Pierbach

• ÖVP: 8
• SPÖ: 5

Pierbach is a municipality in Upper Austria in Freistadt district in Upper Austria with 1008 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). The municipality is located in the judicial district Perg

• 2.1 Coat of Arms

• 6.1 Transport Infrastructure

• 7.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Pierbach lies on 494 meters in the Upper Austria. The expansion is 5.3 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 8.6 km. The total area is 22.8 km ². 10.2% of the area is forested, 11.6 % of the area is used for agriculture.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 13 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

• Berger Riedl (57 )
• Hinterhütten (49 )
• Höfnerberg (133)
• Kleinhöfnerberg (39)
• Kreuzberg ( 38)
• Lindner Berg ( 21)
• Meisl Berg ( 34)

• Mill Valley (84 )
• Naarntal (47)
• Lower Hofstetten (71 )
• Oberhofstetten (67 )
• Pierbach (274 )
• Sonnleitn (91 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Hofstetten and Pierbach.

Neighboring communities

History

Originally the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria, the place belonged 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 town belonged to the " Upper Danube ". In 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria. The village was assigned to the judicial district Unterweißenbach, 2003-2013 for the judicial district Pregarten, and became effective 1 January 2013 the district court Perg by the end of 2002.

Coat of arms

Blazon ( Official Description of the municipal coat of arms ): "In a black silver, humiliated and turned wandered pole, surmounted by a five times of red and silver in sheet cut diagonally divided shield. " The red and silver shield is the crest of the Kapeller, the former masters of the ruin Ruttenstein represents the drawbar represents the confluence of the small and large Naarn. The municipality colors are: Red-White

Policy

Mayor since January 9, 2009, Martin Mayringer of the ÖVP.

Population Development

In 1991 the community had 989 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 then 985, finally in 2008 1009 inhabitants.

Culture and sights

• Pierbach parish: The parish church of Pierbach dedicated to St. Quirinus of Neuss. Mentioned in documents in 1150, 1372 Pierbach was elevated to parish. The patronage of the parish practiced since 1688 from the respective owner of the reign Ruttenstein. The church is a Romanesque / Gothic three-nave church with a Gothic Season chancel, bell tower and late Gothic aisles. Inside there are murals from the 16th century. The high altar ( Crucifixion ) from the circle of Meinrad Guggenbichler. The baroque side altars date from 1680, the pulpit from the 17-18. Century. The organ is a work of Herbert Gollinis from the year 1971 ( 2 manuals, 10 stops ). Various single figures in the church date from the Gothic ( 1500), or from the 17th century ( radius Zürn )
• Augenbründl: A little outside the town of source that was used in the past at eye diseases as a healing source. The wooden cross was originally located there in the 1960s, replaced by a shrine.
• Castle ruins Ruttenstein: Former fortress, which was first mentioned in 1160 in records.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic routes

The territory of Pierbach is crossed by Königswiesener road B 124 in east-west direction. The center is the starting point for the national hiking and pilgrimage Johannesweg.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Heinrich Fasching ( * 1929), Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of St. Pölten