Grieskirchen is a town in Austria. It is capital of the
Grieskirchen district
Bezirk Grieskirchen is a district of the state of
Upper Austria in Austria.
Municipalities
Towns (''Städte'') are indicated in boldface; market towns (''Marktgemeinden'') in ''italics''; suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipa ...
of
Upper Austria
Upper Austria ( ; ; ) is one of the nine States of Austria, states of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg (state), Salzbur ...
, in the Trattnachtal valley.
Notable people
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Karin Bonelli (born 1988), flutist with the
Vienna State Opera
The Vienna State Opera (, ) is a historic opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. It was built from 1861 to 1869 following plans by ...
orchestra
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Franz Födermayr (1933–2020), musicologist, was born in the town
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Otto Prechtler (1813–1881), dramatist and librettist, was born in the town
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Ferdinand von Sammern-Frankenegg (1897–1944), SS functionary
Population
References
Cities and towns in Grieskirchen District
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