Hirschbach im Mühlkreis
- ÖVP: 12
- SPÖ: 6
- FPÖ: 1
Deer Brook in Mühlkreisautobahn is a municipality in Upper Austria in Freistadt district in Upper Austria with 1134 inhabitants ( 1 January 2013). The competent court is the district of Freistadt.
- 3.1 Development and Structure
- 3.2 Origin and Language
- 6.1 Structures
- 6.2 Museums
- 6.3 Specialty
- 7.1 Public Institutions and Education
Geography
Deer Brook in Mühlkreisautobahn is on 640 m altitude in the Upper Austria. The expansion is 6.4 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 8.4 km. The total area is 23.6 km ². 29.7 % of the area is forested, 65.7 % of the area is used for agriculture.
Community structure
The municipality includes the following 14 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):
- Auerbach ( 168)
- Berg ( 22)
- Goss Reith (56 )
- Guttenbrunn (123 )
- Deer Brook in Mühlkreisautobahn (253 )
- Hofreith (51 )
- Kirchberg ( 77)
- Oberndorf (29 )
- Oberhirschgraben (27 )
- Pemsedt (40)
- Thierberg (97 )
- Table Mountain (44 )
- Under Hirschgraben (115 )
- Vorwald (25 )
The municipality comprises the cadastral Guttenbrunn and deer creek.
Neighboring communities
History
Originally in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria lying, was the place since the 12th century the Duchy of Austria. The first mention of Hirschbachwinkel dates back to 1150th In 1374, the parish Hirschbachwinkel was mentioned as newly established parish documented. The church was dedicated to the Holy Mother of God. Since 1490 he is the country ' Austria above the Enns ' attributed. This period also saw the construction of the church falls the community whose buildings changed in the following 500 years, hardly.
During the Napoleonic Wars, the place was occupied several times. Since 1918, the town belongs to the province of Upper Austria. After the annexation of Austria to the German Reich on 13 March 1938, the town belonged to the " Upper Danube ". After 1945 Hirschbachwinkel was in the Soviet zone of occupation. After 1955, was an expansion and construction of infrastructure.
Population
Development and Structure
In 1869, 1146 people lived in the municipality. By 2001, the population fluctuated around the value of 1869 and reached 2001 people in 1186, the highest level in history. In 1991, the municipality had 1162 inhabitants at the 2001 census, already in 1186, representing a decline of 2%. On 1 January 2008 the municipality recorded 1124 inhabitants, down.
At the 2001 census, the proportion of residents who were 60 years and older, 18.9% was; 20.7% were under 15 years old. The proportion of the female population was 50.4 %.
Of the 1081 residents Hirsch Bach's category in 2001 over 15 years old, 2.6 % had completed a university, college or academy. Additional 8.9% had completed a Matura, 45.7 % had attended a teaching degree or a vocational middle school and had 43% of all Hirschbacher compulsory school as their highest degree.
Ethnicity and language
The German dialect that is commonly spoken in the room Hirschbachwinkel and in Upper Austria, is the means Bairische. 98.3 % of Hirschbacher 2001 gave German as their everyday language. Additional 0.7 % spoke mainly Turkish, Czech 0.5%, the rest spoke other languages .
The proportion of Hirschbacher with foreign citizenship in 2001 was 1.1%, well below the average of Upper Austria. In this case, 0.8% of the population had a Hirschbacher citizenship of Turkey, 0.1% from Germany and a 0.2 % came from other citizens. Overall, in 2001 about 2.3% of Hirschbacher were born in a country other than Austria.
Policy
The council and mayoral elections are held every six years, coinciding with the state election held. Since the year 1945, the ÖVP ever won an absolute majority. The second strongest party was mostly the SPÖ. The FPÖ did not run in every election, but was in the elections in the 1960s, the second largest party. 2003, the ÖVP was the strongest party with 61.8 % agree and ruled by an absolute majority. 2009 the People's Party lost easily, but again reached the absolute majority of votes and mandates. The FPÖ was achieved with a mandate again the way into the council.
The municipal election in 2009 with a turnout of 88.7 % gave the following result:
Mayor of the municipality is Stefan Wiesinger of the ÖVP. The council consists of 19 members.
The next municipal election will be held in 2015.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows in silver on a blue, a red bar lowered wave, leaping deer. This illustrates the place name and also honored a local legend. The legend tells that the first settlers who came along the Gusental, the grazing deer roused. The deer fled across a river, hence the name Hirschbachwinkel.
The award of the municipality coat of arms and the municipality of colors took place on 27 September 1971.
Culture and sights
Structures
- Parish Hirschbachwinkel: The current church was built in the 15th century and stands on an elevated position in the town center.
Museums
- Rustic Furniture Museum Hirsch Bach: The Museum as a showcase for old, artistically designed rustic furniture, but also modern art.
- In Hirschbachwinkel Zülow and his time: Franz von Zülow was an Art Nouveau artist, and lived for several years in the town.
Specialty
Hirschbachwinkel is the capital of the Austrian Region of Delight Mühlviertler mountain herbs.
Economy and infrastructure
In addition to the 1965 -built airfield Freistadt - Waldenburg is a 38,200 -square-foot INKOBA business development area available.
Public Institutions and Education
In the resort, a kindergarten and a primary school are at your disposal.
In the municipality, the volunteer fire department Hirschbachwinkel provides fire protection and general help.
Personalities
- Seraphin Johann Wiesinger (1918 - 2002): Friar of the Capuchin Order.