Perg is a city in the

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

n state of

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, capital of the district of the same name.

History

Originally in the eastern part of the

Duchy of Bavaria The Duchy of Bavaria () was a frontier region in the southeastern part of the Merovingian kingdom from the sixth through the eighth century. It was settled by Bavarians, Bavarian tribes and ruled by List of rulers of Bavaria, dukes (''duces'') ...

, Perg belonged to Austria from the 12th century on. In 1269 it received commercial privileges from King

Ottokar II of Bohemia Ottokar II (; , in Městec Králové, Bohemia – 26 August 1278, in Dürnkrut, Austria, Dürnkrut, Lower Austria), the Iron and Golden King, was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty who reigned as King of Bohemia from 1253 until his death in 1278 ...

(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

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Population

Main sights

* ''Einhorn'', a large

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sculpture inspired to the city's coat of arms. * ''Seifensiederhaus'' (workshop and home of a soap boiler), built in 1563. * The Late

Baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...

''Kalvarienbergkirche'' (Church of the Calvary Hill, 1734–1735) * ''Pranger'' (pillory), a column in the main square of the city, built in 1587. * ''Steinbrecherhaus'' (home of mill-stone workers), a little house in old quarries of Perg with original furnishing, built in 1802

References

Cities and towns in Perg District {{UpperAustria-geo-stub