Sankt Marienkirchen an der Polsenz

St. Mary's Church at the Polsenz (also Saint Marienkirchen Polsenz ) is a market town with 2255 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Hausruckviertel in Eferding district in the province of Upper Austria in Austria. The municipality is located in the judicial district Eferding.

  • 3.1 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 Demographics
  • 4.2 Religion
  • 9.1 Youth Parliament

Geography

St. Mary's Church at the Polsenz is on 315 m altitude in Hausruckviertel. The expansion is 7.0 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 5.1 km. The total area is 23.82 km ². 14.2 % of the area is forested, 65.3 % of the area is used for agriculture.

Community structure

Katastralgemeinden

  • Fürneredt ( 45008 )
  • Lengau ( 45016 )
  • Pärnu ( 45022 )
  • St. Mary's Church at the Polsenz ( 45026 )

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 19 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Doppl (12 )
  • Eben ( 20)
  • Fürneredt (29)
  • Holzwiesen (176 )
  • Karling (15 )
  • Cherry wood (45 )
  • Kleingerstdoppl (57)
  • Lengau (160 )
  • Leopold Berg ( 24)
  • Upper Grub ( 26)
  • Pärnu ( 24)
  • Polsenz (65 )
  • St. Mary's Church at the Polsenz (821)
  • Summer Mountain (11 )
  • Under Freundorf (551 )
  • Untergrub (17 )
  • Valtau (61)
  • Wieshof (72 )

19 street names

Aibach, Bath Street, Dr. Bergmann settlement, Daxberger road, Freundorf, Höller Mountain, Jung Reith, Cold Mountain, Church Square, Hermitage, Marienfeld, Polsenzstraße, Polsenztal, Roman Road, Schmiedgasse, Sun Mountain, Weberberg, Westerberg, vineyard

History

Originally in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria lying, was the place since the 12th century the Duchy of Austria. Since 1490 he is the Principality of Austria above the Enns attributed. 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 ". In 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria.

To 1923 St. Mary's Church was part of the district court Waizenkirchen and slammed the judicial district Eferding after its dissolution.

Coat of arms

Blazon: "In green over a silver bar in the sign wave a golden spindle cider press. " Description of the municipality coat of arms: The Simple, used until a few years on the farm screw press highlights the importance of wine production in the fruit area particularly favored by the climate. The wave band refers to the Polsenz whose name is officially listed as a distinctive addition to the community name. The municipality colors are green -yellow-green.

Population

Demographics

Religion

  • The community forms its own Catholic parish, which is assigned to the Augustinian Abbey of St. Florian, and has worked with Josef Etzlstorfer its own pastor.
  • The resident in the municipality Evangelical A. B. faithful citizens are allocated to the Trattnach the Evangelical parish Wallern.

Sights and culture

  • Most Museum: In the arms of the municipality, the cider press to a beneficiary by the climate, traditional cider area out. Therefore, there is a wine museum in around 350 year-old renovated granary of the parish. There you can see all kinds of presses, barrels and equipment for the production of cider. Most of the exhibits are from the 18th century. Similarly, one finds a binding workshop, a distillery, an apiary and a parlor also from the 18th century.
  • Heritage Museum: The local museum is housed in the same building as the cider museum, and has various agricultural tools and household items on display. Care for and receive the museum by members of the Beautification Society.
  • Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary: the parish church was first mentioned in 1151. The present church dates - with the exception of the tower ( 1721) - from the late Gothic period in 1500, the device is uniformly Neo-Gothic. .
  • Nature park fruit Hill Country: The Fruit Hill Country is located between Wels and Eferding and spans the two communities nicks and St. Mary's churches. It refers to a gently rolling hills in Upper Austria's Alpine foothills, whose appeal lies in the high density of the many fruit tree stocks. Every year, at the time of blooming fruit trees, the fruits Hill Country with the flowering cherry and apple trees is a popular tourist destination. In addition to cider production in the fruit trees also have the very landslides Schliergebiet great importance due to their slope stabilizing effect.
  • Indian settlement in Klause 44
  • Event center
  • ART in the VILLAGE: Some community citizens the cultural platform " in ART VILLAGE " was launched.

Regular events

  • Most foods: At White Sunday, the first Sunday after Easter, the traditional food must be held.

Education

  • Kindergarten
  • Elementary school
  • Public Library

Personalities

  • Michael Enzelsberger (1871-1952) Member of Parliament

Policy

  • Mayor Joseph is Dopler of the ÖVP.
  • The municipal council of the municipality of St. Marienkirchen Polsenz consists of 25 members. These are divided among the groups as follows: 13 ÖVP, SPÖ 9 and 3 FPÖ.

Youth Parliament

For the concerns of young people in the community a Youth Parliament is set up. This is made up of representatives (up to 26 years) of the organizations with youth work and elected representatives of the youth of the community. Since 2008, the Youth Parliament has the new name " Samar A Youth ".

Traffic

The community is coming from the direction of catfish (motorways West Highway A highway 1/Innkreis A 8/Welser motorway A 25 ) best of the Innviertler street B 137 and B 134 Wallerner road distance. From the B 134 federal road branches off the Daxberger, which leads directly to St. Marienkirchen Polsenz.

Coming from Passau / Schärding leads the best way on the highway B 129 to Eferdinger after Prambachkirchen where well turning the Daxberger country road.

Coming from Eferding / Linz leads the way on the B 134 and the Daxberger country road in the community.

Established businesses

  • Sperrholzwerk Schweitzer, Freundorf (founded 1937)
  • Joinery Aichinger, Aibach (founded 1945)
  • Joinery Leidlmair, Marienfeld (founded 1896)
  • Obstverwertung Samar F. One must Gessl, Valtau
  • Prem GmbH cotton cleaning
  • Cloudy Walter Edelobst
  • Hellmaier Werner Electric Company
  • Voglsam floor markings

Sports

  • The ASV St. Mary's Church plays in football in the national league west, the fifth performance class in Austrian football. Venue of the home matches is the Polsenzstadion. Was founded the club on 29 February 1968 the club colors are black / yellow.
  • The UTC St. Mary's Church is the local tennis club. The men's team plays in the first class, the league is the main target year. The Senior M ( Men 35 ) play in the regional class West.

Clubs

Besides the two sports clubs ASV and UTC, including the following clubs and entities are represented in the community:

  • Volunteer Fire Department
  • Fruit - Garden Society
  • Beautification Association
  • Musikverein
  • Family Federation
  • Several savings associations
  • Rural Youth
  • Catholic youth group
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