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Molln

Coordinates:47°53′01″N14°15′32″E/ 47.88361°N 14.25889°E/47.88361; 14.25889
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Molln
Coat of arms of Molln
Molln is located in Austria
Molln
Molln
Location within Austria
Coordinates:47°53′01″N14°15′32″E/ 47.88361°N 14.25889°E/47.88361; 14.25889
CountryAustria
StateUpper Austria
DistrictKirchdorf an der Krems
Government
MayorAndreas Russmann (SPÖ)
Area
• Total191.43 km2(73.91 sq mi)
Elevation
442 m (1,450 ft)
Population
(2018-01-01)[2]
• Total3,653
• Density19/km2(49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code
4591
Area code07584
Vehicle registrationKI
Websitemolln.at

Mollnis a municipality in the district ofKirchdorf an der Kremsin theAustrianstate ofUpper Austria.It is remembered as a place where there was a poacher battle in 1919 and four people were shot and killed.[3]

Geography

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Molln lies in theTraunviertel.About 70 percent of the municipality is forest, and 20 percent is farmland.

Kalkalpen National ParkincludingCentral Europe's largest forested area is located in proximity to the municipality. Molln houses avisitor center.

Natural Gas Reserve

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Molln is currently prospected for anatural gas reserveof 24 km3(270TWhenergy).[4]Environmental effects of this are in dispute[5]whileenergy securityandinflationhave reemerged as primary concerns in theEU.

References

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  1. ^"Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018".Statistics Austria.Retrieved10 March2019.
  2. ^"Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018".Statistics Austria.Retrieved9 March2019.
  3. ^"Poacher's Museum in St. Pankraz | Poachers history - Upper Austria".urlaubsregion-pyhrn-priel.at.Retrieved2019-11-10.
  4. ^red, ooe ORF at/Agenturen (2023-08-16)."Erster Schritt zu Probebohrung in Molln".ooe.ORF.at(in German).Retrieved2023-10-05.
  5. ^red, ooe ORF at/Agenturen (2023-10-04)."Weiter Diskussion um Gasprobebohrungen".ooe.ORF.at(in German).Retrieved2023-10-05.