Sankt Marien

St. Mary's (also Saint Mary ) is a municipality in Upper Austria, Linz-Land District with 4588 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) and 37.6 km ² in area the second largest municipality in the area. The competent court is the district court district Traun. The economy of the municipality is strongly oriented towards agriculture, in addition, the service sector and the secondary sector (production, construction ) plays a role. Destined for St. Mary's, however, is the high number of commuters on the working population.

  • 4.1 municipal
  • 5.1 Population structure
  • 5.2 Demographics
  • 6.1 Structures
  • 7.1 Workplaces and Employees
  • 7.2 traffic
  • 8.1 Education

Geography

St. Mary's is located at 338 m above sea level. A. height in the central Upper Austria or in the indoor unit Traun -Enns Riedelland. The expansion is 9 km from north to south, from west to east 8 km away. The total area encompassed 37.6 km ², making St. Mary's is the second largest municipality in the district of Linz -Land. The municipal area falls predominantly from south to north and assigns altitude 370-280 meters above sea level on. In 2001, 80 percent of the municipal area of agricultural land, 11 percent went to the forest, 5 percent to gardens, 0.8 percent to 0.5 percent on construction areas and waters. Other land made ​​to three percent of the municipal area. The municipality is bordered to the north by the city Ansfelden, on the east by St. Florian, Niederneukirchen and Hofkirchen in Traun circle, to the south and Wolfern Schiedlberg (both the district of Steyr -Land) and to the west by Piberbach and Neuhofen an der Krems.

Geology and vegetation

The surface of the municipality of St. Mary's was formed during the Tertiary and the Quaternary. In the underground there is a Schlierschicht, which is overlain by gravel deck and above of Decklehm. During the Decklehm is the starting material for soil formation in the municipality enters the deck gravel produced only in erosion layers. In general, the soils are deficient in lime to lime-free, are acidic and are hardly susceptible to erosion. Prevails on the slopes before well supplied with water pseudovergleyte, lime-free unconsolidated sediment - brown earth, which represents high-quality arable land and grassland quality due to its high water retention power. In the flat regions is predominantly alternating humid Pseudogley, which can be used as mittelwertiges farmland and grassland quality. In erosion layers of blankets gravel formed predominantly color - local soils, which represent approximately to their poor storage power and high permeability moderate - to low-value farmland and grassland mittelwertiges. While the fertile soils are used intensively for agriculture in general, there are hardly extensively used green spaces. The forest areas along the rivers and on the plateaus are mostly used for forestry. It is to deciduous forests or pure coniferous forests. In the municipality have hardly obtained by the intensive agricultural use of valuable areas of nature conservation. Only structurally rich shores accompanying shrubs and orchards take over the function of stepping stone biotopes. Spatially, the location on the so-called Traun - Enns municipality are divided with its hilly landscape and small differences in altitude into several sub- areas. To the west is the nearly flat Krems Valley. He joins an east hills and valleys of which is divided by a kind of plateau in two parts. The clearly in relief Moränenhügelland is here intersected by streams that have cut running from south to north in the hills. The intermediate plateau That has a nearly flat expression.

Waters

In the West, Krems forms the municipal boundary to Neuhofen an der Krems and buttons. To the east of Krems runs the Sailer creek, which rises in the municipality Schiedlberg and runs over St Michel, Freiling and Pachersdorf before flowing into the Krems. Also the keys creek rises in Schiedelberg runs in the sequence east past St. Mary's and flows stone in the St. Mary's river. This springs from the south-east of St. Mary's and forms the municipal boundary to Niederneukirchen before flowing outside of the municipality in the Ipfbach. Also the Ipfbach rises in the municipality Schiedlberg. He is, after it has passed the settlement Weichstetten the eastern municipal boundary to Hofkirchen im Traunkreis and Niederneukirchen. All streams are heavily incised partly from south to north in the area. The streams themselves are often impressed and determined, but often close to nature or pendulous meandering and usually have both sides closed, wide companion shrubs Standing water such as fish ponds, dry ponds and garden ponds are rare.

Community structure

The municipality has, in addition to the village of St. Mary the settlements Nöstlbach and Weichstetten three major population centers. The rest of the municipal area is predominantly rural by smaller hamlets and isolated farmsteads. The parish includes the eight cadastral (KG) Droissendorf ( 339.08 acres ), Kimmersdorf ( 429.06 acres ), Kurzenkirchen ( 300.47 acres ), Nöstlbach ( 406.09 acres ), Oberdorf ( 764.72 acres ), Pichlwang ( 466.63 acres ), Tiestling ( 437.95 hectares) and Weichstetten ( 620.44 acres ). In the extreme northeast is the KG Kunz churches. It is home to the eponymous scattered settlement and the associated individual courtyards or wildernesses Aigen, Eichbauer, filings, iron and Geitzenau. To the south, the two-part KG Kimmersdorf follows, which also possesses an exclave in the North West. The cadastral next to the settlement Kimmersdorf which also related to the hamlet of individual farms heating Eder and Spenecker, the village Holzhäusl are (350 m above sea level. A. ) and the scattered settlement organ village. In the exclave of cadastral district of the district or the scattered settlement Pachersdorf, which houses the Rotter Gries, the Krems Maier settlement, the Kremsmaierhof and parts of the settlement Nöstlbach is. Between the two parts of the KG KG Kimmersdorf lie Nöstlbach, in the same district is located. In addition to the settlement Nöstlbach (291 m above sea level. A. ) include the Höller settlement, the village Kebeldorf, the farmstead Mostelberger and the hamlet to hamlet Öllinger Nöstlbach. In addition, the rotting Grub is located in the KG Nöstelbach. To the south, in the center of the community, the KG Oberdorf joins, which houses the districts of St. Mary's, Stone, Oberschöfring and Oberndorf. The village of St. Mary ( 338 m above sea level. A. ) is the capital of the province, northeast of St. Mary's is the village of stone (310 m above sea level. A. ). The scattered settlement Oberndorf is located southwest of St. Marys and includes the individual farms goose Mayr, Sperl and Sulzmayr and the Church of Saint Michel. The district Oberschöfring is located east of St. Mary's and is made up of scattered settlement Oberschöfring (350 m above sea level. A. ) the hamlets salvors and Wögering and the individual farms Handl owner, bell Mayr, Easter Berger, Schachermayr and Siebmayr together. The districts Oberndorf and Oberschöfring case extend also over parts of the southern KG Droissendorf. East of the village lies the Upper KG KG Tiestling. It houses the districts Niederschöfring, Tiestling and Thal. The rotting Niederschöfring with the individual farms Spitzhubergut and Stadlhub lies in the North, the hamlet Tiestling in the south and the rotting valley with the farmstead Wedlmayr in the South. In the east of the municipality KG Weichstetten lies with the eponymous district. In addition to the rotting Weichstetten ( 363 m above sea level. A. ) includes the Rotten Deischlried and Haid and the individual farms or wastes book Mayr, Gansterer, Mayr, Peter Eder, plaster, Tiestlinger and Trie Huber for the district Weichstetten, where Haid already located in the cadastral Droissendorf. To the west of the municipality, the KG Pichlwang is the same district. The district includes the scattered settlement Pichlwang (350 m above sea level. A. ) and the individual farms Brandstätter, Erber, stain Mayr, Görg and Kranzhof.

History

The first mention was made in 1318, the historical traces are traced back to the 9th century AD. 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.

Coat of arms

Official description of the municipality coat of arms: Of Gold and Red cleaved with a double rafters to sign head in reversed colors. The municipality colors are red -yellow-red

Policy

Parish council

The council consists of 25 members and is since the municipal elections of 2009 mandates the following parties together:

Mayor Helmut Templ of the ÖVP.

Population

Population structure

2013 lived in the parish of St. Mary's 4,588 people, making St. Mary's was in the middle of the 22 municipalities of the district. Even with the population density was St. Mary's in the lowest third of these communities. End of 2001, 95.2 percent of the population Austrian citizens (Upper Austria 92.8 percent, District Linz-Land 91.4 percent ) until the beginning of 2013 Upper Austria, the value increased slightly to 96.3 percent ( 91.1 percent, District Linz country 89.0 percent). A total of 170 foreigners were counted in 2013 in the community who came to 93 percent from Europe. The largest contingent with 54 percent represented people from EU countries. 18 percent were in possession of a citizenship from the former Yugoslavia ( excluding Slovenia ). Turkish citizens comprised 21 percent. By 2013 the population of St. Mary were born 311 abroad. (Upper Austria: 79.4 percent) to the Roman Catholic Church in 2001, 83.2 percent of residents known, 4.0 percent were Protestant, 9.0 percent and 2.4 percent without commitment Islamic faith.

The average age of the municipality 's population in 2001 was slightly below the national average. 20.8 percent of the residents of St. Mary's were younger than 15 years ( Upper Austria: 18.8 percent ), 65.1 percent from 15 to 59 years old (Upper Austria: 61.6 percent). The percentage of residents over 59 stood at 14.1 percent below the national average of 20.2 percent. The average age of the population of St. Mary's changed in the sequence in all segment. The proportion of under-15s fell by 1 January 2013 strongly to 15.9 percent, while the share of people between 15 and 59 years to 71.8 percent, considerably increased. The proportion of 59 -year-old, however, dropped to 12.4 percent. Marital status in 2001 45.1 percent of the residents of St. Mary's were single, 46.6 percent married, widowed, divorced and 4.6 percent 3.7 percent.

Demographics

The community of St. Mary's recorded between the late 19th century and 1939, virtually no population growth. Rather, the population fluctuated between 2,200 and 2,500 inhabitants. After 1939 began a nearly continuous population growth. Only in the 1950s, it came shortly to a small decline. From the 1980s, the population growth, increased massively, so the population of 1961-2013 almost doubled. The population development of the community was well below average between the end of the 19th century and 1971 compared with the state of Upper Austria, but especially with the district of Linz -Land. Only then can the church grew stronger as the Upper Austrian average and similar to the county average. The growth of the church since 1971 is due to a strong positive birth rate and an ever more increasing immigration. Was the immigration in the 1970s, still almost as high as the rate of natural increase, the migration was more than twice as high as the rate of natural increase. This trend continued after 2002, but the growth rates were not as high.

Culture and sights

Structures

The cadastral and Nöstlbach village is the church Barack Nöstlbach, the last used as such Barack church in Austria, a subsidiary church of the Roman Catholic. Parish of St. Mary. It was erected in 1963 and renovated in 2000.

Economy and infrastructure

Workplaces and employees

St. Mary's home to 2001, two companies with 20 or more employees. Overall, carried out as part of the Census Census of gave 115 workplaces with 416 employees (excluding agriculture ), where 76 percent of people in employment were. The number of workplaces showed a rise compared to 1991 by 51 ( plus 80 percent ), the number of employees by as much as 137 people (plus 49 percent). The most important industry in 2001 was the area of ​​the manufacturing sector with 16 factories and 90 employees ( 22 percent of all employees ) before trading with 28 workplaces with 63 employees (15 percent ) and the construction of 11 workplaces and 57 employees ( 14 percent). 39 percent of workers were in St. Mary's employees or officials, 32 percent of workers and 21 percent of farmers.

From living in St. Mary's 2010 2.690 workforce, only 2.2 percent were unemployed. Of the 2,632 workers 591 in the manufacturing sector (23 percent), 487 in trade ( 19 percent) and 205 in the health and social care (8 percent) were employed. Other important industries were the Education and the Public Administration with 8 percent. In agriculture and forestry were still 5 percent of the residents employed. Of the 2,581 workers from St. Mary's (without temporarily absent from work persons employed population ) in 2010 were only 478 people in St. Mary's after their employment. 2,103 or 81 percent had to commute to work. Of the 40 percent of commuters had their place of work in the district of Linz-Land, and 35 percent in Linz. Important commuter communities adjacent to Linz were Ansfelden, Traun and Neuhofen an der Krems. In return, 680 people commuted by a St. Mary's, where 56 percent of the district of Linz -Land, and 19 percent came from Linz.

Traffic

St. Mary 's transport links from the southwest ( Piberbach ) to the northeast (St. Florian) by the country's roads in 1369, 1373 and 1374 opened. The districts Nöstlbach, St. Mary's and Weichstetten are connected from northwest to southeast through the country's roads in 1374, 1373, 1377 and 1378 together. The country road in 1375 affected the municipality of St. Mary in Krems Valley and connects the city with Ansfelden Neuhofen an der Krems, where it passes the village of Nöstlbach. At this main road is also the commercial building area Nöstlbach.

In the district Nöstlbach is the tram stop " Nöstlbach - St. Marien " the Pyhrnbahn where to go at the Krems hourly trains to Linz and Kirchdorf.

Public institutions

Education

In the municipality of St. Mary the elementary school Weichstetten and elementary school are St. Mary's. For parents of children aged three and over three nursery schools to choose from: The Pfarrcaritas Kindergarten St. Mary's, the parish Caritas Kindergarten St. Theresa in Nöstlbach and Pfarrcaritas kindergarten Weichstetten. In St. Mary's self and in Weichstetten there is a nursery where children can be cared for in the afternoon.

The citizens of the municipality and community citizens provides a library in the village of St. Mary's to a variety of different media.

Personalities

  • Ignatius Schachermair (1877-1970), Benedictine abbot
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