Dorfbeuern
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Dorfbeuern is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg
in Austria
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on the border to Upper Austria
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The municipality consist of Dorfbeuern, Michaelbeuern and Vorau and some small hamlets.
The economic and cultural center of Dorfbeuern is Michaelbeuern Abbey
, a Benedictine Abbey founded in the 8th century. The Abbey runs a school for pupils from 10 to 14 years (Hauptschule) following a tradition going back to the 13th century, when a school in the abbey was first mentioned.
The local council consists of 13 members, 10 from the conservativ ÖVP and 3 from the SPÖ(Labour). Mayor of Dorfbeuern is Adolf Hinterhauser (ÖVP).
Salzburg (state)
Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,156 km2, located adjacent to the German border. It is also known as Salzburgerland, to distinguish it from its capital city, also named Salzburg...
in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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Overview
Dorfbeuern is situated in the district Salzburg - Umgebung, 30 km north of SalzburgSalzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
on the border to Upper Austria
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
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The municipality consist of Dorfbeuern, Michaelbeuern and Vorau and some small hamlets.
The economic and cultural center of Dorfbeuern is Michaelbeuern Abbey
Michaelbeuern Abbey
Michaelbeuern Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Dorfbeuern near Salzburg in Austria.-History:A monastic cell existed here as early as 736 or thereabouts, referred to in the Aachen Monastery Register in 817 as "Buria". Afterthe Hungarian wars, reconstruction began in 977 with an endowment from...
, a Benedictine Abbey founded in the 8th century. The Abbey runs a school for pupils from 10 to 14 years (Hauptschule) following a tradition going back to the 13th century, when a school in the abbey was first mentioned.
The local council consists of 13 members, 10 from the conservativ ÖVP and 3 from the SPÖ(Labour). Mayor of Dorfbeuern is Adolf Hinterhauser (ÖVP).