Mauthausen, Upper Austria

Mauthausen
Center of Mauthausen; Danube river in the foreground
Center of Mauthausen; Danube river in the foreground
Coat of arms of Mauthausen
Mauthausen is located in Austria
Mauthausen
Mauthausen
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°14′31″N 14°31′01″E / 48.24194°N 14.51694°E / 48.24194; 14.51694
CountryAustria
StateUpper Austria
DistrictPerg
Government
 • MayorThomas Punkenhofer (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total14.02 km2 (5.41 sq mi)
Elevation
265 m (869 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total4,936
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4310
Area code07238
Vehicle registrationPE
Websitewww.mauthausen.at

Mauthausen is a small market town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It is located at about 20 kilometres east of the city of Linz. The town lies on the banks of the Danube river, opposite the town of Enns, where the major Danube tributary of Enns joins it. During World War II, the town was the site of the Mauthausen concentration camp.

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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