Sankt Florian
Sankt Florian (also Florian or St. Florian) is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It is 10 miles (16 km) from Linz.
Sankt Florian
St. Florian | |
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Coat of arms | |
Sankt Florian Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°12′32″N 14°22′46″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Upper Austria |
| District | Linz-Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Franz Zeitlinger (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.17 km2 (17.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 6,176 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4490 |
| Area code | 07224, 07223 |
| Vehicle registration | LL |
| Website | Official website |
Sankt Florian is the home of St. Florian Monastery, a community of Canons Regular named after Saint Florian and one of the oldest operational monasteries in the world following the Rule of St. Augustine. Composer Anton Bruckner (1824–96), who was a choirboy and later organist in the town, is buried beneath the organ inside the monastic church, which was elevated to the rank of basilica minor in 1999.
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