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Maple is a municipality with 483 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Upper Austria in the district of Rohrbach in Upper Austria upper. The municipality is located in the judicial district of Rohrbach.

• 4.1 Population structure
• 4.2 Demographics

• 5.1 municipal
• 5.2 Mayor

• 6.1 Workplaces and Employees
• 6.2 traffic

Geography

Maple is located at an altitude of 828 m above sea level. A. in the upper Upper Austria in the east of the District Rohrbach. Based on the nature conservation space planning is one of the municipality in full to indoor unit Southern Šumava foothills .. The extension is 6.5 km from north to south, from west to east 45.7 km. The total area is 13.04 km ², making maple is one of the smaller communities of the district of Rohrbach. However, the municipality with 37 inhabitants per km ² on the fifth-lowest population density of the municipality in the area. The municipality extends over an average of 600 to 800 above sea level sea, the highest point of the community marked the sound mountain with 953 meters, the lowest is in the far northwest on the border with t. Johann am Wimberg. In 2001, the municipality was covered with forest to 49.2 percent, 46.9 percent of the area was used for agriculture. In comparison with the state of Upper Austria maple is thus more wooded than the national average (Upper Austria: 38.3 percent ) and is slightly less agricultural area ( Upper Austria: 49.3 percent). The proportion of other uses ( construction areas, gardens, waters and other ) is around 3.8 per cent far behind the Upper Austrian average of 13.8 percent. Neighboring communities are St. Veit im Mühlkreisautobahn and St. Johann am Wimberg in the south, St. Peter am Wimberg the southwest, Help Mountain in the northwest and north. To the east is bordered maple on the communities Vorderweißenbach and Oberneukirchen (district Urfahr ).

Geology and soil

The landscape of the municipality is part of the Bohemian Massif which goes back to a very old mountain range that was created by the Variscan orogeny in the Paleozoic ( Carboniferous). After the strong erosion of the former high mountains, it came during the alpidic orogeny in the Tertiary repealing the crystalline basement to several 100 meters, which fractures and faults formed. Subsequently, it came in the Tertiary and Quaternary deposition of sediments, which molds the relief filled and (mainly granites and gneisses ) only pending solid rock on the hills or slopes incised valleys. What remained was a torso area with flat - undulating relief and gentle slope and crest shapes. The starting material of soil formation are igneous rocks such as granites ( Mauthausen and Weinberger granite), dike rocks ( pegmatites, aplites, etc.) and cover rocks ( Perlgneis, basic mixed gneiss, schist gneiss ). The soils are generally mild, basenarm and sour. Agricultural areas have mostly medium subtle, moderately dry and deep and well supplied with water lime-free soils on rock from brown soils of fine-grained silicate rock ( Mauthausen granite, Perlgneis ) or of coarse-grained silicate rock ( Weinberger granite or porphyry gneiss). The sandy- clayey rocks brown soils are only partially penetrated by individual larger stones. On Verebnungsflächen pseudovergleyte unconsolidated sediment - brown earths and Reliktpseudogleye are also to be found. Furthermore, there are in hollows and trenches through groundwater and slope water influenced gleyed unconsolidated sediment - brown earths and Gleye. There are also in the valley of streams lime-free gley soils.

Community structure

Quarters are: maple, Help Mountain, Kleintraberg, Lichtmeßberg, Oberbrunnwald, Obertraberg, Penning, Piberstein, Sound Mountain, Thurnerschlag.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Oblique divided; above in red with a silver, border beaver after the division; below in silver, a green maple leaf. The municipality colors are white Green White

History

Originally in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria lying, owned the local area since the 13th century the Duchy of Austria and the Principality ' Austria above the Enns ' attributed since 1490. Documented the place for the first time in 1430 (in the maple trees ) mentioned and is closely related in sequence to the history of the castle Piberstein. 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 was incorporated into the municipality Help mountain, but gained since 1950 in an administrative community with Help Mountain back to independence.

Population

Population structure

2013 lived in the town of Maple 483 people, making maple was the fourth smallest municipality of the district of Rohrbach. End of 2001, 98.4 percent of the population Austrian citizens (Upper Austria 92.8 percent, 96.9 percent Rohrbach district ) until the beginning of 2013, the figure fell slightly to 97.3 percent ( 91.1 percent Upper Austria, Rohrbach District 96, 9 percent). Overall, only 13 foreigners were counted in 2013 in the community who came to 85 percent of the EU countries. 17 people were born abroad. (Upper Austria: 88.6 percent) to the Roman Catholic Church in 2001, 92.7 percent of residents known, 4.9 percent were Protestant without confession and 2.2 percent.

The average age of the municipality 's population in 2001 was largely the national average. 18.1 percent of the residents of Maple were younger than 15 years ( Upper Austria: 18.8 percent ), 60.8 percent from 15 to 59 years old (Upper Austria: 61.6 percent). The percentage of residents over 59 stood at 21.1 percent, slightly above the national average of 20.2 percent. The average age of the population of maple changed in the sequence in all segments. The proportion of under-15s fell by 1 January 2013 a massive 14.9 percent, while the share of people between 15 and 59 years to 67.3 percent, considerably increased. The proportion of 59 -year-old fell slightly to 17.8 percent. Marital status in 2001 45.7 percent of the residents of Maple were single, 46.1 percent married, widowed, divorced and 6.5 percent, 1.6 percent.

Demographics

The population of the municipality of Maple shrank 1869-2013 by 40 per cent, which Maple is one of the municipalities with the highest population losses in the district. Lived in 1869 still 805 people in Maple, so there were only 483 in 2013, the population dropped it almost continuously during these 150 years, and it especially came to dramatic population losses in the late 19th century for the first time. By 1951 the community had already lost 35 percent of its population, then the population stagnated or declined largely slowly. Maple case has a negative migration balance, the excess of births could largely offset the costs of their migration population losses since the 1980s.

Policy

Parish council

The Parish Council, the supreme body of the municipality comprises 13 seats and is elected every six years, Upper Austria on municipal elections in the course. The parish council is composed of three members, with the Austrian People's Party ( ÖVP) after the council election 2009, all three members with the mayor, the deputy mayor and a member farther.

Strongest faction in the council of Maple has always been the People's Party, which has always been the most votes fraction in the period from 1973 is always the absolute majority of seats, and with one exception. The ÖVP reached here during this period from 48.8 to 87.1 percent, while her best result since 1973 in the election in 1973, its worst result in 2003. The second strongest party in the municipal council of maple was previously with one exception, always the Social Democratic Party of Austria ( SPÖ), which since 1973 election results between 12.9 percent (1973) and 27.2 (2003) was able to reach percent. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ ) occurred in the period since 1973 until 1991 local elections since then, reaching between 10.3 percent and 18.8 percent in 1997, while 1991 was the second largest party. Since 1997, the citizens Ahorner list is represented on the council in the local council, who came so far to vote shares from 7.7 to 12.4 percent. In the last local elections of 2009, the ÖVP came to 62.8 percent, or nine seats, the Social Democratic Party reached 17.5 percent, or two mandates, the SPÖ lost around 10 percent. The FPÖ came to 11.8 percent, or a mandate, the Citizens' List 7.9 percent and also a mandate.

Mayor

The Mayor is determined since 1997 in a direct line, where there will be a runoff election for a candidate with no absolute majority. The first mayor direct dial won with 88.6 percent against the candidate of the Citizens' List for the People's Party candidate in 2003 he came to 78.6 percent. 2008 took over Josef Hintenberger (ÖVP ), the Office of the Mayor of maple. He was subsequently confirmed with 87.8 percent against the candidate of the Freedom Party of the people in office.

The ÖVP dominates As with municipal elections and in state elections in the community, although the dominance of the People's Party has declined somewhat. Nevertheless, the ÖVP could always be correct strongest party in the period from 1973 until 1991 they even had a two-thirds majority. Your best result reached the ÖVP 1973-2009 in the years 1973 and 1979, each with 83.0 percent, since she lost almost successive votes shares, being 52.8 per cent import their lowest result so far in 2003. The second strongest party in state elections was always the SPÖ, the election results from 14.4 to 31.4 percent was recorded for itself. Your best result had the SPÖ here in 2003, its worst in 2009. Third strongest party was always the Freedom Party, who scored in the period from 1973 0.4 to 13.9 percent. Her best result was the FPÖ here in 1991. During the last state election in 2009, the ÖVP came with 59.8 percent in the first place, but this is was the second worst result. The SPÖ only came to 14.4 percent, had 17 percent of their share of the vote exits. The FPÖ reached 13.9 percent, the Greens won 6.5 percent of the best result.

Economy and infrastructure

Workplaces and employees

Maple housed 2001 only eight workplaces with 64 employees (excluding agriculture ), two of the workplaces of 20 or more employees had. 89 percent of employees were salaried. The number of workplaces was there increased by three compared to the year 1991 ( plus 60 percent ), the number of employees rose by six people (plus 10 percent). The most important industry in 2001 was the area of ​​the manufacturing sector with four operations and 56 employees ( 88 percent of all employees ). Addition, there were also two commercial establishments, an operation of the hotel and restaurant industry, as well as an operation of the Erbringrinung Other community, social and personal services.

From living in Maple 2010 263 labor only 1.5 per cent were unemployed. Of the 259 workers 59 in the manufacturing sector (23 percent), 37 in trade ( 14 percent) and 28 in the agriculture and forestry (11 percent) were employed. Other important industries were the health and social care, construction and accommodation and food service area. Of the 251 workers of maple (without temporarily employed persons absent from work population ) in 2010 were only 56 people in maple after their employment. 195 and 78 percent had to commute to work. Of the 46 percent of commuters had their place of work in the state capital of Linz, 26 in the district of Rohrbach and 13 percent in the district Urfahr. Important commuter community next to Linz was helping mountain. In return commuted 37 people after a maple.

Traffic

The municipality of Maple is accessed by two state roads generally. The Hans mountain country road (L 581 ) runs from the Rohrbacher Straße (B 38) in the neighboring community helping mountain by the scattered settlement Piberstein past the hamlets case Mayr, Kebling, Mayerhof and Lehner and exits the municipality to St. Johann am Wimberg. North of the mountain Hans country road also runs the sound mountain district road (L 1492). It branches at the wasteland Falmayr by the Hans mountain country road and proceeds to ruin Piberstein and further to the hamlets of Maple and Obertraberg before leaving the municipality direction Oberneukirchen.

Culture and sights

• Between Maple and Help Mountain is the castle Piberstein, built in the late 13th century by the family of the Piber. She was protective of salt and amber traders on the path between the Salzkammergut and the Baltic Sea. Besieged by the Hussites in the 15th century, they came for a long time in the possession of the sound Berger. Today it is a popular venue.

Regular events

• Vital Health Fair: On the every 2 -yearly trade fair exhibitors will present products on the topics of vitality, nature and health.