Molln Explained

Molln
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:47.8836°N 14.2589°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Upper Austria
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kirchdorf an der Krems
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Andreas Russmann
Elevation M:442
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:KI
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4591
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:07584
Website:www.molln.at

Molln is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It is remembered as a place where there was a poacher battle in 1919 and four people were shot and killed.[1]

Geography

Molln lies in the Traunviertel. About 70 percent of the municipality is forest, and 20 percent is farmland.

Kalkalpen National Park including Central Europe's largest forested area is located in proximity to the municipality. Molln houses a visitor center.

Natural Gas Reserve

Molln is currently prospected for a natural gas reserve of 24 km3 (270 TWh energy).[2] Environmental effects of this are in dispute[3] while energy security and inflation have reemerged as primary concerns in the EU.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Poacher’s Museum in St. Pankraz Poachers history - Upper Austria. www.urlaubsregion-pyhrn-priel.at. en. 2019-11-10.
  2. Web site: red . ooe ORF at/Agenturen . 2023-08-16 . Erster Schritt zu Probebohrung in Molln . 2023-10-05 . ooe.ORF.at . de.
  3. Web site: red . ooe ORF at/Agenturen . 2023-10-04 . Weiter Diskussion um Gasprobebohrungen . 2023-10-05 . ooe.ORF.at . de.