Pilsbach

Pilsbach is a municipality in Upper Austria in Vöcklabruck district in Hausruckviertel with 615 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). The competent jurisdiction is Vöcklabruck.

Geography

Pilsbach is 475 m altitude in Hausruckviertel around 4 km from Vöcklabruck. The expansion is 4.6 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 4.6 km. The total area is 10.2 km ². 45.1 % of the area is forested, 49 % of the land used for agriculture.

Districts of the municipality

Oberpilsbach, Unterpilsbach, Kirchstetten, Untereinwald, Mittereinwald, Kien, Raffel Mountain, Schmidham.

Coat of arms

The composite of several parts coat of arms refers primarily with three mountain and creek on the place name. The moon highlights the old belonging to the monastery of Mondsee rule. The three times repeating red and white oblique bars are the root of the coat of arms Polheimer who had 49 subjects houses in today's municipal area. Design of the arms: Franz Leitner, Vöcklabruck

The municipality colors are blue, white and red. Presentation of the municipality coat of arms and approving the tariffs adopted by the City Council on February 3, 1983 by resolution of the municipal colors Upper Austrian Provincial Government of 21 March 1983.

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 town belonged to the " Upper Danube ". After 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria.

Policy

Mayor is Alois Gruber of the ÖVP.

Population Development

In 1991 the community had 554 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 then 630 inhabitants. The Bauernkapelle Pilsbach exists since 1905. It has around 60 active musicians.