Perg Explained

Perg
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:48.2503°N 14.6336°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Upper Austria
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Perg
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Anton Froschauer
Elevation M:250
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:PE
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4320
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:07262
Website:www.perg.at

Perg is a city in the Austrian state of Upper Austria, capital of the district of the same name.

History

Originally in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria, Perg belonged to Austria from the 12th century on. In 1269 it received commercial privileges from King Ottokar II of Bohemia (also duke of Austria), and from 1490 it was part of the Principality of Austria on the Ems. Autonomous from 1542, it was occupied several times during the Napoleonic Wars.

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