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6 unusual facts about Mühlviertel


Austria in the time of National Socialism

Some members of the Austrian Legion tried to push out from Bavaria over the Mühlviertel, a part of Upper Austria, and towards Linz.

Green Hills Fantasy

Their uncompromising love of life demonstrated how unyielding they were and finally, the Celts had to withdraw from Mühlviertel.

Green Hills Fantasy is a musical piece composed by Thomas Doss describing the Upper Austrian region of Mühlviertel (literally German for the Mühl Quarter or District)

History has it that the area of Mühlviertel was once besieged by the Celts, who spread fear and terror among the inhabitants.

Mühlviertel

The Mühlviertel consists of the four Upper Austrian districts that lie north of river Danube: Rohrbach, Urfahr-Umgebung, Freistadt and Perg.

During the Allied occupation of Austria after World War II, the Mühlviertel belonged to the Soviet occupation zone, while the rest of Upper Austria belonged to the American occupation zone.


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Herwig van Staa

Van Staa attended primary school in Bad Leonfelden (Mühlviertel) and completed his secondary school studies in Wels, where he passed his 'A' levels in 1960.

Ulrichsberg

Ulrichsberg lies in Mühlviertel in Upper Austria near the Bohemian Forest and along the Große Mühl river (north of the Danube).


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