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Wels

Wels (; Central Bavarian: Wös) is a city in Upper Austria, on the Traun River near Linz. It is the county seat of Wels-Land, and with a population of 65,482 (January 2025), the eighth largest city in Austria.

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Wels is a city in Upper Austria located on the Traun River near Linz, serving as the county seat of Wels-Land. With a population of about 65,000 people, it is the eighth largest city in Austria and an important urban center in the region.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Wels
Settlement.native_name: Wös
Settlement.settlement_type: Statutory city
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Wels.gif
Settlement.image_shield: Wels coat of arms.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 90px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Austria Upper Austria#Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Austria
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Statutarstadt district
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Statutory city
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Dr. Andreas Rabl
Settlement.elevation_m: 317

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Official website

Wels verbindet, Wels pulsiert, Wels ermöglicht!

Wels liegt zentral im Herzen Österreichs und ist eine Stadt aus der Historie mitten in der Natur gewachsen. Direkt an der Traun gelegen gibt es in Wels alles, was man für ein gutes Leben braucht.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Official name: Wels
Country: Austria
Located in: Upper Austria
Population: 65303
Area: 45.92
Elevation: 317
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Wels-Land District
Shares border with: Wels-Land District
Official website: www.wels.at
Image: Wels - Luftaufnahme II.jpg
Dialing code: 07242
Licence plate code: WE

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category of associated people: Category:People from Wels
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Wels
twinned administrative body: Chichigalpa
Commons category: Wels
topic's main category: Category:Wels
category for people born here: Category:Births in Wels
member of: Climate Alliance
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
email address: mailto:[email protected]
postal code: 4600
budget: 239324600
P8168: Erich von Tschermak
total expenditure: 246720200
native label: Wels
different from: Wels
P12749: January 31

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections

Contents

Geography
History
Prehistoric
Roman Era
The economy of Roman Wels
Middle Ages
20th century
Demographics
Economy
Notable residents
Sport
See also
References
External links

== Geography == Wels is in the Hausruckviertel at an elevation of . From north to south, it extends over , from west to east over . 3.4% of the area is covered with forest, 23.5% is used for agriculture.

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