Steinerkirchen an der Traun

Steiner an der Traun is a market town in Upper Austria in Hausruckviertel with 2355 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). The political district is the district of Wels-Land.

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 3.1 Municipal Council
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms

Geography

Steiner an der Traun is located on 381 m altitude in Hausruckviertel.

The expansion is 8.4 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 7.7 km. The total area is 32.5 km ². 14.5 % of the area is forested, 77.8 % of the area is used for agriculture. The municipality has an interest in the 100 hectare nature reserve alpine meadows.

Neighboring communities

Community structure

The 21 villages in the municipality are Almegg, Atzing, Atzmannsdorf, Eden, Frohnhofen, Gundersdorf, Hammersedt, Hummelberg, Kriegsham, Niederheischbach, Oberau stable (even in Sattledt ) Oberheischbach, Pesenlittring, Reuharting, Ritzendorf, Schnelling Sölling, Steiner an der Traun ( capital ), Stockham, Taxlberg and Wollsberg.

Katastralgemeinden are Almegg, Hammersedt, Oberau stable, Schnelling Steiner an der Traun

Zählsprengel are Steinerkirchen Centre for the market town, and Steinerkirchen environment for the rest of the community.

History

Originally in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria lying, was the place since the 12th century the Duchy of Austria. Documents from the years 1247 and 1249, summarized the possession of the monastery Kremsmuenster, call the parish church for the first time Steinerkirchen. 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 village belonged to the Upper Danube. In 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria.

Population Development

In 1991, the municipality had 2068 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 then 2149 inhabitants. Currently 2355 citizens inhabit this community (as of 1 January 2007).

Policy

The village belonged until 2012 to the judicial district of Lambach and since 1 January 2013 part of the judicial district of Wels.

Municipal council

  • ÖVP: 19
  • SPÖ: 4
  • FPÖ: 2

The seats parameters is outdated and obsolete!

Allocation of seats for the municipal election in 2003:

Mayor is Johann Auer of the ÖVP.

Coat of arms

Official Description de Council coat of arms:

The municipality colors are yellow - green. The cross for the townscape formative parish church in the first and the field- filling stone wall in the second quarter underline the place name ( canting arms ). The wall in the third lower right field refers to the location on Almfluss Castle Almegg. The wave band embodies the Traun River, whose name is included in the community name.

The coat of arms was granted in 1984.

Capital of the municipality

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Market town is Steinerkirchen on the Traun River. The place is located about 11 kilometers southwest of Wels. It lies in the valley of Fischl Hamer Bach (of Eberstalzell ) 3 ½ miles south of its confluence with the River Traun, on the 380 m above sea level. A. height.

The village comprises nearly 200 buildings with about 800 inhabitants, ie about 1 /3 of the community population. To the village area and the rotting Rachling heard west. This is also the Zählsprengel Steinerkirchen center (000) of the community.

For cadastral with about 820 acres of which villages Frohnhofen valley, low and Oberheischbach northeast, and Hummelberg belong southwest.

Through the village the L537 Sattledter road runs west- east -ward of the B1 in Edt bei Lambach to Sattledt ( terminal A1 ), the southwest L1312 Bad Wimsbach- Neydharting road leads to the B144 at Roitham (near Laakirchen / Steyrmühl ).

Niederheischbach (O)

Schnelling (KG)

Culture and sights

  • Parish Church of St. Martin
  • Castle Almegg:
  • Benedictine monastery: 1949 originated in the former rectory, with Paramentikwerkstätten
  • Family Paradise Agrarium - plant, animal & Adventure Park: In 1994 built park can be seen on an area of ​​10 acres of flowers, herbs, fruits, grains and vegetables in 60 landscaped display gardens. Furthermore endangered breeds of farm animals and the smallest horses in the world are shown.
  • Conservation area alpine meadows
  • Martin Choir
  • Musikverein Steinerkirchen
  • Among the regular events include the Martin's Market, a traditional craft market in late autumn
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