Franking, Austria


Franking is a municipality in the district Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

Franking is situated in the western part of Upper Austria near the border to Germany and Salzburg. The towns is 457 m above sea level, the area is 10.44 km2 and there are 955 inhabitants.

Villages

The villages in the municipity are :
  • Buch
  • Dorfibm
  • Eggenham
  • Eisengöring
  • Franking
  • Holzöster
  • Holzleithen
  • Neuhausen
  • Oberfranking

    History

The name Franking comes from the Old High German name "Franko or Francho". The name was first mentioned in 1150, when a Ulricus von franchingen is named in a document. Till 1779 Franking was part of Bavaria, after the Treaty of Teschen it became part of Austria.