Suben

Suben is a municipality in Upper Austria in Schärding district in Innviertel with 1470 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). The municipality is located in the judicial district Schärding.

Geography

Suben is located on 329 m altitude in Innviertel. The expansion is 3.4 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 3.3 km away. The total area is 6.4 km ². 12.5% ​​of the area is forested, 57.8 % of the area is used for agriculture.

Districts of the municipality

Village, Etzelshofen, Rossbach, Quick village, Suben.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Azure, on a silver, decreased wave beams side by side with three gold, heraldic Lilien.Gemeindefarbe: White

History

Since the establishment of the Duchy of Bavaria, the place was Bavarian until 1779. In 1050, the existing castle of the Counts of Formbach of Tuta, daughter of Henry of Formbach and wife of the Hungarian king Béla I, converted to a collegiate church. The abbey itself was founded Suben 1126/1142 by Bishop Altmann of Trent, son of Count Udalschalks Lurn and great-grandchildren Tutas. Location and pen came after the Peace of Teschen with the " Innviertel " which until then had been " Innbaiern " told and for centuries an integral part of the Duchy and Electorate of Bavaria, to Austria. During the Napoleonic Wars again briefly Bavarian, part of the place since 1814 finally returned to Austria. After the annexation of Austria to the German Reich on 13 March 1938, the town belonged to the " Upper Danube ". After 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria.

Policy

Mayor Ernst Seitz of the ÖVP.

Population Development

In 1991, the municipality had 1287 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 then 1418 inhabitants.

Culture and sights

The place known by the pen Suben is (now prison Suben ), which stands above the Inn and can be seen from afar. Besides the aforementioned penal institution and the Liaison Office of the Ministry of Finance is located in Suben since 2007, which assigns the value added tax identification numbers.