Coordinates: 48°17′14″N 14°06′25″E / 48.28722°N 14.10694°E / 48.28722; 14.10694

Alkoven

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Alkoven
File:Blick auf Alkoven.jpg
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CountryAustria
StateUpper Austria
DistrictEferding
Government
 • MayorMonika Weberberger-Rainer (SPÖ)
Area
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Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
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Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4072
Area code07274
Vehicle registrationEF
Websitewww.alkoven.at

Alkoven is a municipality in the district of Eferding in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

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Alkoven lies in the Hausruckviertel. About 17 percent of the municipality is forest and 65 percent farmland.

History

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The Renaissance style Hartheim Castle is located at Alkoven. It became notorious as one of the Nazi Euthanasia killing centers, where the killing program Action T4 took place (see Hartheim Euthanasia Centre).

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Hartheim Castle
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Church of Alkoven

References

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