AustriaOberösterreich 8 · Oberösterreich · History of your federal state
What is true about the state anthem (Landeshymne) of Upper Austria?
In the exam (German)
Was stimmt über die Landeshymne von Oberösterreich?
- aIts text is written in Latin, like old church hymns.Ihr Text ist auf Latein geschrieben, so wie bei alten Kirchenliedern.
- bIt is sung to the same melody as the Austrian national anthem.Sie wird mit derselben Melodie wie die österreichische Bundeshymne gesungen.
- cIts text is a poem by Franz Stelzhamer in Upper Austrian dialect.Ihr Text ist ein Gedicht von Franz Stelzhamer in oberösterreichischer Mundart.Correct answer
- dAnton Bruckner composed it for the opening of the Brucknerhaus in Linz.Anton Bruckner hat sie für die Eröffnung des Linzer Brucknerhauses komponiert.
Why?
The state anthem “Hoamatgsang” is based on a poem in dialect by Franz Stelzhamer; the melody is by Hans Schnopfhagen. The state parliament declared it the state anthem in 1952.
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