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'''Sankt Florian''' (also ''Florian'' or ''St. Florian'') is a town in the [[Austria]]n state of [[Upper Austria]]. It is 10 miles (16&nbsp;km) from [[Linz]].

Sankt Florian is the home of [[St. Florian Monastery]], a community of [[Canons Regular]] named after [[Saint Florian]] and one of the oldest operational monasteries in the world following the [[Rule of St. Augustine]]. Composer [[Anton Bruckner]] (1824–96), who was a choirboy and later organist in the town, is buried beneath the organ inside the monastic church, which was elevated to the rank of [[basilica minor]] in 1999.<ref>[http://www.stift-st-florian.at Sankt Florian Monastery website], stift-st-florian.at; accessed 4 November 2016.{{in lang|de}}</ref>

== The St. Florianer Sängerknaben ==
The town is also known for its boys' choir (''St. Florianer Sängerknaben''),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.florianer.at|title=St. Florianer Sängerknaben - Startseite|website=Florianer.at|date=7 November 2017|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref> founded in 1071. The choir has been a traditional part of the monastery's worship from its beginning and has contributed significantly to the identity of the town. It has particular responsibility for [[sacred music]] for the religious community, but also undertakes successful international concert tours and television appearances.<ref>[http://www.florianer.at/konzerte-und-reisen St. Florianer Sängerknaben - Konzerte und Reisen]</ref>

===Selected discography===

* Franz Farnberger, ''Anton Bruckner in St Florian – [[Requiem (Bruckner)|Requiem]] & Motetten'', St. Florianer Sängerknaben - CD: Studio SM D2639 SM 44, 1997 (with Bruckner's ''[[Magnificat (Bruckner)|Magnificat]]'' & ''[[Psalm 22 (Bruckner)|Psalm 22]]'')
* Gunar Letzbor, ''[[Franz Joseph Aumann]] - Requiem'', St. Florianer Sängerknaben, [[Ars Antiqua Austria]] - CD: Pan Classics PC 10234, 2008 (with Aumann's ''Ecce quomodo moritur justus'', ''Tenebrae factae sunt'' and ''Te Deum'')
* Gunar Letzbor, ''[[Joseph Balthasar Hochreither]] - Requiem; Missa Jubilus sacer''. St. Florianer Sängerknaben, Ars Antiqua Austria - CD: Pan Classics PC 10264, 2014

==Museums==
Sankt Florian has a [[firefighting]] museum (''Historisches Feuerwehrzeughaus''; situated in a part of the monastic buildings), a hunting museum (''Jagdmuseum Schloss Hohenbrunn'') and a museum of farming and local history (''Sumerauerhof'').

==Population==
{{Historical populations
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|1869|3631
|1880|3804
|1890|3700
|1900|3722
|1910|3714
|1923|3583
|1934|3613
|1951|4266
|1961|3709
|1971|3843
|1981|4129
|1991|5116
|2001|5530
|2011|5976
}}
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070302191908/http://www.ooemuseumsverbund.at/dbgfx/museen_bilder/1243_florian2.JPG Basilica of SS Florian and Augustine: the frescoed ceiling of the nave]
*[http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.photo.index/m/markt_st_florian/images/markt_st_florian__kaiserzimmer_im_stift_st_floria.jpg St Florian's Priory: the Kaiser's room]

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