Ulrichsberg

Ulrichsberg
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Coat of arms of Ulrichsberg Coat of arms
Ulrichsberg Location within Austria
Coordinates:
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Rohrbach
Government
• Mayor	Wilfried Kellermann (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	57 km2 (22 sq mi)
Elevation	626 m (2,054 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)
• Total	2,884
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	4161
Area code	07288
Vehicle registration	RO
Website	www.ulrichsberg.at

Ulrichsberg is a municipality in the district of Rohrbach in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

Ulrichsberg lies in Mühlviertel in Upper Austria near the Bohemian Forest and along the Große Mühl river (north of the Danube). It covers an area of 12.2 km north to south and 10.3 km east to west for a total area of 57 km². 51.8% of the area is forested and 44.7% of the area is in agricultural use.

The Gemeinde ("communes") nearby are: Berdetschlag, Breitenstein, Dietrichschlag, Erlet, Fuchslug, Hintenberg, Kandlschlag, Lichtenberg, Mühlwald, Ödenkirchen, Salnau, Schindlau, Seitelschlag, Sonnenwald, Stangl, Stollnberg, Ulrichsberg, and Zaglau.

North of Lichtenberg, in Schöneben, is a small border crossing to the Czech Republic.

History

Ulrichsberg was first mentioned in a document in 1325.