Haidershofen

• ÖVP: 17
• SPÖ: 4
• FPÖ: 2

Haidershofen is a municipality with 3562 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the judicial district and the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria.

• 4.1 Music
• 4.2 Structures

Geography

Haidershofen is located in the Most district in Lower Austria near the border with Upper Austria near the city of Steyr. The area of ​​the municipality covers 31.99 square kilometers. 14.37 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

Haidershofen consists of the six local villages ( population figures as per 2011 census registers ):

• Brunnhof (7.07 km ², 324 Ew. )
• Village on the Enns River (4.55 km ², 930 Ew. )
• Haidershofen (4.98 km ², 1,066 inhabitants).
• Sträußl ( 6.02 km ², 276 Ew. )
• Tröstelberg ( 5.18 km ², 443 Ew. )
• Vestenthal (4.22 km ², 527 Ew. )

The seat of the commune office is located in the cadastral Vestenthal.

History

The foundation of the settlement Haidershofen is based on a systematic application of a line of fortifications by Bavarian high nobleman named Haderich ( Haderico, Hadericus, Hadrer ) shortly before 1000 AD, from which the place name derives Haidershofen proven. This Haderiche were " gallant fighter and trained strategists " of the emperor and the Marquis. The name stands for Haderich defense or defense (of " quarrel ", ie wrestle, fight coming ). Haidershofen still owns the stronghold of Haderiche on the Enns and the sounding name Vestenthal ( Festungstal ) equal in close proximity.

The organized volunteer fire department Haidershofen there since June 1, 1894., The savings and loan organization Haidershofen (today Raiffeisen cooperatives in Austria ) was established on 1 March 1902.

March 1, 2014, addresses were converted and unified the area code for the whole community to 4431.

Policy

The council has 23 seats, mayor of the municipality is Manfred Schimpl, Office Manager Christian Perndl.

In the municipal elections of 2005, the ÖVP reached 16, the SPÖ and the Greens 6 1 mandate. In the local elections in 2010 the Greens no longer competed, the SPÖ lost two seats. The ÖVP was able to win a seat, the FPÖ increased with two seats in the municipal council a.

Culture and sights

Music

In 1884, the Musikverein Haidershofen was founded. Since 1974, rehearses and performs regularly Chamber Orchestra Haidershofen.

Structures

The castle village on the Enns River was built in the 17th century. The Roman Catholic Church Severin, better known today as the parish church Haidershofen is dedicated to Saint Severin of Cologne. The tower is about 1000 years old past, stood on the site just a defense tower ( the current bell tower ), which today is still an iron cannon ball of the French. He was converted to a bell tower through cultivation of a Baroque nave.

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural workplaces there were in 2001 115, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 156 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census, 1585.

Personalities

• This Hans Reiter ( * 1909; unknown deceased), politician for the NSDAP or party
• Dora Dunkl (1925-1982), German - Austrian poet and writer
• Rudolf Graf (1910-1979), former mayor of Haidershofen