Altmünster

Altmünster Oidmünsta
Municipality
Coat of arms
Altmünster Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°54′05″N 13°45′05″E
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Gmunden
Government
• Mayor	Martin Pelzer (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	78.93 km2 (30.48 sq mi)
Elevation	442 m (1,450 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	9,793
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4813
Area code	07612
Vehicle registration	GM
Website	www.altmuenster.at

Altmünster (Central Bavarian: Oidmünsta), also known as Altmünster am Traunsee, is a market town located about 3 kilometres south of Gmunden in the Austrian state of Upper Austria, on the west shore of the Traunsee. Its economic base consists primarily of tourism, light industry, and as a bedroom community for people working in larger communities such as Gmunden and Vöcklabruck.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	4,778	—
1880	4,683	−2.0%
1890	4,742	+1.3%
1900	4,951	+4.4%
1910	5,244	+5.9%
1923	5,329	+1.6%
1934	5,917	+11.0%
1939	6,328	+6.9%
1951	7,383	+16.7%
1961	7,348	−0.5%
1971	7,921	+7.8%
1981	8,556	+8.0%
1991	9,067	+6.0%
2001	9,445	+4.2%
2016	9,785	+3.6%

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Austria

Twin towns — Sister cities

Altmünster is twinned with:

• Düren, Germany
• Hoegaarden, Belgium

Notable residents

• Franz Stangl (1908-1971), Austrian-born Nazi SS concentration camp commandant

Aristocracy

• Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este (1781–1850), commanded the Austrian army during the Napoleonic Wars, died locally
• Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria (1866–1939), member of the House of Habsburg
• Archduchess Karoline Marie of Austria (1869–1945), member of the House of Habsburg-Tuscany and Archduchess of Austria

See also

• Taferlklaussee