Mauthausen is a small village near linz.
It has an area of 14 km² with about 5.000 inhabitants
The Mayor of Mauthausen is Thomas punkenhofer, who is a member of the Social Democtratic Party of Austria.
Other communiti´s near Mauthausen are Schwertberg, Enns, and St.Georgen, where you can go by the train or bus.
One of the famous buildings in Mauthausen is the former concentration camp. Its the biggest one in Austria and a famous sight in Mauthausen. It was built in 1938 and used until 1945. It is today a interesting sight for many tourists.
There are other sights like the 15th century church, and the Pragstein Castle which is built in 1491 from laslo from Prag. The castle is owner of Mauthausen since 1900 but at the moment it is used as a flat.
They are many activities in Mauthausen for young and old.
We have an outdoor swimmingpool, two footballfields, a tennisfield and nightclubs.
