Schärding

Schärding
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Schärding
Mayor	Franz Xaver Angerer (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area	4.08 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Elevation	318 m  (1043 ft)
Population	5,037  (31 December 2005)
- Density	1,235 /km² (3,197 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SD
Postal code	4780
Area code	07712
Website	www.schaerding.ooe.gv.at Coordinates: 48°27′25″N 13°25′54″E / 48.45694°N 13.43167°E / 48.45694; 13.43167

Schärding is a town in northern Upper Austria, Austria, capital of the district of the same name, and a major port on the Inn River. As of 2001, it has a population of 5,052. Historically it was owned by the Wittelsbach family, which reflects on the town's architecture. The asteroid 178243 Schaerding was named in its honour by its discoverer, Richard Gierlinger, whose home town this is.

Saint George's church

Schärding at the Inn River

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