Alkoven
| Alkoven | ||
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  Alkoven Location within Austria | ||
| Coordinates: 48°17′14″N 14°06′25″E / 48.28722°N 14.10694°ECoordinates: 48°17′14″N 14°06′25″E / 48.28722°N 14.10694°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Upper Austria | |
| District | Eferding | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Gabriel Schuhmann (SPÖ) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 43 km2 (17 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016)[1] | ||
| • Total | 5,808 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 4072 | |
| Area code | 07274 | |
| Vehicle registration | EF | |
| Website | www.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.
History
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).
Hartheim Castle
Church of Alkoven
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