Neufelden

Neufelden is a market town in Upper Austria in the district of Rohrbach in Upper Austria upper with 1287 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).

The competent jurisdiction is Rohrbach in Upper Austria.

• 4.1 Population structure
• 4.2 Demographics

• 5.1 Workplaces and Employees
• 5.2 Transport and Infrastructure
• 5.3 Formation

Geography

Neufelden situated on 517 m altitude in the upper Upper Austria. The expansion is 5.8 kilometers from north to south and from west to east 3.8 km. The total area is 9.7 km ². 20.6 % of the area is forested and 71.1 % of the area is used for agriculture.

Districts of the municipality: Langhalsen, Neufelden, Plankenberg, Pürnstein, Quarry, Unterberg.

Neighbouring communities Neufelden borders Altenfelden, Arnreit, Auberg, small cell in Mühlkreisautobahn, Sankt Peter am Wimberg and St. Ulrich in Mühlkreisautobahn.

History

Originally the site was in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria. Founded around 1200 by the Lords of the Griesbach place is first mentioned in 1217 as a market Velden documented. After the extinction of Griesbach 1220, the market is the center of Passau rule Velden and maintains the high court. 1266 destroyed in the course of an invasion of Bavaria, the city recovered its location on an important trade route from Passau to Bohemia but so rapidly that in 1311 Bishop of Passau Wernhart gives him the right stack for salt.

The place is managed in the wake of Passau nurses. By 1300, the Capeller are attested as nurses, 1347-1354 Chunrat of Tannberg. 1374-1383 the place is pledged to the Schauberger. 1393-1503 are the keepers of Herleinsberger Velden; then the Pfleggericht is first moved to Tannberg and 1528 after Marsbach. The market itself is assumed from 1627 Passau rule Pürnstein.

From 1490 Neufelden was the Principality ' Austria above the Enns ' attributed. In this context, confirms Emperor Ferdinand II in 1631, the market law of Neufelden. 1595-1597 as part of the peasant uprisings and 1626 fire, the market is heavily affected. Other fires devastate the market in 1830, 1931 and 1937. In 18th century. flourishing of the place especially through the linen trade. 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 town belonged to the " Upper Danube ". After 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria.

Policy

Parish council

The council, the supreme body of the municipality consists of 19 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 Neufelden has always been the ÖVP, which is always the absolute majority of votes and mandate reached in the period from 1973 onwards, and at times even had a two-thirds majority. The ÖVP reached here during this period from 58.7 to 67.3 percent, while her best result since 1973 at the 1985 election and its worst result in 2003. The second strongest party in the municipal council of Neufelden has always been the SPÖ, since 1973 the election results between 20.9 percent ( 1997) and 29.7 (2003) was able to reach percent. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ ) always occurred in the period since 1973 in the municipal elections and was able to record results from 5.0 to 13.3 percent for themselves, and they always had a maximum of two mandates. Your best result reached the FPÖ in 1997. The only other party as a candidate in 2003, the Greens. They could reach right away 6.6 percent and a mandate occurred in 2009 but no longer. In the last local elections of 2009, the ÖVP came to 66.5 percent, or 13 seats, the Social Democratic Party reached 21.8 percent, or four seats and the FPÖ 11.7 percent, or two mandates.

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 61.9 percent against the candidates of SPÖ and ÖVP for the People's Party candidate. 2003, the current mayor Hubert Hartl (ÖVP ) occurred at the first time and was able to win with 67.3 percent against the SPÖ candidate. Hartl 2009 was confirmed with 64.5 percent in office, again ran only one candidate of the Social Democratic Party against Hartl.

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 possessed in some cases a two-thirds majority. Your best result reached the ÖVP 1973-2009 in 1985 with 69.2 percent, since she lost almost successive votes shares, being 53.5 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 16.2 to 29.4 percent was recorded for itself. Your best result, the SPÖ had it in 2003, its worst in 1997. Third strongest party was until 1997 the Freedom Party, who scored in the period from 1973 2.8 to 15.1 percent. Her best result was the FPÖ doing the FPÖ 1997. 2003 but was replaced by the Greens as the third strongest party in state elections. At the last state election in 2009, the ÖVP came with 55.7 percent in the first place. The SPÖ only came to 16.8 percent, had more than 10 percent of their share of the vote exits. The FPÖ was beaten by the Greens, who achieved their best result with 12.5 percent. The FPÖ came to 11.1 percent.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Oblique Links shared; above in a red silver, silver sword in, growing wolf with a golden sheaf of wheat in the paws; bottom in gold, a blue, diagonally left bar. The municipality colors are blue, yellow and red. The coat of arms was granted by the Bishop of Passau, Urban by separating stream on May 4, 1568.

Population

Population structure

2013 lived in the community Neufelden 1,287 people, which Neufelden was in the middle of the 42 municipalities of the district. In relation to the population density had Neufelden with 131 inhabitants per km ² on the fourth highest population density in the district area. End of 2001, 93.0 percent of the population Austrian citizens (Upper Austria 92.8 percent, 96.9 percent Rohrbach district ) until the beginning of 2013, the figure fell to 90.3 percent ( 91.1 percent Upper Austria, District Rohrbach 96.9 percent). A total of 125 foreigners were counted in 2013 in the community, the ancestral three-quarters of Europe. The share of EU nationals was going low, but the vast majority of foreign nationals from the former Yugoslavia came (38 percent ), Asia oghne Turkey ( 24 percent ) and other European countries ( 19 percent). Overall lived in Neufelden 2013 164 people with a foreign country of birth. (Upper Austria: 88.6 percent) to the Roman Catholic Church in 2001, 94.3 percent of residents known, 2.3 percent had no religious affiliation, 6.0 percent Islamic, Orthodox 1.0 percent and 0.8 percent Protestant.

The average age of the municipality 's population in 2001 was slightly below the national average. 20.9 percent of the population of Neufelden were younger than 15 years ( Upper Austria: 18.8 percent ), 58.9 percent from 15 to 59 years old (Upper Austria: 61.6 percent). The percentage of residents over 59 stood at 20.1 percent, just under the national average of 20.2 percent. The average age of the population of Neufelden changed in the sequence in all segment. The proportion of under-15s fell by 1 January 2013 to 17.0 percent, while the share of people between 15 and 59 years to 65.3 percent, considerably increased. The proportion of 59 -year-old, however, dropped to 17.7 percent. Marital status in 2001 46.7 percent of the population of Neufelden were single, 43.8 percent married, widowed, divorced and 6.1 percent to 3.4 percent.

Demographics

The current municipal area of ​​Neufelden has a comparatively small variation of its population. Thus, the population moved 1869-2013 always in a relatively narrow band of around 1,000 to 1,300 inhabitants. Between the late 19th century and the interwar period, the population fluctuated between 1,100 and 1,300 first inhabitants, during which time no clear trend can be read. It was not until 1923, the population began to decline relatively strong, with 1961, with a population of 1,031 people had reached the absolute lowest number of inhabitants. Thereafter, the population began to slowly but steadily rising. Finally, a new record was recorded in early 2005 with 1,352 inhabitants, since the population went up again in 2013 to 1,287 persons returned, bringing the population level was just above the value of 1880. The population development was in Neufelden doing almost analogous to the territory of the county Rohrbach, however, was far weaker than that of the state of Upper Austria. Neufelden dismissed in the 1970s and 1980s to a mild to stronger birth surplus and a slight migration before the migration in the 1990s increased massively. However, the migration could still be compensated by the surplus of births in this decade. After it came the beginning of the 21st century in the short term to immigration, the municipality annually since 2004 predominantly a strong migration minus on that can not be compensated by the slight excess of births.

Economy and infrastructure

Workplaces and employees

In Neufelden exists with the Neufelden organic brewery a traditional operation that dates back to the year 1523. In addition, the company Biohort, a manufacturer of garden sheds and the parish seat. Neufelden hosted in 2001 six companies with 20 or more employees. Overall, carried out as part of the Census Census of gave 80 workplaces with 525 employees (excluding agriculture ), where 87 percent of people in employment were. The number of workplaces showed a rise over the 1991 to 11 (up 16 percent ), the number of employees by as much as 157 person (plus 43 percent). The most important industry was in 2001, the area of ​​education, with the six workplaces and 130 employees ( 25 percent of all employees ) before the manufacturing sector with nine workplaces and 99 employees ( 19 percent ) and the construction of five work sites and 57 employees ( 11 percent). Other important industries were the hotel and restaurant industry, trade and transport. 52 percent of employees in Neufelden were employees or officials, 31 percent of workers and 11 percent of farmers.

From living in Neufelden 2010 629 labor only 3.2 per cent were unemployed. Of the 609 119 persons in employment in the manufacturing sector (20 percent), 67 in trade ( 11 percent ) and 64 in education (11 percent) were employed. Other important industries were the health and social services, 10 percent, professional and technical services with 7 percent and the hotels and restaurants sector with 6 percent of the workforce. In agriculture and forestry works forming only 5 percent of the workforce. Of the 599 workers from Neufelden (without temporarily employed persons absent from work population ) 2010 190 people went to their employment in Neufelden. 399 or 67 percent had to commute to work. Of the 39 percent of commuters had their place of work in the district of Rohrbach and 37 percent in Linz. Important commuter communities adjacent to Linz was mainly the district capital Rohrbach. In return, 494 people commuted after a Neufelden, where 77 per cent were from the district Rohrbach. As Herkunsftsgemeinden commuters the community Altenfelden dominated before Kleinzell in Mühlkreisautobahn, St. Peter am Wimberg, St. Martin in Mühlkreisautobahn and St. Ulrich in Mühlkreisautobahn.

Transport and Infrastructure

By means of Rohrbacher Straße (B 127), which runs through the municipality in the far west, Neufelden is connected to the national transport network. The western municipality is also the Neufeldener district road (L 1518) developed, which branches off at Altenfelden of the Rohrbacherstraße to the east, passing through the market Neufelden and subsequently continues into the community Kleinzell in Mühlkreisautobahn. Through the eastern municipality performs the Blank Straße (L 1521). It leads from the hamlet Unterberg about Plankenberg and quarry to the neighboring village of St. Peter am Wimberg. To the public transport network, the community is connected by bus and Bahnverbindungemm. In the district Plankenberg is located in the Valley of the Muehl Neufelden station of Mühlkreisbahn, is connected via the Neufelden to the city of Linz. In addition, the bus line 230 from Linz Neufelden runs up to the district capital Rohrbach.

The market town is a member of Fernwasserversorgung Upper Austria, where all of the water delivered is obtained from this association. End of 2009, 83.5 % of the population connected to the public water supply. Regarding the Avwasserbeseitigung operates the market town since 1987 its own sewage treatment plant, which was renovated in 2005 to around 1.6 million euros and is designed for 2,500 residents. Due to the topographical conditions also need to be operated for ten wastewater pumping stations. To a lesser extent, wastewater from the municipalities Altenfelden, Kleinzell be performed in Mühlkreisautobahn and St. Ulrich in Mühlkreisautobahn in the Neufeldener treatment plant. The residual waste collection and the organic removal was transferred at the beginning of the year 2004 to the District Waste Management Association Rohrbach, who organized the waste removal and performs. The nearest waste collection center operated by a farmer as well as a composting facility located in Altenfelden.

Education

Neufelden in compulsory education has a primary school, a secondary school and a polytechnic school. In the field of higher schools there are in Neufelden a higher technical college with training emphasis on machine - automation technology and industrial engineering operating computer science. A music school adds further educational opportunities. The municipality kindergarten was implemented by the end of the kindergarten year 2008/2009 branch gruff and is building the primary school. With the beginning of the kindergarten year 2009/2010, a third group was set up in the savings bank building.

Culture and sights

• Heritage House: In the old Fronfeste is since 1989 the home of Neufelden house. At the 1,200 exhibits are exhibited over an area of ​​about 250 m². The focus is on small-scale farming and commodities.
• Pürnstein Castle: The castle was founded in 1010 and was a fief of Passau. 1866 burned them off, since 1958 it is being renovated.
• Burg Blankenberg: built around 1000 obtained some meter long walls
• Schloss Velden
• Storage power plant Partenstein with reservoir Langhalsen: the first large power station in Austria, built in 1919/1924

Regular events

• Christmas Market: every year is on Saturday before the third Sunday of Advent Christmas market held in the church alley.
• Fish market takes place every year the traditional fish market on December 31. In the district of mountain offer the old warehouse around 60 members of the fishing club around 3,500 fish on.
• Music Summer: The Summer of Music offers numerous organ concerts in the church of St. Anne in the district of quarry

Personalities

• Willi Sohm (1913-1974), Austrian cameraman