||
Coordinates: 47°51′24″N 13°21′06″E / 47.85667°N 13.35167°ECoordinates: 47°51′24″N 13°21′06″E / 47.85667°N 13.35167°E | ||
Country | Austria | |
State | Upper Austria | |
District | Vöcklabruck | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Otto Mierl (ÖVP) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 16.62 km2 (6.42 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 493 m (1,617 ft) | |
Population (14 June 2016) | ||
• Total | 3,697 | |
• Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 5310 | |
Area code | 06232 | |
Vehicle registration | VB |
Mondsee is a town in the Vöcklabruck district in the Austrian state of Upper Austria located on the shore of the lake Mondsee. The town is home to the historic medieval Mondsee Abbey. The cloister church was used for the site of the wedding in The Sound of Music.
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.
St Michael Basilica (formerly Collegiate Church) at Mondsee, site of the wedding scene in The Sound of Music
Street view
Mondsee Golf Club