Timelkam

Timelkam is a market town in Upper Austria in Vöcklabruck district in Hausruckviertel with 5871 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). The competent jurisdiction is Vöcklabruck.

  • 6.1 Regular events
  • 6.2 Attractions
  • 6.3 Sports

Geography

Timelkam is located on 454 m altitude in Hausruckviertel. The area of ​​the municipality area is 7 km from north to south, from west to east 5.2 km. The total area is 18.1 km ². 23.8 % of the area is forested, 61.3 % of the area is used for agriculture.

Structure

Quarters are: Core, Altwartenburg, Außerungenach, Eiding, Gsteinedt, Hague, Heitzing, Heuweg, Kalchofen, Leidern, Maierhof, Mühlfeld Neuwartenburg, Oberau, Obereck, Upper Galla Mountain, Oberthalheim, Pichlwang, Stöfling, rhinestones, Timelkam, Ulrich Berg, Unterau, Untereck, sub Galla mountain, Wimberg.

History

From the 12th to the 15th century, the area belonged to the county show mine, then to Archduchy Austria. In 1399, the first written reference as " Tumelchaim ". In 1500, the town was referred to as " Timelkham ". Emperor Maximilian I brought Timelkam 1512 to the market with a fair on September 29. In 1609 the construction of the tower was carried out market. From 1615 year and weekly markets were held, a market order was created. In 1710 a bridge toll for the construction of the bridge over the drought Ager and Uferschutzbauten at the Vöckla was approved by the Emperor Joseph I..

On 19 October 1875, the locomotive derailed AMSTETTEN on the Austrian Western Railway station at Timelkam after breaking a wheel tire. The cause was a material error.

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.

In 1991, the municipality had 5723 inhabitants according to the census, 2001: 5812 inhabitants.

Policy

Mayor Johann Riezinger ( SPÖ), directly elected with 50.87 % ( 1,834 votes). Vice Mayor are Johann Kirchberger ( SPÖ) and Gerald Klement (ÖVP )

The distribution of seats in the City Council: (2009)

  • SPÖ - 41.1% - 13 seats
  • ÖVP - 36.9 % - 12 seats
  • Freedom Party - 12.1% - 4 seats
  • Green - 7.9% - 2 seats

Coat of arms

Blazon: In red on green sign foot a golden camel with an equally golden -clad horsemen of the red reins in the right holds a bare silver scimitar in his left hand. About a blue creek schräglinkshin a golden bridge; in the background on green, flat Dreienberg a silver, black and opened with an onion dome black roofed tower with right- cultivation. The municipality colors are red -yellow-green. When the coat of arms was given, is not known. The first evidence is a seal impression from the year 1647th The coat of arms shows the characteristic market tower with the bridge over the drought Ager. The Camel presumably comes from the coat of arms of the noble family of Seeauer who had a close connection to rule Wartenburgstrasse. The importance of the rider with the scimitar is unknown.

Economy and infrastructure

In addition to an entered service in 2008 gas -steam combined cycle power plant is still a biomass power plant on site. Both plants supply the city with district heating.

Timelkam located on the western railway line Vienna -Linz -Salzburg. The station is served by regional trains.

Culture and sights

Timelkam has a cultural center and numerous cultural associations, on the one hand traditional clubs like the market chapel and on the other hand contemporary initiatives such as KAT3 or the Social Forum are unrestricted active. There are also in Timelkam a Highland Club and other initiatives.

Regular events

The Bock Ma's Benefit Festival is an annual festival of music, cabaret and sociopolitical information. The 3 -day festival takes place since 2005 every year on the last weekend in August on the ruins Altwartenburg place and goes in favor of the refugee project of Ute Bock on the stage, so that the entire net proceeds and the salaries of all the performing bands and artists will be donated. In 2010, the Bock M'as was held for the last time. Because of disputes about the venue, the festival in the following year was set.

Attractions

  • Market Tower: Landmark of Timelkam, was built in the years 1608-1609 as a toll tower of the citizens.
  • St. Anne's Church in Oberthalheim, on the border with Vöcklabruck
  • Castle ruins Altwartenburg: situated on a hill of Timelkam - and west of Vöcklabruck; was already mentioned in the year 909 as a castle
  • Castle New Castle Waiting: Late Baroque, built from 1730 to 1732 by the Viennese architect Anton Erhard Martinelli, with a fresco by Bartolomeo Altomonte
  • Postal Perkheim

Sports

Among the best known sports clubs in Timelkam include the ATSV Timelkam and TSV Timelkam. Furthermore, a tennis club and several smaller clubs exist. Timelkam has several sports facilities, including tennis courts, soccer fields, a fitness trail and two asphalt floor halls. In Timelkam is held every year the so-called Vöckla Shore Lau.

Personalities

Sons and daughters

  • Kurt Palm (* 1955), writer and director, grew up in Timelkam. In 2001 he was honored by the community Timelkam with the Order of Merit in gold.
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