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Fun fact 5 about Wels

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Emperor Maximilian I died in Wels on January 12, 1519.

Wels
Austria
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Wels

Austria

Country
Austria
Population
64.4K
Coordinates
48.16, 14.03
1201st most populous city in the world

Wels 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, the eighth largest city in Austria.

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