Freistadt
Freistadt | |
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Linz gate | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location within Freistadt district | |
Freistadt Location of Freistadt within Austria Freistadt Location of Freistadt within Upper Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′41.25″N 14°30′18.72″E / 48.5114583°N 14.5052000°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Upper Austria |
| District | Freistadt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elisabeth Paruta-Teufer (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.88 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 7,909 |
| • Density | 614.1/km2 (1,590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4240 |
| Area code | 07942 |
| Vehicle registration | FR |
| Website | www.freistadt.at |
Freistadt (Austrian German pronunciation: [ˈfraɪʃtat] ⓘ, lit. 'Freetown') is a small Austrian town in the state of Upper Austria in the region Mühlviertel. With a population of approximately 7,500 residents, it is a trade centre for local villages. Freistadt is the economic centre of a district of the same name District Freistadt. The nearest sizeable cities are Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, about 40 km in the south, and České Budějovice, the capital of Southern Bohemia, about 60 km in the north.