Henndorf am Wallersee, commonly named Henndorf, is a municipality of 5,025 inhabitants in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria.

History

The town was first mentioned in 6th century.

Geography

Henndorf is located around 16 kilometres to the north-east of Salzburg, by the Wallersee lake. The municipality borders with Eugendorf, Neumarkt am Wallersee, Seekirchen am Wallersee, Köstendorf and Thalgau. It is divided into 9 Katastralgemeinden: the town of Henndorf and 8 villages:

VillagePopulation (2001)
Henndorf am Wallersee3,742
Berg209
Enzing58
Fenning190
Hankham86
Hatting16
Hof152
Oelling127
Wankham67

Personalities

  • Peter Machreich (1954–),

Austrian writer, raised nine children, was born in Henndorf

  • Carl Zuckmayer (1896–1977), German writer, lived for some years in Henndorf
  • Richard Mayr (1877-1935) renowned Austrian Bass-Baritone was very closely associated with Henndorf.

See also

External links

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