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Linz AG

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Austrian public utility company

Linz AG, or LINZ AG, is a city-owned company providing energy supply, municipal services and public transport in the city of Linz and another 115 municipalities in Upper Austria. It was created in October 2000 from the former individual companies Elektrizitäts-, Fernwärme und Verkehrsbetriebe AG and Stadtbetriebe Linz. Besides the holding company, there are a number of subsidiary companies covering different operations.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2000Founded1
  • Industrypublic utility1
  • HeadquartersLinz1
  • Websitewww.linzag.at
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1

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Linz AG, or LINZ AG, is a city-owned company providing energy supply, municipal services and public transport in the city of Linz and another 115 municipalities in Upper Austria. It was created in October 2000 from the former individual companies Elektrizitäts-, Fernwärme und Verkehrsbetriebe AG and Stadtbetriebe Linz. Besides the holding company, there are a number of subsidiary companies covering different operations. These include Linz Strom Gas Wärme Gmbh, Linz Netz Gmbh, Linz Service Gmbh and Linz Linien Gmbh.2

Corporate structure

Linz AG sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Linz AG Linz
    • Linz Netz Subsidiary · Linz, Austria
    • Linzer Elektrizitäts- und Straßenbahn Subsidiary · Austria

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

Energy supply

The Linz Strom Gas Wärme Gmbh subsidiary of Linz AG includes an energy trading business, which markets the electricity generation and gas storage capabilities of the group. The company also operates a number of combined heat a power plants, district heating plants and hydro-electric power plants, together with a biomass fuelled power plant and a residual material heating plant fuelled by waste. The Linz Netz Gmbh subsidiary of Linz AG is responsible for the supply and delivery of electricity and natural gas to consumers.

Municipal services

The Linz Service Gmbh subsidiary of Linz AG is responsible for water supply and sewage disposal, as well as other municipal services including baths, funerals and cemeteries. It also operates the Port of Linz.

Public transport

The Linz Linien Gmbh subsidiary of Linz AG is responsible for operating the Linz tram network, the Linz trolleybus network and the Linz citybus network. The tram network consists of four lines, including the Pöstlingbergbahn mountain tramway, whilst there are five trolleybus lines, 11 regular bus routes, and five express bus routes.

From Wikipedia’s article on Linz AG, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Linz Netz
  • Linzer Elektrizitäts- und Straßenbahn since 2000

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2000Acquired Linzer Elektrizitäts- und Straßenbahn1

Timeline

  1. 2000Founded Founded1

Sources

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