Weilbach, Austria

Because Bach is a municipality in Austria in the federal state of Upper Austria in the district of Ried in the Innviertel with 629 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). The municipality is located in the judicial district of Ried.

Geography

Because Bach is located at 386 m altitude in Innviertel. The expansion is 4.5 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 5.4 km. The total area is 13.4 km ². 15.7 % of the area is forested, 75.4 % of the area is used for agriculture.

Districts

Quarters are Detzlhof, Ellreching, Hinterweintal, Koelbl, Kirchberg, Kleinmurham, Klinger Mountain, Lindl, Neudorf, Oberweintal, Valley, Voitshofen Because Bach.

Coat of arms

Official description of the municipality coat of arms: In a gold black, erect squirrels. The municipality colors are yellow - black-green

History

Since the establishment of the Duchy of Bavaria, the place was Bavarian until 1779 and came to the Peace of Teschen with the Innviertel (then ' Innbaiern ') to Austria. During the Napoleonic Wars shortly Bavarian, it belongs since 1814 finally to Upper 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 since 1996 Hermann Vorauer of the People's Party, Deputy Mayor Joseph Dötzlhofer (ÖVP ), council: 9 ÖVP, SPÖ 3, 1 FPÖ

Personalities

• Alois Burgstaller (1874-1942), farmer, innkeeper and politician

Population Development

In 1991 the community had 603 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 then 598 inhabitants. September 2006, 625 inhabitants.

Culture and sights

• Parish of the Assumption

• See also: List of the listed objects in Weil Bach (Upper Austria )