Waldhausen im Strudengau (

Central Bavarian Central or Middle Bavarian form a subgroup of Bavarian dialects in large parts of Austria and the German state of Bavaria along the Danube river, on the northern side of the Eastern Alps. They are spoken in the ' Old Bavarian' regions of Upper ...

: ''Woidhausn im Strudngau'') is a municipality in the district of Perg in the

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n state of

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Geography

Waldhausen lies in the

Mühlviertel The Mühlviertel () is an Austrian region belonging to the state of Upper Austria: it is one of four "quarters" of Upper Austria, the others being Hausruckviertel, Traunviertel, and Innviertel. It is named after the three rivers ', ', and '. ...

. It was originally a part of Bavaria. About 52 percent of the municipality is forest, and 44 percent is farmland.

Personalities

* Konrad von Waldhausen (1320/1325–1369), early religious reformer. Another famous person born here is

Josef Hader Josef Hader (born 14 February 1962) is an Austrians, Austrian stand-up comedian, actor and filmmaker. Life and career Hader was born in Waldhausen im Strudengau, Upper Austria and grew up in Nöchling in Lower Austria where he attended the Stif ...

, one of Austria's most renowned

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

s and

comedian A comedian (feminine comedienne) or comic is a person who seeks to entertainment, entertain an audience by making them laughter, laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolishly (as in slapstick), or employing prop c ...

Population

References

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