Scharnstein

Place in Upper Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

47°54′01″N 13°57′39″E / 47.90028°N 13.96083°E / 47.90028; 13.96083CountryAustriaStateUpper AustriaDistrictGmundenGovernment

• MayorRudolf Raffelsberger (ÖVP)Area

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• Total47.79 km² (18.45 sq mi)Elevation

488 m (1,601 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total4,819 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

4644

Area code07615Vehicle registrationGMWebsitewww.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.

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

^ "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.