Laussa

Laussa is an Austrian municipality with 1272 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Steyr-Land in Upper Austria. The church was originally part of the judicial district Weyer, since 1 January 2014, the community is part of the judicial district of Steyr.

Geography

Laussa located in Traun quarter. The expansion is 9.9 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 6.7 km. 36.4 % of the area is forested, 58% used for agriculture.

The Laussabach flows through the village and runs parallel to the main road. At the junction after lots stone -Tern Hill of Laussabach flows into the Enns.

The municipality has only one locality ( Laussa, okz. 11938 ) and cadastral ( Lausa, KGNr. 49310 ).

Neighboring communities

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 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.

Coat of arms

Blazon: In green two silver, diagonally crossed scythe blades; in the sign a golden Tatzenkreuzchen, surmounted by two just such Andreaskreuzchen and a golden, spotted and fallen crescent moon. The municipality colors are green -yellow-green.

Policy

• Mayor Joseph is Gsöllpointner of the ÖVP.

Population Development

In 1991, the municipality had 1317 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 then 1367 inhabitants.

Leisure

• Erlebnisfreibad Laussa: the solar-heated outdoor pool has two stainless steel pool with a water surface of 350 m²

Culture and sights

See list of monumental objects in Laussa