Scharnstein

Scharnstein

Coat of arms
Scharnstein

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°54′01″N 13°57′39″E / 47.90028°N 13.96083°E / 47.90028; 13.96083Coordinates: 47°54′01″N 13°57′39″E / 47.90028°N 13.96083°E / 47.90028; 13.96083
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Gmunden
Government
  Mayor Rudolf Raffelsberger (ÖVP)
Area
  Total 47.7 km2 (18.4 sq mi)
Elevation 488 m (1,601 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
  Total 4,737
  Density 99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 4644
Area code 07615
Vehicle registration GM
Website www.scharnstein.
ooe.gv.at

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

Geography

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

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