Ried im Innkreis

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Ried im Innkreis is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria, approximately 70km west of Linz and 60km north of Salzburg. It is the capital of the district of Ried im Innkreis, and it serves as the administrative centre for the Innviertel region.GeographyRied is situated in a hollow of the Alpine foothills, to the north of the Hausruck Forest (Hausruckwald). The name of the city is derived from the Middle High German "Riet" (also: Rieth, Reet, Rohr, and the like), which denotes the reed which grows along the shores of swamps. Ried im Innkreis is 433m above sea level. It measures 3.2km from the North to the South and 3.6km from the East to the West and it is 6.7 km² (2.6 sq mi) in area.ClimateTown structureRied consists of a city core, composed of several spatially separated squares, as well as a few other quarters. Most of them have a long history of their own. Others were designed as new development areas and then obtained their own name, but often have no distinct boundaries. In particular, these areas belong to the city core: Bad Ried Hopfenberg Kapuzinerberg Kleinried Kreuzbergsiedlung Lughofergründe Riedberg Schloßberg St. Anna Stöcklgras Wegleiten