Mondsee (town)

For the lake, see Mondsee (lake).

Mondsee is a town in the Vöcklabruck district in the Austrian state of Upper Austria located on the shore of the lake Mondsee. The town is home to the medieval Mondsee Abbey, whose cloister church was used for the site of the wedding in The Sound of Music.

Mondsee
Municipality
Coat of arms
Mondsee Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°51′24″N 13°21′06″E
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Vöcklabruck
Government
• Mayor	Otto Mierl (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	16.62 km2 (6.42 sq mi)
Elevation	493 m (1,617 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	3,734
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5310
Area code	06232
Vehicle registration	VB

The town is also known for the SKGLB railway museum and for prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements at Mondsee, which are part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.^[3]

One of its past sons is Alexander Strähuber (1814–1882), the history painter and book illustrator, and from 1865 to 1882 professor at the Munich Royal Academy of Fine Arts.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	2,600	—
2001	3,207	+23.3%
2009	3,304	+3.0%

Neighbouring municipalities

• Unterach am Attersee
• Tiefgraben
• Innerschwand
• Sankt Lorenz

Gallery

• 
  St Michael Basilica (formerly Collegiate Church) at Mondsee, site of the wedding scene in The Sound of Music
• 
  Street view
• 
  Mondsee Golf Club

See also

• Mondseer cheese