Alkoven

Place in Upper Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°17′14″N 14°06′25″E / 48.28722°N 14.10694°E / 48.28722; 14.10694CountryAustriaStateUpper AustriaDistrictEferdingGovernment

• MayorMag. Monika Rainer, MBA (SPÖ)Area

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• Total42.58 km² (16.44 sq mi)Elevation

268 m (879 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total5,961 • Density140/km² (360/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

4072

Area code07274Vehicle registrationEFWebsitewww.alkoven.at

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

Geography

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

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).

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.