Helpfau-Uttendorf

Helpfau - Uttendorf is a market town in Upper Austria in the district of Braunau am Inn in Innviertel with 3317 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). The competent court is the district court district of Braunau am Inn.

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Geography

Helpfau - Uttendorf is located at 419 m altitude in Innviertel. The expansion is 6.1 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 7.9 km. The total area is 26.5 km ². 25.7 % of the area is forested, 62.6 % of the area is used for agriculture.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 21 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Alm ( 51)
  • Anzenberg (51 )
  • Brunning (40 )
  • Free lift ( 15)
  • Gaismannslohen (53)
  • Heitzing (52 )
  • Helpfau (253 )
  • Yards ( 513)
  • Kager (9 )
  • Lohnau (257 )
  • Place ( 18)
  • Reichsdorf (71 )
  • Reith (101 )
  • St. Florian (148 )
  • Scheiblberg (16 )
  • Sonnleiten (115 )
  • Quarry ( 265)
  • Steinrödt (17)
  • Strasbourg (30 )
  • Uttendorf ( 1278 )
  • Viennese (13 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Helpfau, Kager, St. Florian and Uttendorf.

Neighboring communities

Coat of arms

Official description of the municipality coat of arms: Azure, on a golden Dreienberg a silver, three sides pointing, hexagonal tower, the ground floor with five battlements and a black open arched gate with gold, whipped door leaves; gequaderte the floor with three towers and two black open windows. The municipality colors are blue and yellow.

History

Even in the Stone Age, about 7,000 years ago, the Mattigtal was settled. Accordingly, many historic discoveries were made. The most famous is the golden choker from a princely grave mound. It is a grave side dish from the Hallstatt period. The choker was salvaged in 1885 on behalf of the Upper Austrian Provincial Museum and can be visited today in Linz. Unfortunately, many of these finds also fell prey to looters. A few decades ago remains were still visible from the Roman streets in the district Lohnau.

In the year 789 Helpfau was first mentioned as " Helpfo " documentary. The first mention of Uttendorf dates from the year 1120. The market rights in 1481 awarded. Until 1780 the town was Bavarian and came to the Peace of Teschen with the Innviertel (then Innbaiern ) to Austria.

In 1779 - after the incorporation of the Innviertel to Austria - Uttendorf is described as follows:

A market of sovereign and private Pfleggerichte. Included in the earlier times to the Pfleggerichte Trostburg, where it is also expected in the Wenings topography T.II p.53. Located on the river Mattig between wall and churches Mattigkofen. It give the local news that the 17th of July the water of the otherwise small Mattig so started in 1692 after a downpour of rain and that you can take ships as on a ship has rich water through the middle of the market. Incidentally, this area is very famous because of venison and good fishing. In 1441 and 50 years later, this market has been placed twice in the ashes, where in the last conflagration of all documents and other original letters of the market have perished. In the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul are revered as patron. about four hundred years ago Bernhard has obsessed Grambs Uttendorf as a rule. After the cessation of this generation is the same the house home like Bavaria.

During the Napoleonic Wars shortly bavarian, it belongs since 1814 finally to Upper Austria. The 1835 destroyed by fire market was set up to 1841 again. By 1850, today's Helpfau - Uttendorf consisted of the four control communities Kager, Helpfau, St. Florian and Uttendorf. On May 11 this year, the mayor decided to set up the double municipality Helpfau - Uttendorf. 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.

Policy

  • Mayor Josef Johann Leimer of the ÖVP.
  • Council: The distribution of seats in the municipal council is ÖVP 16 seats, 5 seats SPÖ and FPÖ 4 seats.

Population Development

In 1991, the municipality had 3109 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 then 3246 inhabitants.

Culture and sights

  • Churches:

Altogether there are in Helpfau - Uttendorf four churches. The most famous is the former castle chapel above the Calvary in the center of Uttendorf. It is the only remaining piece of a castle, which had been located at Calvary and the emblem of the municipality. Also worth seeing is the Gothic in origin pilgrimage church of St. Florian ( 1885 steeple expansion by Raimund Jeblinger ). Front of the building there is a military cemetery of the 6th Army Stalingrad WW2.

Branch Church St. Florian

View from Castle Hill towards the North - East

View from Castle Hill towards the east

View from Castle Hill towards the south -east

Marketplace Helpfau - Uttendorf

Cadastral St. Florian

  • Country Princely Castle Uttendorf: The Prince's Castle Uttendorf was a castle that had once been at Calvary above the market. In the 18th century it was demolished because of the ailing state. The stones were then used for the construction of the St. Joseph Hospital in Braunau am Inn. The only surviving part of the castle is the former chapel on the castle hill. Today, it is the landmark Uttendorfs. The land on which the building was found is forested today. It can still be seen a few remnants of the foundation walls. The Prince's Castle Uttendorf is anchored in the municipal coat of arms.
  • Marketplace: The marketplace is the historic core of Uttendorf. Here are inns, cafes, retail, banks and administrative facilities. 1835, the market was completely destroyed by a devastating fire to three buildings. Until 1841 this was rebuilt in its present form again.
  • Mattigtaler hedge maze of human rights ( MHM ): On private initiative in the village of Empire Village since 2005 starting from an orchard with the planting of a hedge maze started. With a diameter of 64m and a tail length of approximately 1,000 meters of it is the largest hedge maze in Austria and at the latest from 2014 are available to the public. The motto of the labyrinth - ... and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood! - Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 is taken. A sculpture in the center of the maze is to act as a memorial. The sculptor Stefan Esterbauer has to put forward a draft " Mattigtaler bond of brotherhood ".

Regular events

  • FF Mask Ball: is held every year on Shrove Saturday of
  • PerchtenMania: The PerchtenMania is organized by the " Mattigtaler Perchten " in the ballroom Uttendorf
  • Josefimarkt: The Josefimarkt is annually held a week before the Josef- name day. He falls into the category Kirtag, although many companies present their products.
  • Rural Youth Ball: The Rural Youth Ball is held annually on January 5.
  • Stockcar racing: In August, the annual stock car race takes place.

Traffic

Rail and bus

Helpfau - Uttendorf is connected to the Mattig valley railway. Many professionals and students use the path eg to commute to Salzburg or Braunau am Inn.

Allow The Post Bus lines 320 and 330, both the ride in other places, such as Braunau or Straßwalchen, as well as getting in the market town.

Road

The municipality is crossed by the B 147 ( Braun Straße ). In the commercial area the branches B 142 ( Wall kirchener road ) in the direction of Altheim. In planning the bypass Mattighofen that will lead by the municipality Uttendorf. Its main focus is the company an advantage in the region.

Established businesses

In the last decades in Helpfau - Uttendorf was a commercial area of considerable size. There are, inter alia, freight forwarders, sawmill, Altstoffsammelzentrum, door & door manufacturer, printing, laminating and construction companies. Since there only few available plots are present, deal with the border to Schalchen between the river and the B Mattig 147 the so-called South Industrial Zone. This area is still largely undeveloped. There are, however, outside of these zones farms that are scattered throughout the municipality. A brewery in the center of Uttendorf manufactures different types of beer and lemonade varieties.

  • Uttendorfer G'schäftsleut: The Uttendorfer G'schäftsleut are an association of traders and farmers in Helpfau - Uttendorf. Together they lead, including through promotions to stimulate the retail sector.

Public institutions

Notable among the public institutions some years ago revived the parish library. Here it is possible to borrow a small fee books and games. The so-called parent-child center, short EKIZ, makes, especially in the summer for leisure offerings that are tailored to children. Parents frequently evenings with lectures and educational tips are organized.

Clubs

In Uttendorf there are over 40 clubs. Here are some of them:

  • The "Land of Youth" ( held annually on January 5 ball )
  • The " shooting club " ( held annually, the school leaving fire)
  • Mattigtaler Perchten
  • Tennis club
  • Football club (SV Raiffeisen Uttendorf )
  • Asphalt-/Eisstockschützen
  • The "MIC Uttendorf " Stockcar Club ( held annually the stockcar racing in Uttendorf )
  • Musikverein Harmonie Uttendorf

Fire departments

  • Volunteer firefighters (FF ) Uttendorf
  • FF Free lift
  • FF Reith
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