{{Infobox settlement | name = Thalheim bei Wels | native_name = | settlement_type = [[Municipality (Austria)|Municipality]] <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = Thalheim bei Wels 20200909.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_shield = AUT_Thalheim_bei_Wels_COA.png | shield_size = 80x110px | shield_link = <!-- Maps --> | pushpin_map = Austria | pushpin_mapsize = 270 | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Austria | image_map = | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within Wels-Land district <!-- Location --> | coordinates = {{coord|48|09|05|N|14|02|18|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Austria]] | subdivision_type1 = [[States of Austria|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Upper Austria]] | subdivision_type2 = [[District (Austria)|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Wels-Land District|Wels-Land]] | parts_type = | parts_style = para | p1 = <!-- Leaders --> | leader_title = [[Burgomaster|Mayor]] | leader_name = Andreas Stockinger | leader_party = {{Polparty|Austria| ÖVP }} | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = <!-- Statistics --> | area_footnotes = {{Austria population Wikidata|area_footnotes}} | area_total_km2 = {{Austria population Wikidata|area_total_km2}} | area_metro_km2 = | elevation_m = 369 | elevation_max_m = | elevation_min_m = | population_as_of = {{Austria population Wikidata|population_as_of}} | population_footnotes = {{Austria population Wikidata|population_footnotes}} | population_total = {{Austria population Wikidata|population_total}} | population_urban = | population_metro = | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | established_title = | established_date = | timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] | timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset = +1 | utc_offset_DST = +2 | registration_plate = [[Vehicle registration plates of Austria|WL]] | postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in Austria|Postal code]] | postal_code = 4600 | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in Austria|Area code]] | area_code = 07242 | website = [http://www.thalheim.ooe.gv.at www.thalheim.ooe.gv.at] | footnotes = }} '''Thalheim bei Wels''' is a [[town]] in the [[Wels-Land District]] in the [[Austria]]n state of [[Upper Austria]].
==Geography== It is situated on the right bank of the river [[Traun (river)|Traun]], opposite the city of [[Wels]]. About 11.6% of the municipality is forest, 69% is farmland.
==Subdivisions== *Bergerndorf *Edtholz *Ottstorf *Schauersberg *'''Thalheim bei Wels''' *Unterschauersberg
==Population== {{Historical populations |align=left |1991|4525 |2001|4971 |2013|5470 }} {{clear left}}
{{PanoViewer|Thalheim bei Wels - Marienwarte.jpg|360° airborne panorama, shot near look-out Marienwarte}} ==Sights== *Pilgrimage church Maria Schauersberg, consecrated around 1490. *Marienwarte, a 19th-century observation tower, offers a panorama of the surrounding country. On clear days, the [[Alps]] can be seen.
== Archaeology == In June 2025, archaeologists from OÖ Landes‑Kultur GmbH and the [[University of Salzburg]] uncovered a [[Roman villa]] complex on Reinberg Hill in Thalheim bei Wels. The site spans over 1,000 m² and includes three well-preserved mosaic floors dating to the 2nd century CE.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mark |date=2025-06-02 |title=Dolphin mosaic discovery is part of an expansive Roman villa complex |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/06/dolphin-mosaic-discovery-is-part-of-an-expansive-roman-villa-complex/155360 |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |language=en-us}}</ref> The most notable mosaic features an aquatic scene with two dolphins, an exceptionally rare find in Upper Austria. Another mosaic depicts a wine‑mixing vessel ([[krater]]), while a third, partially excavated, displays geometric patterns. The villa overlooks the ancient Roman town of Ovilava (modern [[Wels]]).<ref name=":0" />
==Personalities== *[[Franz Kalchmair]] (b. 1939), an opera singer.
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{{commons category}} {{Wels-Land}}
{{Authority control}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Wels-Land District]]