Admont

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Admont
Coat of arms of Admont
Coat of arms
Admont is located in Austria
Admont
Admont
Location within Austria
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Country Austria
State Styria
District Liezen
Government
 • Mayor Hermann Watzl (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total 299.69 km2 (115.71 sq mi)
Elevation 640 m (2,100 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
 • Total 2,508
 • Density 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal codes 8911, 8912, 8913
Area code 03613
Vehicle registration LI
Website www.admont.at

Admont is a town in the Austrian state of Styria. It is historically most notable for Admont Abbey, a monastery founded in 1074.

Also Admont lies within Gesause National Park an area of outstanding beauty.

Geography

Admont lies in the valley of the Enns. It is in the middle of the Ennstal Alps.

References

External links

File:Admont um 1840.1.jpg
Painting of Admont in 1840 by Anton Schiffer.


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