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For Lambach in France, see Lambach, Moselle.

Template:Infobox Town AT Lambach is a market town in the Wels-Land district of Upper Austria, Austria, on the Ager and Traun Rivers. It has a population of 3,242 as of 2001. A major stop on the salt trade, it is the site of the Lambach Abbey, built around 1056.

History

The famous Abbey of Lambach was founded in 1056 by bishop Adalbero of Würzburg.

Notable inhabitants

Anton Edler von Gapp, the noted Austrian jurist, was born in Lambach.

Lambach was the home of Dr. Ignaz Harrer who, from 1872 to 1875, was the mayor of Salzburg.

Adolf Hitler lived here from 1897–1898. He attended 3rd grade in the local primary school.

References

Lambach Abbey


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