Scharnstein

Scharnstein
Coat of arms of Scharnstein
Scharnstein is located in Austria
Scharnstein
Scharnstein
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°54′01″N 13°57′39″E / 47.90028°N 13.96083°E / 47.90028; 13.96083
CountryAustria
StateUpper Austria
DistrictGmunden
Government
 • MayorRudolf Raffelsberger (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total
47.79 km2 (18.45 sq mi)
Elevation
488 m (1,601 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4644
Area code07615
Vehicle registrationGM
Websitewww.scharnstein.
ooe.gv.at

Scharnstein is a municipality in the district of Gmunden in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

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Scharnstein lies in the heart of the Alm valley. About 55 percent of the municipality is forest, and 36 percent is farmland.

History

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The municipality bears the coat of arms of its former lords, the Jörger von Tollet family.

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