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Wels |
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Upper Austria |
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updated 2014-02-01 |
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Click the flag for German or Italian
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Main Information |
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Upper Austria
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State:
Upper Austria
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Expanse:
45,88 km2
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Altitude:
317 m above sea level
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Inhabitants:
58.713 (2011-01-01)
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Wels
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Tradition - most importance of descents |
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Already the Romans knew it: This city is something special!
Today this charming city, situated in the middle of Upper Austria directly on the route ROMANTIKSTRASSE between Salzburg and Vienna, presents itsself with dynamic exhibition- and well known good priced shoping centres, of course combined with an excellent infrastructure.
Quelle: www.oberösterreich.at
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Information to the pictures from this book |
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Liz has the author's personal permission for adding pictures off the book "ovilava wels die römnerstadt"
July 12, 2012
The book is available in good bookstores all over Austria
(in German language)
Author:
Albert Neugebauer
Verein Römerweg OVILAVA
Pfarrgasse 24
4600 Wels / Austria
Once you're in the galery below
click the pictures to enlarge
then you'll also see a short description - mostly in German
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Pics off the book "ovilava wels die römerstadt" |
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City Tours |
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City Impressions
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History of the city |
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Click for more history of the city
(wikipedia)
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Historic buildings: |
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A treasure, apr. 1900 |
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...more coming soon |
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WOW - unbelievable? |
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Interest in technology, science, physics?
Then be sure to see an exhibition at the WELIOS in Wels! Note: Closed Monday all day, also Tuesday & Wednesday from 14h. otherwise open 10-18h, also on Weekends and Holidays. School- or other groups are also welcome! Learn moreI with a click on it's logo.
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Wels - Sourroundings
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Naturparl Fruit Hill Country "Natural Park of the Year 2009"
Opening April 30, 2009
Location - in the Upper Austrian Alpine foothills between catfish and Eferding
Surface acres of 2629, mostly consisting of rutschungsgefährdetem Schliergebiet, so is the high density of fruit tree populations by imenser significance for slope stabilization. Also, the combination of trees and meadows habitat for a very wide variety of animal species. Already rare or endangered insects and birds rely on this ecological niche.
The aim of this Natural Park is to safeguard the natural environment, with its orchards, rows and avenues through sustainable use in its variety and beauty and to preserve the cultural landscape shaped by centuries.
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Hillly Country |
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Farmed in Fraham / "Eferdinger Becken" e.g. the Raab family, their organic farm with vegetables and bioenergy, and since 2005, this family also operates an oil mill with the production of biologically high-quality vegetable oils made from local crops.
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Welcome to Raab's farm |
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In the small town of St. Marienkirchen an der Polsenz there is to visit an interesting cider museum, housed in the more than 300-year old granary of the parish.
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See the cider museum and taste the cider |
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