Sankt Georgen am Walde

  • SPÖ: 13
  • ÖVP: 12

St. Georgen am Walde (also Sankt Georgen am Walde ) is a market town in Upper Austria in Perg district in Upper Austria with 2078 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). The municipality counts since 2003 to the Judicial District Perg ( previously the former district court Grein ). The location of the competent District Court is located in Perg

Geography

St. Georgen am Walde is located at 787 meters altitude in the Upper Austria. The expansion is 8.6 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 12.1 km. The total area is 53.5 km ². 52.1 % of the area is forested, 44.7 % of the area is used for agriculture.

In terms of area is St. Georgen am Walde is the largest municipality in the district of Perg and has the 949 meter high " Postal " also the highest elevation of the district.

Districts of the municipality

Henn village ( 17.86 km ²) Linden ( 19.40 km ²) St. Georgen am Walde ( 16.30 km ²)

Ebenedt (ZH)

Great Eger ( ZH)

Haruckstein ( ZH) Henn village ( ZH) Linden (D)

Ober Sankt Georgen

Ottenschlag (D)

Unter Sankt Georgen ( ZH)

The most important of the abbreviations used are:

  • M = center of the municipality
  • Stt = district
  • R = Rotte
  • W = hamlet
  • D = village
  • ZH = Scattered houses
  • Sdlg = settlement
  • E = bowery (only if they have their own town code)

The complete list that uses the Statistics Austria, can be found at Topographic settlement Labelling according to STAT

Please note that some places may have different spellings. So Katastralgemeinden write differently than the same localities.

Source: Statistics Austria -

  • Ober Sankt Georgen
  • Unter Sankt Georgen
  • Linden
  • Ottenschlag
  • Ebenedt
  • Henndorf
  • Haruckstein
  • Great Eger

Neighboring communities

Coat of arms

Official description of the municipality coat of arms: In a green gold, red reinforced and fire-breathing, dragon border. The municipality colors are green and yellow.

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 of 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.

Culture and sights

Policy

Mayor 's Leopold Buchberger (since 2003, SPÖ). In the council, the SPÖ has 13 seats, the ÖVP 12th St. Georgen is a member of the Association for Regional and Tourism Development Mühlviertler Alm

Population Development

Twinning

  • Lalinde (F- 24150, Dordogne ) since 1974
  • Linden / Holstein ( D) since 1974
  • Linden / Lubbeek (B ) since 1974
  • Linden / Cuijk ( NL) since 1974
  • Lalin (E)
Altmelon Pabneukirchen Dorfstetten Bad Kreuzen Baumgartenberg Grein, Austria Katsdorf Klam Schwertberg Waldhausen im Strudengau Windhaag bei Perg Bad Zell Pierbach
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