Sierning

• ÖVP: 11
• SPÖ: 21
• FPO: 4
• AAF: 1

Sierning is a market town with 9041 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Steyr-Land in the eastern part of Upper Austria.

• 4.1 Population development

Geography

Sierning is on several terraces between the iron town of Steyr and the spa town of Bad Hall at the Steyr River. The place has well-developed walking and biking trails.

Structure

• Katastralgemeinden are: Gründberg, Hilbern, Latvians, Neuzeug, Oberbrunnern, Pichlern, Sierninghofen

Other places are Steinfeld, Pachschallern, Oberbrunnern, Lower Brunnern, Hausleiten, Paichberg, Upper Wallern and Frauenhofen.

Neighboring communities

History

Some evidence scattered finds that the area was settled by the Romans. At the time of the migration then Slavic settlers were sedentary, living in the vast forests and hunted. Duke Tassilo III. reported in the foundation charter for the nearby monastery Kremsmuenster ( 777 ) of them and mentioned it for the first time the place name Sirnicha ( Slavic Apparition Hill ). Before 985/991 ( mention in the " Synod of mistletoe Bach" ) was also establishing a separate parish by the diocese of Passau. From this mother parish no less than 27 independent subsidiary parishes have emerged, including such important as the former pins Garsten and Gleink.

1588 coined Sierning the history of Upper Austria again, one of the first peasant revolts of the country from here took his output, which stretched to the entire Eisenwurzen. The tumult was finally ended by imperial decree.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " Over green sign foot in silver a red, slightly upright wolf. "

In a divided shield is a red wolf is on a white background. The lower third is decorated in green, a reminder of the former rule Steyr. The emblem refers to the bishopric of Passau, which exercised once here in the parish of their influence.

Policy

The council has 37 members: 21 SPÖ, ÖVP 11, 4 FP, 1 AAF. Group Coordinators are Bernhard Bräuer (SPÖ ), Georg Platzer ( ÖVP) Wolfgang Heumann (FPÖ ), Helmut Wilhelm ( AAF )

Population Development

As at 1 January 2004: primary residences: 8738 and secondary residences: 415 (Total: 9153 )

Culture and sights

• Church of St. Stephan: built in the Gothic style, mentioned 985/991 ( Synod of mistletoe Bach) documented, one of the oldest in the district of Steyr-Land. Altarpiece " The Stoning of St. Stephen " comes from Michael Rauscher (1904 )
• Castle Sierning: built in 1600, massive Renaissance building with arcades in the open courtyard
• The house in the Bahnhofstrasse 6 is a listed building. The draft is expected to come from the city of Steyr builder and Baroque architect Johann Gotthard Hayberger.
• Free seat choice Mill
• Kuhschellenböschung: there is one area in the vicinity of Sierning is so many people a term such as that known as Kuhschellenböschung slope in Sierninghofen - Neuzeug. The " ordinary Kuhschelle " is the lead plant in the area.

• Clubs: Sierning exist in approximately 120 clubs

Others

Inaugurated in 2000, community nursery in Sierning - Latvians is named after Sidonie Adlerburg. The girl had been in 1933, exposed as an infant by his biological mother, a Roma from the hospital in Steyr and grew up with foster parents in Latvians. Under the pretext to bring it back to his birth mother, the girl was taken away from the foster parents in 1943 and shortly thereafter deported to Auschwitz, where she died a few weeks later. Gerald Brandstötter created a monument that was built before kindergarten. It shows a mother who leans protectively over her child. The story of the girl processed Erich Hackl to a book entitled Farewell Sidonia, which was also filmed.

Regular events

• Ruden Kirtag: The Rudenkirta or Ruden Kirtag is since 1732 an annual carnival event in Sierning the occasion of which the so-called Ruden Ruden dance of the smaller groups of men from different regions of Austria, is listed. Originally Ruden were the local village Fraternities - today it is the successor organizations, often arriving from all over Austria to Sierning to commit the Ruden Kirtag. When Kirtag the Traun Viertler Landler is listed with the dancers traditionally. Of particular importance are the information presented on this occasion Gstanzln: It is eight-line rhymes with which topics from politics, business or even local issues are treated humorously. Before the event is regularly speculated in the states newspapers, which people will dedicated this year to a Gstanzl, making this - be " angesungen " - as it is called colloquially. In 2007, it was about who was present at Ruden Kirtag then Vice Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer. Since 2013, this event is included in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.

Economy and infrastructure

The market town of Sierning is the largest municipality of the district of Steyr-Land. Their importance in the region Pyhrn Eisenwurzen results from its rich history and its location on major transport routes. In economic terms, the community was Sierning - with the already mentioned in records in 1451 Neuzeug district - one of the most important centers of iron-working in today's Upper Austria. Swords, knives, awls and many other products made ​​of iron were produced here for centuries. Even the industry pioneer Josef werndl took advantage of the water power of the Steyr and built in the district of Latvians a work of his Austrian Arms Factory society. Agriculture and animal husbandry in the surrounding areas as well as many businesses have also contributed to the fact that the people came early to prosperity and reputation.

In the municipality of about 300 companies are located.

Traffic

Sierning was reached via a branch line of the Steyrtalbahn of Garsten directly with the railroad until 1933 from Bad Hall until 1967. Today, the public transport buses via mail is handled. There are direct connections among other things to Steyr, Wels and Linz. The nearest train stations are located in Steyr ( around 12 km from Sierning, connection to Rudolf train) and pipe in Krems Valley ( station tube - Bad Hall, around 10 km from Sierning, following the Pyhrnbahn ).

Sierning is located on the foothills of Amstetten B122 road over Steyr to Sattledt. The nearest motorway junction is located in Sattledt, around 25 km from Sierning, where the nodes Voralpenkreuz connection to the West Autobahn A1, the Innkreis A8 motorway and the A9 motorway is Phyrn.

Sierning has well-developed bike paths.

Personalities

• Paul Fürst (1856-1941), Austrian confectioner, inventor of Mozart Ball
• Alfred Engleder (1920-1993), was a murderer with the Maurerfäustl in the Austrian criminal history
• Hermann Leithenmayr (1941-2010), Austrian politician
• Karl Wörister (* 1946), Austrian sociologist
• Johann Schmirl (* 1882) Oberösterreichischer politicians
• Helmut Köglberger (* 1946), Austrian football player, grew up in Sierning
• Heinrich gate Meyer ( * 1923), Austrian composer

• Molterer (* 1955 in Steyr ), Austrian politician, former Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister, as well as federal party leader of the ÖVP
• Sabine M. Gruber ( born 1960 in Linz), Austrian writer, grew up in Sierning
• Gerald Nigl (* 1966 in Graz), Austrian writer and painter, grew up in Sierning