Franking, Austria Explained

Franking
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:48.0333°N 12.9167°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Upper Austria
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Braunau am Inn
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Josef Lasser
Elevation M:457
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:BR
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5131
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:06277
Website:www.franking.ooe.gv.at

Franking is a municipality in the district Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

Franking is situated in the western part of Upper Austria near the border to Germany and Salzburg. The towns is 457 m above sea level, the area is 10.44 km2 and there are 955 inhabitants.

Villages

The villages in the municipity are (with population in brackets as at 1 Jan 2020):

History

The name Franking comes from the Old High German name "Franko or Francho". The name was first mentioned in 1150, when a Ulricus von franchingen is named in a document. Till 1779 Franking was part of Bavaria, after the Treaty of Teschen it became part of Austria.