Kirchberg-Thening

Kirchberg Thening is a municipality in the central region of Upper Austria in the district of Linz-Land, with 2287 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). The competent court is the district court district Traun.

• 2.1 Population structure
• 2.2 Demographics

• 5.1 municipal
• 5.2 Mayor

• 6.1 Workplaces and Employees
• 6.2 Agriculture and Forestry
• 6.3 traffic
• 6.4 Education

Geography

Kirchberg Thening is located on 357 m altitude in the central Upper Austria. The expansion is 3.9 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 7.4 km. The total area is 15.9 km ². 10.1% of the area is forested, 76.1 % of the area is used for agriculture.

Community structure

The Kirchberg - Thening consists of two cadastral Axberg ( 736.34 hectares) and Kirchberg ( 853.63 acres ). The cadastral Kirchberg occupies the east of the municipality and houses with Thening Kirchberg and the two main centers of the community. The cadastral Axberg in the west of the village is, however, much more sparsely populated. In the north of the municipal territory in the cadastral Kirchberg lie to the west of the hamlet of Au with the Au settlement and in the east the rotting Thürnau (275 m above sea level. A. ). Au was 2001 from 41 buildings with 130 inhabitants, Thürnau of 59 buildings with 275 residents. Southwest of the village Au Gumpolding is (290 m above sea level. A. ), which consisted of 2001 from 44 buildings with 146 residents. To the east of the village of Kirchberg is located ( 357 m above sea level. A. ), which was in 2001 with 100 buildings and 267 inhabitants, the second largest district. Southeast of Kirchberg is located with Thening (322 m above sea level. A. ) the capital of the province, where Kirchberg and Thening are already almost grown together. Thening was 2001 188 building large and housed 675 inhabitants. In the south of the municipality and cadastral be also the rotting Niederbuch and the settlement Niedernfeld find (302 m above sea level. A. ), which included 24 in 2001 and 43 buildings and 66 or 112 inhabitants. The cadastral Axberg the districts Aichberg, Axberg and showers Freiling are ( from west to east ). In the south, also find the village Intenham. The hamlet Aichberg 2001 had six buildings and 12 residents, the village Axberg ( 374 m above sea level. A. ) 52 buildings and 178 inhabitants and the rotting Schauersfreilling 18 buildings and 57 residents during the composting Intenham with the Schöllnergut included 65 buildings and 212 inhabitants.

Between 2001 and 2011 Au, Thening and Thürnau able to increase their population numbers. The remaining districts showed slight increases or slight losses. Thening 2011 came to 804 inhabitants, Thürnau to 302, Kirchberg to 289, Interham on 206 Axberg to 173, Au 151, Gumpolding to 141, the low-field to 104, Lower Book 63, showers Freiling on 51 and Aichberg to 12 inhabitants.

Population

Population structure

2013 lived in the town of Kirchberg - Thening 2,287 people, which Kirchberg Thening measured in the lower middle of the 22 municipalities of the district was due to the number of inhabitants. End of 2001, 91.1 percent of the population Austrian citizens (Upper Austria 92.8 percent, District Linz-Land 91.4 per cent), by the beginning of 2013, the value decreased slightly to 97.4 per cent ( 91.1 per cent of Upper Austria, Linz District country 89.0 percent). A total of 59 foreigners were counted in 2013 in the community who came to 93 percent from Europe. In addition, a total of 142 people had been born abroad. (Upper Austria: 79.4 percent) to the Roman Catholic Church in 2001, 60.9 percent of residents known, 30.2 percent were Protestant, 7.8 percent and 0.3 percent commitment without Islamic faith.

The average age of the municipality 's population in 2001 was the national average. 18.3 percent of the population of Kirchberg - Thening were younger than 15 years ( Upper Austria: 18.8 percent ), 61.2 percent from 15 to 59 years old (Upper Austria: 61.6 percent). The percentage of residents over 59 stood at 20.5 percent, just above the national average of 20.2 percent. The average age of the population of Kirchberg - Thening changed in the sequence, especially when younger and the middle-aged segment. The proportion of under-15s fell by 1 January 2013 to 14.9 percent, while the share of people between 15 and 59 years to 65.4 percent, considerably increased. The proportion of 59 -year-old, however, fell slightly to 19.7 percent. Marital status in 2001 39.6 percent of the population of Kirchberg - Thening were single, 50.4 percent married, widowed, divorced and 5.4 percent 4.6 percent.

Demographics

The Kirchberg - Thening recorded between the late 19th century and 1900, hardly a movement of the population. Only then, there was a low population increase, however, accounted for only about 11 percent until 1939. To a rapid growth in population came as a result mainly 1939-1951, after a brief decline, the population eventually rose continuously. The growth rates, however, remained more under those of the district. Had the church recorded in the 190 years from now an exodus that could be offset only by a strong positive birth rate, as has Kirchberg Thening since the 1980s over an up -enhancing immigration, particularly in the 1990s and by 2007 particularly high had. Since 2008, however, there is a slight drift from the community. The birth rate is positive for decades.

Coat of arms

Official description of the municipality coat of arms: Humiliated divided; top in gold two diagonally crossed maces with red stems and blue heads below in blue a silver heraldic rose, topped with a red heart in a golden cross. The municipality colors are blue, yellow and red.

The diagonally crossed maces are the arms of the noble family of Kirchberger removed, had its headquarters in what is now the municipality. The Luther Rose is a sign of the strong tradition of the Protestant Church in Thening.

Mace and Luther Rose thus symbolize the town of Kirchberg and parts Thening.

History

Thening is mentioned 825 for the first time in a document of the monastery of Mondsee, only Kirchberg 1295th The name Thening is due to a man named Teno.

Originally in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria lying, the area belonged to the places Kirchberg and Thening since the 12th century the Duchy of Austria. Since 1490 he is the Principality ' Austria above the Enns ' attributed. Since the tolerance patent of Emperor Joseph II in 1781 Thening is a major site of evangelical Christians in Upper Austria. During the Napoleonic Wars, the place was occupied several times. Since 1918, the city is part of the newly founded state of Upper Austria. After the annexation of Austria to the German Reich on 13 March 1938 the place then belonged to the " Upper Danube ". After 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria.

The community name Kirchberg was amended with effect from November 1, 1951 in Kirchberg Thening.

Policy

Parish council

The Parish Council, the supreme body of the municipality comprises 25 seats and is elected every six years, Upper Austria on municipal elections in the course. The parish council is composed of seven members, with the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ ), a Member since 2009, four members, the Austrian People's Party ( ÖVP) and two members of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ ). Strongest force in the community policy has always been the SPÖ, the 1973-2003 is always the absolute majority of seats, and with one exception, could obtain an absolute majority of votes. The Social Democrats came up with results from 49.8 to 61.4 percent. Second place went to during this time usually the ÖVP, which came to 20.9 to 30.4 percent. In the years 1991 and 1997, the ÖVP was overtaken by the Freedom Party, which otherwise always finished third. The Freedom Party scored 27.1 percent and seven seats, the FPÖ 14.8 percent and four seats and the Greens 0.4 per cent and two 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. In the mayoral elections so far always the SPÖ candidate could prevail, the SPÖ candidate scored 60-81 percent. Mayor is currently Josef Berger ( SPÖ). The vice mayor is also provided by the SPO.

The strength of the Social Democrats in local elections also took advantage of the national Social Democratic Party in state elections. Thus, the SPÖ reached in each case the first place and from 38.8 to 59.2 percent of the vote in state elections 1973-2003. The ÖVP was with 26.2 to 30.6 percent of their second- strongest political force, the FPÖ with 9.9 to 23.6 percent, with one exception always of third parties. Vei the last state election in 2009, the ÖVP, the SPÖ was able to overtake the first time and be first with 37.9 percent. The SPÖ only came to 33.2 percent, the Freedom Party was third with 14.7 percent. Fourth Strongest force were the Greens with 10.7 percent.

Economy and infrastructure

Workplaces and employees

Kirchberg Thening 2001 only housed a company that had 20 or more employees. Overall, carried out as part of the Census Census of gave 59 workplaces with 275 employees (excluding agriculture ), where 79 percent of people in employment were. The number of workplaces showed a rise compared to 1991 by 22 ( plus 60 percent ), the number of employees by 78 people (plus 40 percent). The most important industry in 2001 was the sale of 17 workplaces and 103 employees ( 38 percent of all employees ) before the manufacturing sector with nine workplaces and 57 employees ( 21 percent) and real estate, renting / corporate services with 13 workplaces and 34 employees ( 12 percent). This was followed by the educational system and the " Other community, social and personal services " .48 percent of the Kirchberg - Thening workers were employees or officials, 26 percent of workers and 21 percent of farmers.

From living in Kirchberg Thening 2010 1.179 workforce, only 3.5 % were unemployed. Of the 1,138 workers 206 in trade ( 18 percent), 202 in the manufacturing sector (18 percent ) and 100 in the health and social care (9 percent) were employed. Other important industries were the public administration and education and instruction. Of the 1,118 workers from Kirchberg Thening (without temporarily employed persons absent from work population ) in 2010 were only 159 people in Kirchberg Thening after their employment. 959 or 86 percent had to commute to work. Of the commuters had 32 percent of their place of work in the district of Linz-Land, and 42 percent in Linz. Important commuter communities adjacent to Linz were Leon thing, Traun, catfish, Traun and alcoves. In return, 175 people commuted a Kirchberg - Thening, especially as Horsching and Linz.

Agriculture and Forestry

The Agriculture, Forestry plays only a minor importance for the community. 2010 were employed in the agriculture and forestry only 39 people or 3.4 percent of the labor force from Kirchberg Thening. On farms the statistics in 2010 showed 35 agricultural and forestry holdings for the Kirchberg - Thening. Among them were 18 commercial farms and 15 part-time farms. The total number had fallen compared to 1999 by 15 companies, or 30 percent, while the number of part-time farms plummeted and those of full-time farms was increased slightly. Jointly managed farms in 2010 a total of 1,171 hectares, with 80 percent of the area were managed by full- time farmers. The average size of the full- time farmers was placed at 52.3 hectares around 50 percent higher than the Upper Austrian average. The district is home to the Axberg Reisetbauer quality Brand GmbH.

Traffic

The Kirchberg - Thening is digested moderate traffic from north to south of the Then Inger road (B 133 ), which the municipality with alcove or Eferdinger road (B 129) in the north and the municipality Horsching or the Wiener Straße (B 1) connects the south. In addition, exist on the municipal area the crane wood district road (L 1384 ) of Kirchberg Thening leads west through rain Freiling until after Axberg and Hörschinger country road (L 532), which connects Axberg north with alcove and to the south with Horsching. In the far north also the Ruflinger district road (L 1388 ) leads just above the municipal area of ​​Kirchberg Thening. To the public transport network, the community is connected through Linz local railway, which upholds in the municipal area, the station Kirchberg Thürnau and so the community with Linz and Eferding connects. Furthermore, the lead bus lines 682 and 688 of Horsching from the municipality.

Education

A first school is handed in Kirchberg since about 1770, in the school was originally located in today's musical home. The building was used as a parsonage and Mesnerhaus. After the Edict of Toleration of Emperor Joseph II, a Protestant school in Weis Meier Häusl 1783 set in Thening. Between 1783 and 1784 there was a second Protestant school in the later post office. 1907, there was also in Thening a dreiklassiges schoolhouse, now the rectory. The Protestant private school was in Thening until 1938, after the Second World War, the schools of Kirchberg and Thening were merged. In addition, the main school Leon thing was until 1964 in the rectory. The elementary school in Kirchberg Thening was first performed sechsklassig in the school year 2013/14 and was attended by 96 children. In addition to building the school, the kindergarten Kirchberg Thening and Hort Kirchberg Thening is housed. In addition, in close proximity, there is a Community College of the AK, the municipality itself operates a local library.

Culture and sights

• Evangelical Church:

In the village Thening the largest Protestant church in Upper Austria, the Protestant Church in the field provided. It was built between June 1856 and June 1859 in the Romanesque Revival forms. 1867 saw the construction of the church tower.

• Then Inger Toleranzbethaus

Built between May 1783 January 1784 Toleranzbethaus. Served after the establishment of Nachfolgebaues as a Protestant school.

Tolerance of prayer in Thening

Sports clubs

• ASKO Sports Club Kirchberg Thening - Football club
• ASKO -ESV Kirchberg Thening - curling club in Kirchberg Thening
• ATV Thening - Oftering - General Gymnastics Club
• Riding Club pishi - Sport Horse

Personalities

• Alois Auer degrees (* 1942), politician, 1984-2003 council of Kirchberg - Thening
• Johann Steller (1768-1857), theologian, 1813-1857 pastor in Thening