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