Krenglbach

Krenglbach is an Austrian municipality in Hausruckviertel in the district of Wels-Land in Upper Austria with 2990 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).

The competent jurisdiction is catfish.

Geography

Krenglbach situated at an altitude of 310 m above sea level. A. in Hausruckviertel. The expansion is 5.2 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 4.7 km. The total area is 15.2 km ². 14.5 % of the area is forested, 71.7 % of the area is used for agriculture.

Quarters are: Achleiten Alkrucken, Au, Elmischhub, forestry, Gölding, violins, Gfereth, Haiding, wooden houses, Hunger Mountain, Kalteneck, Katzbach, Krenglbach, Nader Mountain, Oberham, Radgattern, Öhlgraben, Schmiding Unrading, Wieshof, Wonder Mountain.

History

985 was the place Chrenginpach as a location with a baptistery of St.. Stephen first mentioned. 1160 can be found Chrengelbach in a charter of the monastery Reichersberg am Inn. At the time of the Reformation, many residents known to the Lutheran faith. The parish was placed under the sovereignty of the parish of St. Mary Churches ad P.. During the Counter- Reformation by Empress Maria Theresa set up as a measure of Catholics a mission station.

1784 Krenglbach became an independent parish again. The Kapsamer family presented by the 1688-1823 school champion in the monastery of St. Florian maintained parish school. Some members of this family were responsible for creating many painted country furniture, known as Gunskirchen furniture.

Coat of arms

Official description of the municipality coat of arms: In gold on green, corrugated sign foot three times, in a silver wave bar, a red, abutting, split by a pile Tatzenkreuz. The municipality colors are green - white-green.

The coat of arms was granted in 1984 by the Upper Austrian government. It shows the Tatzenkreuz the coat of arms of the St. Florian, to which the parish belongs Krenglbach since the Middle Ages. The division symbolizes the two Christian denominations in the community, of which Protestantism was widespread at the time of the Reformation. The wave line represents the eponymous Krenglbach.

Culture and sights

  • Schmiding zoo: the zoo Schmiding the most visited attraction
  • Castle Schmiding: first mentioned in 1100, now owned by the Artmann family built on the adjacent site to the zoo Schmiding (formerly Bird Park Schmiding or Zoologischer Garten Schmiding )
  • Castle Haiding: Water castle, first mentioned in 1340. After long periods of decadence, it was renovated in 1970 and opened to the public. Thus, today the castle - from about the end of summer to November - presented art, literature, art, music and drama.

Personalities

Sons and daughters

  • Anton Reidinger (1839-1912), pastor, dialect poet, author of the lyrics "It is the same scho ' Dumpa "

Policy

Mayor is Manfred Zeismann (SPO )

Population Development

In 1991, the municipality had 2384 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 then 2644 inhabitants, 2007, 3073 inhabitants counted

Twinning

  • Császártöltés Hungary, Hungary ( since 4 June 1994)

Education

  • Kindergarten
  • Elementary school
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