Spital am Pyhrn | |
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West view of Spital am Pyhrn | |
| Coordinates: 47°39′55″N 14°20′27″E / 47.66528°N 14.34083°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Upper Austria |
| District | Kirchdorf an der Krems |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aegidius Exenberger (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 108.89 km2 (42.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 2,238 |
| • Density | 20.55/km2 (53.23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4582 |
| Area code | 07563 |
| Vehicle registration | KI |
| Website | www.spital-pyhrn.at |
Spital am Pyhrn is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
During the Nazi era, an ″Ausländerkinder-Pflegestätte″ was located in Spital, the first such birthing centre in the whole German Reich, where deaths also occurred due to undersupply and neglect.
Spital am Pyhrn lies 640 metres (2,100 ft) above sea level in the Traunviertel. It stretches 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from north to south and 12.3 kilometres (7.6 mi) from west to east. The total area of the municipality is 108.89 square kilometres (42.04 sq mi). Of this, 63 percent is forested and 15 percent is used for agriculture.