Kirchham, Austria

Kirchham is a municipality in Upper Austria in the district of Gmunden Traun in the district with 1972 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). The municipality is located in the judicial district of Gmunden.

Geography

Kirchham is situated at 470 m altitude in Traun quarter at the foot of the last foothills of the Alpine foothills at the gateway to the Salzkammergut. The expansion is 7.8 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 6.6 km. The total area is 28.6 km ². 39.5 % of the area is forested, 52.8 % of the area is used for agriculture.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 22 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Bergham (47 )
  • Danzlau (68)
  • Edtholz (29)
  • Iron gates ( 125)
  • Feichtenschlager Mountain (102 )
  • Guggenberg (23 )
  • Hagenmühle (105 )
  • Hilzing (24)
  • Hut floor (21 )
  • In the Valley (107 )
  • In the Au ( 38)
  • Cold Market ( 73)
  • Kampesberg (206 )
  • Kirchham ( 529)
  • Carbon meadow ( 7)
  • Krottendorf (95 )
  • Laizing (43)
  • Laudachtal (65)
  • Web (43 )
  • Choice (74 )
  • Wind Mountain (27 )

Neighboring communities

Coat of arms

Blazon: Split; right in silver two blue, symmetrical to each other extending shaft piles; left in the green west facade of a golden, Gothic church, in the middle front of the Gothic, divided by three transverse bands tower with black tent roof; the top floor of a black lace bow window, in the second a black, square dial, the first a black high rectangular windows on the ground floor and a porch with black roof and black portal. The municipality colors are green and yellow.

The coat of arms granted in 1978 shows the front view of the old parish church, landmark and namesake of the place. The two wave poles symbolize both the municipal area by flowing rivers, the exterior and interior ( or drought ) Laudach.

History

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 area has been acknowledged now officially known as the province of 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 Hans Kronberger of the ÖVP.

Population Development

In 1991, the municipality had 1914 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 then 1913 inhabitants.

Twinning

  • Partner community is Kirchham in the district of Passau in Bavaria.

Culture and sights

  • Old Parish Church; single-nave church with arched ceiling in 1500
  • New parish church; built in sharp architectural contrast to the Old Parish Church in 1998
  • Castle Kirchham; the modern inn Poell
  • See also List of the listed objects in Kirchham

Regular events

Every year on the 5th of January the Glöcklerlauf takes place.

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