Vorchdorf
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| Coordinates: 48°00′15″N 13°55′27″E / 48.00417°N 13.92417°ECoordinates: 48°00′15″N 13°55′27″E / 48.00417°N 13.92417°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Upper Austria | |
| District | Gmunden | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Gunther Schimpl (ÖVP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 47.7 km2 (18.4 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 414 m (1,358 ft) | |
| Population (14 June 2016) | ||
| • Total | 7,398 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 4655 | |
| Area code | 07614 | |
| Vehicle registration | GM | |
| Website | www.vorchdorf.at | |
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.
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.
The community territory is about 48 km2. 17.2% of the region is wooded and 71.8% of it is used for agriculture. The rivers Laudach and the Alm cross Vorchdorf from the south. The inner Laudach disembogues near the center of Vorchdorf into the outer Laudach.
Hamlets of Vorchdorf municipality include: Adlhaming, Aggsbach, Albenedt, Berg, Bergern, Eggenberg, Eichham, Einsiedling, Falkenohren, Feldham, Fischböckau, Hötzelsdorf, Heitzing, Lederau, Moos, Mühltal, Oberhörbach, Pappelleiten, Peintal, Point, Radhaming, Schart, Seyrkam, Theuerwang, Unterhörbach, Ursprung, Vorchdorf (center), Weidach. The most populated localities are Vorchdorf (center), Fischböckau, Mühltal, Lederau and Feldham.
Vorchdorf consists of eleven Katastralgemeinden—that is, cadastral subdivision of municipalities—which are not always congruent with the localities:
Neighbor communities to Vorchdorf include: Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting, Eberstalzell, Kirchham, Laakirchen, Pettenbach, Roitham, Scharnstein and Steinerkirchen. Vorchdorf borders to the districts of Wels-Land and Kirchdorf.
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