Ried im Innkreis

Ried im Innkreis is a town in the state of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich) in Austria, approximately 70 km west of Linz and 60 km north of Salzburg. It is the capital of the district Ried im Innkreis and it serves as the administrative centre for the Innviertel  region.
Ried is situated in a hollow of the Alpine foothills, to the north of the Hausruck Forest. The name of the city is derived from the Middle High German "Riet", which denotes the reed which grows along the shores of swamps. Ried im Innkreis is 433 m above sea level. It measures 3.2 km from the North to the South and 3.6 km from the East to the West and it is 6.7 km² in area.