Tollet

Tollet is a municipality in Upper Austria in the Gries district churches in Hausruckviertel with 900 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). The municipality is located in the judicial district of Gries churches.

  • 4.1 Population development
  • 4.2 Coat of Arms

Geography

Tollet is located on 381 m altitude in Hausruckviertel. The expansion is 4.8 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 3.1 km. The total area is 9.6 km ². 17.7% of the area is forested, 71.9 % of the area is used for agriculture.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 17 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Prince Ling ( 2)
  • Kroisbach (118 )
  • Lahof (119 )
  • Neuwies (43 )
  • Niederwödling (23 )
  • Oberwödling (88 )
  • Pollhamerwald (9)
  • Schappenedt (13)
  • Schickenedt (4)
  • Schröttenham (9)
  • Spöck ( 1)
  • Stadlberg (11 )
  • Stone ( 8)
  • Steindlberg (59 )
  • Tollet (155 )
  • Unterstetten (114 )
  • Angles ( 130)

The municipality comprises the cadastral Tollet.

Neighboring communities

History

Tollet was first mentioned in documents in 1170. 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. Since 1855 Tollet has its own mayor. 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 ". In Tollet lock the Reich Labor Service Department RADA was 6/342 housed. After 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria.

Policy

Mayor Dagmar Holter of the ÖVP.

Population Development

In 1991 the community had 788 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 then 871 inhabitants.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Oblique divided; top in gold, a black, red reinforced cock with red comb and red cloth chin, below in red a golden wheel with six plow blades ( Sixteenth ) as spokes. The municipality colors are red -yellow-red.

The cock in lent 1989 municipal coat of arms is the emblem of the Linz Bishop Franz Zauner taken, who was born in Tollet. The wheel refers to the only Wagnereimuseum Austria in Tollet. The coulters are taken from the coat of arms of Jörger who had for several centuries owner of the castle Tollet. Hahn and wheel also illustrate the agricultural character of the community.

Culture and sights

  • Castle Tollet: The first fortification dates back to the year 1170. From 1601 and 1611 was Hans V. Jörger of Tollet the castle newly built in the Renaissance style, inter alia, with a Hofumgang with interesting cover grilles from 1607 which have 48 fields with 46 different motifs. From 2002 to 2009 renovation of the castle. Today, the district home house Grieskirchen, a non-profit cultural association, headquartered at Castle Tollet and operates since 23 April 2009 Castle Museum Castle Kulturama Tollet with exhibitions and concerts.
  • St. Ulrich church in Oberwödling

Personalities

Sons and daughters

  • Franz Zauner (1904 - 1994), Roman Catholic priest, professor of canon law, 1956-1980 Bishop of the Diocese of Linz

Clubs

  • District History House Grieskirchen: Castle Tollet (see Attractions )
  • Jugendtreff Tollet
  • Cultural mosaic Tollet
  • Union Tollet
  • Volunteer Fire Oberwödling
  • Volunteer Fire Unterstetten
Grieskirchen District Volunteer fire department Aistersheim Bad Schallerbach Bruck-Waasen Eschenau im Hausruckkreis Gallspach Geboltskirchen Haag am Hausruck Hofkirchen an der Trattnach Kallham Meggenhofen Natternbach Neukirchen am Walde Neumarkt im Hausruckkreis Peuerbach Steegen Waizenkirchen Wendling
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