Pettnau

Pettnau is a municipality with 906 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Innsbruck Land in Tirol ( Austria ). The municipality is located in the judicial district Telfs.

• 2.1 Place name

• 3.1 Demographics

Geography

Pettnau (not to be confused with Sankt Anton am Arlberg) is located in the Inn Valley to the west of Innsbruck.

Districts

The elongated community north of the Inn is, from east to west, from the districts of

• Dirschenbach
• Leiblfing
• Tiefental
• Untepettnau
• Mitterpettnau
• Kellertal
• Oberpettnau

Neighboring communities

Flaurling, Hatting, Inzing, Polling in Tirol, Reith bei Seefeld, Telfs, Zirl

History

Place name

The place name is probably from the Middle High German word " embed " or " pipette ", which means trough or pond, and the word " au " together. Consequently, the local name refers to the Innauen, but disappeared by the application of the artificial stream bed. In the chronicle outdated versions of place names such as " Pettnave " or " Pettenawe " appear.

The name of the hamlet Leiblfing goes back to the immigration of the Bavarians. The resident clan called probably " Leuwolf " or " Libolv ", the ending-ing is typical of Baiuvarii settlements.

Population

Demographics

Policy

The last mayor elections took place simultaneously with the local elections on March 14, 2010.

Johann Kleinhans was elected mayor and Ferdinand Hermann Pentscheff Vice Mayor.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms granted in 1973 shows Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child on his shoulders across the water. The patron of ferrymen reminded that once led to the municipality of Pettnau three ferries across the river Inn.

Culture and sights

• The Mellaunerhof with baroque Lüftlmalerei has survived since 1291 and is one of the oldest taverns of Tyrol. Previously, he served as a salt trading center and post office, because between Pettnau, Flaurling and Hatting was regular ferry service across the river Inn.
• The parish church, dedicated to St. George of Leiblfing considered a landmark of the region. She has both a pointed and onion dome, which is unique in the world. Already in 1090 is documented a renovation, the last renovation took place in the summer of 2013. Leiblfing has developed into an attractive residential area.

Traffic

Is the roadhouse Pettnau that can be approached from both directions at the Inn valley motorway. Although Pettnau does not own motorway exit but about access to the motorway service station Pettnau can be on the Inntalautobahn moved up and down.