Peilstein im Mühlviertel#
Peilstein im Muehlviertel, Upper Austria, market town in the district of Rohrbach im Muehlkreis, alt. 584 m, pop. 1,672, area 23.31 km2, situated on the river Kleine Muehl, in the northern part of Muehlviertel Region. - Predominantly agricultural, some building enterprises, wood processing. - Early Classicistic hall church (1770) with altarpiece by A. Hitzenthaler (1789-1793) and sculptures by J. Teitl.
Literature#
J. Baumgartner, Die Pfarre Peilstein im Muehlviertel im Wandel der Jahrhunderte, 1982.