Taufkirchen an der Pram

Taufkirchen an der Pram is a market town in Upper Austria in Schärding district in Innviertel with 2905 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). The municipality is located in the judicial district Schärding.

Geography

Taufkirchen an der Pram is located at 338 m altitude in Innviertel. The extension is 6 km from north to south, from west to east 7.9 km. The total area is 29.2 km ². 11.6 % of the area is forested, 78.8 % of the area is used for agriculture.

Structure

Quarters are Aichberg, Aichedt, Bachschwölln, Baumgarten, Mountain, Berndobl, Brauchsdorf, Brunedt, Eggenberg, Feicht, Furth, Furth- Pfaffing, Gadern, Gmeinau, Höbmannsbach, Höbmannsdorf, Haberedt, Holzing, Igling, Jechtenham, Kapelln, Kleinwaging, Laufenbach, Leoprechting, Maad, Oberpramau, Pfaffingdorf, Pram, Schratzbach mountain, Schwendt, Sonndorf, Taufkirchen an der Pram, Unterpramau, Wagholming, Wimm, Windten, Wolfsedt.

Neighboring communities

Coat of arms

Blazon: Between blue, wavy edges in silver a red font with red, kielbogigem cover, sullied top with a gold pommel and cross. The municipality colors are blue, white and red

1971/72 the local church Taufkirchen / Pram was supported by the OO State government awarded the coat of arms. The award is a recognition of the work that has made the community since 1945.

History

The 1160 year first mentioned place was Bavarian until 1779 and came to the Peace of Teschen with the Innviertel (then Innbaiern ) to Austria. During the Napoleonic Wars shortly royal Bavarian, it belongs since 1814 finally returned to Austria above the Enns. After the annexation of Austria to the German Reich on 13 March 1938, the village belonged to the Upper Danube. After 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria.

To market Taufkirchen was raised on 1 February 2010. On 23 May 2010, the 850th anniversary of the market town of Taufkirchen an der Pram was celebrated in a festival with parade and festival service at Taufkirchner town square. This celebration was also a market survey party.

Policy

Mayor Josef Gruber of the ÖVP.

Population Development

In 1991 the municipality had 2,957 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 then 2944 inhabitants.

Economy

Of national significance is the Lorenz Shoe Group AG, which has its headquarters in the town of Taufkirchen an der Pram. The group of companies with 1,000 employees, posted with its production facilities and the brands " Högl ", " Ganter " and " Hassia " by his own admission a turnover of more than EUR 70 million a year.

Schärdinger dairy association operating in Taufkirchen a plant for the production of dry dairy products of the brand Taumil, also here Schärdinger summer butter was made ​​, so that these dairy eventually developed into the second largest Butte rafting business in Austria. After the decline of AMF Group, the dairy Taufkirchen was closed in 2001 and taken over their duties from the dairy Aschbach.

Twinning

  • Spitz an der Donau, Lower Austria

Culture and sights

  • Bilger Breustedt House: a museum about the Austrian artist Margret Bilger and her husband, the German Bauhaus artist Hans Joachim Breustedt
  • Handwerksmusem: crafts such as shoemakers, tailors, saddlers, blacksmith, Seiler and Wagner were settled in the 19th and 20th century in the village Laufenbach. In the 300 year old wooden houses in the Craft Museum in Laufenbach you can see how these craftsmen lived, and worked.
  • Radio Museum: the whole repertoire of mechanical music recording is exhibited here in the Radio Museum.
  • Filialkirche hl.Laurentius in Wagholming

Personalities

Persons with respect to the location

  • Margret Bilger (1904-1971), Austrian painter, lived since 1939 in Taufkirchen an der Pram
  • Hans Joachim Breustedt (1901-1984), German painter ( Bauhaus ), lived since 1953 in Taufkirchen an der Pram ( marriage to Margret Bilger )
  • Peter Kubelka ( b. 1934 ), Austrian experimental filmmaker and artist, spent his childhood in Taufkirchen an der Pram
  • Joseph Mayer (1868-1940), Austrian politician and mayor of Taufkirchen
  • Luke Weißhaidinger (* 1992), Austrian athlete who lives in Taufkirchen an der Pram

Sons and daughters

  • Anton Schmidbauer (1877-1964), Upper Austrian Member of Parliament and Mayor of Taufkirchen
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