Franking, Austria
# 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.

Places adjacent to Franking, Austria :

Geretsberg

Geretsberg

Eggelsberg

Haigermoos

Franking

Moosdorf

Sankt Pantaleon

Sankt Pantaleon

Moosdorf :

### Villages

The villages in the municipity are (with population in brackets as at 1 Jan 2020):

* Buch (30)
* Dorfibm (52)
* Eggenham (101)
* Eisengöring (84)
* Franking (250)
* Holzöster (218)
* Holzleithen (92)
* Neuhausen (77)
* Oberfranking (108)

## 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.

