Helfenberg

The municipality is located in the district of Rohrbach Help Mountain in the upper Upper Austria Upper Austria with 955 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). The competent jurisdiction is Rohrbach in Upper Austria.

• 3.1 Population structure
• 3.2 Demographics

• 4.1 municipal
• 4.2 Mayor

• 7.1 Workplaces and Employees
• 7.2 Tourism
• 7.3 Education

• 8.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Help Mountain is at an altitude of 567 m above sea level. A. in the upper Upper Austria near the Czech border. Based on the nature conservation space planning is one of the major part of its territory to the Southern Bohemian Forest foothills and the south-east of the municipal area to Zentralmühlviertler Highlands. The expansion is 2.9 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 4.4 km away. The total area is 9.61 km ², thus helping mountain is the fifth smallest municipality of the district of Rohrbach. However, the municipality with 99 inhabitants per km ² on the seventh-highest population density of the municipality in the area. In 2001, the municipality was covered with forest to 36.1, 54.6 percent of the area was used for agriculture. In comparison with the state of Upper Austria Help mountain, which is slightly less forested than the national average (Upper Austria: 38.3 percent ) or essentially consists slightly more agricultural area ( Upper Austria: 49.3 percent). The proportion of other uses ( construction areas, gardens, waters and other ) amounted to around 9.3 percent, slightly behind the Upper Austrian average of 13.8 percent. Neighboring municipalities are Vorderweißenbach in the East ( District Urfahr ), Maple in the Southeast and South, St. Peter am Wimberg in the Southwest, St. Stefan am Walde in the west and Schönegg and Afiesl in the north.

Geology and soil

The landscape of the municipality is part of the Bohemian Massif and belongs to the southeastern part of the granite highlands. The landscape here is from the north to the south of the Bohemian Forest to the Danube towards, and is characterized by deeply incised streams. The Bohemian Massif was buoyed by a very ancient mountain range that through the Variscan orogeny in the Paleozoic ( Carboniferous) was created, which led to the formation of granites and gneisses. After the strong erosion of the former high mountains, it came during the alpidic orogeny in, tertiary repealing the Bohemian Massif to several 100 meters, which fractures and faults formed. Subsequently, it came in the Tertiary and Quaternary deposition of sediments. As a ground rule form silicate brown soils before (acid brown and bleaching earth soils) that are more or less strong Lehmdecken. The soils in this case have the altitude increases, an increasing podsolization on and learn at waterlogging conversion Gley, Anmoor or moor. At higher soil erosion is rock or Flinz, a loamy- grusige weathering layer to light.

Landscape and vegetation

The territory of Help Mountain is characterized by a gently rolling landscape kuppierte with different slope angles and exposures. In addition, in the area consist of rivers and streams Taleinschnitte. The forest areas of the municipality are of spruce and species-poor, acid lovers dominated understory. This southernmost foothills of the Bohemian Forest are scattered to the south rapidly and be penetrated by increasingly larger agricultural land. Pure deciduous forests hardly play a role, but the hardwood percentage is mostly restricted to forest edges where houses but also dominate oak and ash trees occur on moister sites, alder and sycamore. The emphasis in agricultural use is intensive grassland management while agriculture is only sporadically found. Extensive skimmed grassland is usually only on forest edges and Wegböschungen. Structural elements are abundant, with next to orchards and Ostbaumreihen occur mainly in the area of ​​former hedges (read) stone walls.

Waters

Main waters of the municipality is the Stone Muehl also receives most rivers of the municipality. It first runs along the northern boundary of the municipality, then it goes through the main town Helfenberg and then forms over long distances the southwestern boundary of the municipality. To the west of the municipality consist with the wood Mühlbach and its feeder, the Ross Double Bach two other streams in the eastern municipality of the old bat creek flows. Apart from the Stone Muhl is in the streams, mainly in smaller forest or meadow streams, which are mostly close to nature apart from some local piping or barriers. The Stone Muehl has only in the local area of Helfenberg to strong anthropogenic interference. The rivers in the municipal area have typically accompanying riparian woodlands on with semi-natural structure, some of which are continuous and beidufrig. The stagnant water ponds, however, are of different size and configuration with near-natural to naturfernem character.

Districts of the municipality

Quarters are old blow Auhäuser, Dobring, Help Mountain, Mühlholz, newbie, Neuschlag, Preßleithen, span, Thurnerschlag, lower level and wood houses.

History

Help Mountain was founded in 1108 by the Bayer Helpho. At the beginning of the 13th century, the village was first mentioned, at this time, both helping mountain castle and the castle Piberstein were built. 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 ' 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 village belonged to the Upper Danube. After 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria.

From time immemorial Help mountain was known as a place of production of textiles and weaving. In the course of industrialization, the brothers built from 1843 Simonetta Milan a linen weaver factory, which employed 1,200 people at weddings.

Population

Population structure

2013 lived in the community Helfenberg 955 people, thus helping mountain was in the lower middle of the 42 municipalities of the district. End of 2001, 96.8 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 95.6 percent ( 91.1 percent Upper Austria, Rohrbach District 96, 9 percent). A total of 42 foreigners were counted in 2013 in the community who came to 98 percent from Europe. The share of EU nationals was 31 per cent, comparatively small, but was more than half of the foreigners from Turkey. Overall lived in Helfenberg 2013, 57 people with a foreign country of birth, of which 49 percent were born in Turkey. (Upper Austria: 88.6 percent) to the Roman Catholic Church in 2001, 96.3 percent of residents known, 1.4 percent had no religious affiliation, 1.9 percent and 0.3 percent Protestant Islamic faith.

The average age of the municipality 's population in 2001 was largely the national average. 19.8 percent of the population of Helfenberg were younger than 15 years ( Upper Austria: 18.8 percent ), 57.5 percent from 15 to 59 years old (Upper Austria: 61.6 percent). The percentage of residents over 59 stood at 22.7 percent, just above the national average of 20.2 percent. The average age of the population of Helfenberg changed in the sequence, especially in the first two segments. The proportion of under-15s fell by 1 January 2013 a massive 12.8 percent, while the share of people between 15 and 59 years to 64.6 percent, considerably increased. The proportion of 59 -year-old stagnated at 22.6 percent. Marital status in 2001 47.2 percent of the population of Helfenberg were single, 45.3 percent married, widowed, divorced and 6.4 percent, 1.1 percent.

Demographics

The population of the municipality Help mountain shrank 1869-2013 by 25 percent. Lived in 1869 still 1,270 people in Helfenberg, so it was 2013 only 955 First, the population declined from previously recorded peak in 1869-1923 almost continuously to around 1000 inhabitants from, the population loss was about 20 percent in that half century. Then the population level recovered and fluctuated in the sequence to 1971 1100-1200 inhabitants. In the 1970s, however, eventually began a shrinking process, which lasted until the end. Reason for the population decline since the 1970s, especially the high level of migration. Thus, the church lost in time since 1971 around 100 people per decade due to emigration. The excess of births could only slow the loss of population, as it sometimes only half as high than the fall migration minus. Since the turn of the millennium has accelerated the loss of population since the migration remained undiminished high and the birth rate only turned out slightly positive.

Policy

Parish council

The council, the supreme body of the municipality includes 13 seats and is elected every six years Upper Austria on municipal elections in the course. The parish council consists of five members, with the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP ) is represented by the local council elections in 2009, with the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor and two other members of the parish council, and thus in this body represents the absolute majority. The Social Democratic Party of Austria ( SPÖ) sends another member.

Strongest faction in the council of Help Mountain has always been the ÖVP, which in the period 1973 to getting the absolute majority of votes and mandate reached and largely even had a two-thirds majority. The ÖVP reached here during this period from 55.5 to 78.1 percent, while her best result since 1973 in the election in 1973, its worst result in 1991. The second strongest party in the municipal council of Help Mountain has always been the SPÖ, since 1973 the election results between 21.9 percent ( 1973) and 29.9 (1985 ) was able to reach percent. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ ) occurred in the period since 1973 only twice in the election of 1991, reaching 17.7 percent and 11.2 percent in 1997. After the FPO but did not run. In the last local elections of 2009, the ÖVP came to 73.6 percent, or 10 seats, the Social Democratic Party reached 26.34 percent, or three seats.

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 68.8 percent against the candidate of the Social Democratic Party for the People's Party candidate. 2002 sparked Stefan Hölzl (ÖVP ) from the previous mayor. He was reelected in 2003 with 81.8 percent in office, 2009, he was confirmed with 79.9 percent 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 1973 with 76.4 percent, since she lost almost successive votes shares, being 60.1 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 16.8 to 27.6 percent was recorded for itself. Your best result had the SPÖ this 2003, its worst in 2009. Third strongest party was until 1997 the Freedom Party, who scored in the period from 1973 1.1 to 12.9 percent. Her best result was the FPÖ in 1991 while the FPÖ. , 2003 but was replaced shortly by the Greens as the third strongest party in state elections, the Greens won 7.9 percent. At the last state election in 2009, the ÖVP came with 60.8 percent in the first place, but this is was the second worst result. The SPÖ only came to 16.8 percent, had more than 10 percent of their share of the vote exits. The FPÖ was able to overtake the Greens, and came to 10.2 percent, the Greens won 9.0 percent of the best result.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Argent, a red bar, is a golden shuttle, with aufgespultem, silver thread; above a black, growing, red bezungter and reinforced beaver, below a blue ball. The municipality colors are red and white.

Culture and sights

• The baroque parish church was built around 1712 by JM Prunner to see her still Gothic radicals: Worth seeing are several sculptures of Philip Rambler (1714 ), two further relief grave stones and a bell with Madonna relief in the glory of 1500.
• The site is significantly influenced by a textile factory built in 1840.
• In the town square there is the century loom that produces a carpet since 2000 fully automatic over 100 years, for a testimony of ancient craftsmanship.
• Helping mountain castle was first mentioned in 1224 and rebuilt in the early 17th century by Christian von Oedt. Formerly the seat of justice, it is since 1893 owned by the Graf family Revertera and perched in the north to Help Mountain.
• The Forest Chapel of the Cross Maria Rast dates from around the 1700s. To its origin is shrouded in many legends and myths. Shell stones, stone circles from the past and according to legend, healing waters each year attract countless pilgrims.

Economy and infrastructure

In the Middle Ages put flax in addition to agriculture and timber use the foundation to the development of the place as Leinenweberort. Since the 19th century, the textile industry has a significant influence the townscape. In several factories are specialized in products such as linen, pants or towels. Listed deal with the Holzstiegenbau. A private e- business ( municipality Afiesl ) covers about 70 % of electricity demand by Help Mountain.

Workplaces and employees

Help Mountain hosted in 2001 to operate with 20 or more employees. Overall, carried out as part of the Census Census of gave 42 workplaces with 271 employees (excluding agriculture ), where 76 percent of people in employment were. The number of workplaces was compared to the year 1991 it remained practically unchanged (up 2 percent ), the number of employees, however, decreased by 42 person (plus 13 percent). The most important industry in 2001 was the area of ​​the manufacturing sector with 10 factories and 102 employees ( 38 percent of all employees ) prior to education, with the three workplaces with 43 ​​employees ( 16 percent) and trade in eight workplaces and 28 employees ( 10 percent). 45 percent of workers were in Helfenberg employees or officials, 36 percent of workers and 12 percent of farmers.

Of the people living in mountain Help 2010 498 labor only 3.4 percent were unemployed. Of the 481 workers 87 in the manufacturing sector (23 percent), 59 in trade ( 12 percent) and 45 in the health and social care (9 percent) were employed. Other important industries were the Public Administration with 9 percent, education and public education with 8 percent and the agriculture and forestry with 6 percent. Of the 470 workers from helping mountain ( without temporarily employed persons absent from work population ) in 2010 were only 135 people in helping mountain after their employment. 335 or 71 percent had to commute to work. Of the commuters had 44 percent of their place of work in the state capital of Linz, 23 in the district of Rohrbach and 15 percent in the district Urfahr. Important commuter community next to Linz was the district capital Rohrbach. In return, 151 people commuted after a Help Mountain, where 70 per cent were from the district Rohrbach.

Tourism

In recent years, many new offerings were created mainly in the field of tourism. Particularly well known the place was a versatile and well-developed network of hiking trails.

Education

Educational institutions are the national as well as the main school Helfenberg and a kindergarten.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Mitterlehner (* 1955), politician