TRAUN

town, Bundesland Obersterreich (federal province of Upper Austria), north-central Austria. It lies along the Traun River, just south of Linz. First mentioned in 612, it became the seat of the countship of Traun, which became Abensperg-Traun in the late 16th century. Traditionally an agricultural community with fishing, milling, and brewing enterprises, Traun now manufactures textiles, paper, glasses, metalware, and machinery. Pop. (1990) 22,268.