!!!Traunviertel

Traunviertel Region (Traungau, Traunkreis), Upper Austria, broadly 
speaking the catchment area of the River  Traun with the Upper 
Austrian part of the  Salzkammergut, or more precisely the area (alt. 
about 300-400 m) of the lower reaches of the River Traun between 
the Danube, the River Enns, the Alpine fringe and the Hausruck hills 
with the  Attergau, the  Welser Heide Plain and the Traun-Enns plain 
which borders on the plains of the rivers Traun, Enns and Danube. 
-Originally owned by the Traungau Counts ( Otakare), this region was 
part of the duchy of Styria up to 1254. In the treaty of Ofen (1254) 
between Otakar II of Bohemia and Bela IV of Hungary it was 
separated from Styria and was called the "province beyond the 
Enns River" ("Land ob der Enns") later to become Upper 
Austria.

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The Traunviertel Region is an alluvial plain formed by the Alpine 
rivers and glaciers consisting of moraine chippings, boulders and 
schlieren. The Welser Heide Plain and the Traun-Enns plain are two of 
the most fertile regions in all of Austria: wheat, rye, barley, sugar 
beet and maize are the main crops grown. The main industrial towns 
(Steyr, Enns, Linz, Traun, Wels, Lambach, Voecklabruck, Lenzing, etc.) 
are situated along the main traffic routes (railway line Vienna 
-Salzburg, A1 motorway, Bundesstrasse road Linz - Salzburg). Thermal 
spas: Bad Schallerbach, Bad Hall and Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting. The 
monasteries at Kremsmuenster and St. Florian are fine examples of 
culture and art in the region. The main type of farmhouse is the 
four-cornered farmhouse.


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