Altheim, Austria

Place in Upper Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°15′00″N 13°14′00″E / 48.25000°N 13.23333°E / 48.25000; 13.23333CountryAustriaStateUpper AustriaDistrictBraunau am InnGovernment

• MayorHarald Huber (FPÖ)^[1]Area

^[2]

• Total22.63 km² (8.74 sq mi)Elevation

363 m (1,191 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[3]

• Total4,839 • Density210/km² (550/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

4950

Area code07723Vehicle registrationBRWebsitewww.altheim.ooe.gv.at

Altheim is a town in eastern Austria. It is situated within the District of Braunau am Inn in the traditional region of Innviertel in the state of Upper Austria. It lies on the small river known as the Mühlheimer Ache, a tributary of the River Inn.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,371	—
1880	2,361	−0.4%
1890	2,604	+10.3%
1900	2,681	+3.0%
1910	2,796	+4.3%
1923	2,806	+0.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1934	3,215	+14.6%
1939	3,134	−2.5%
1951	3,815	+21.7%
1961	4,271	+12.0%
1971	4,829	+13.1%
1981	4,684	−3.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	4,681	−0.1%
2001	4,875	+4.1%
2011	4,801	−1.5%
2021	4,989	+3.9%

Villages

Altheim
Diepolding
Englwertsham
Gallenberg
Gaugsham
Kling
Lehen
Lüfteneck
Mauernberg
Schwaig
Stern
Wagham
Weidenthal
Weirading
Wolfegg

Sights

In 1985 archaeologists discovered the ruins of a Roman villa in farmland just outside Altheim. In the town there is a Roman museum dedicated to these findings, the Ochzethaus Archived 2009-03-14 at the Wayback Machine.

References

^ "Bgm. Harald Huber - Stadtamt Altheim - POLITIK - Bürgermeister". Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.