Vorderweißenbach
Vorderweißenbach is a market town with 2060 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Upper Austria in the district of Urfahr in the upper Upper Austria.
Geography
Vorderweißenbach situated on 705 meters of altitude in the upper Upper Austria. The village belonged until 2012 to the Judicial District Leonfelden and since 1 January 2013 part of the judicial district of Rohrbach. The expansion is 9.9 kilometers from north to south and from west to east 8.7 km. The total area is 53.2 km ². The highest point in the municipality is the star stone with 1122 m above sea level. A..
Area distribution
Districts
- Old shock
- Amesberg
- Amesschlag
- Bernhardschlag
- Brunnwald
- Eberhardschlag
- Gaisschlag
- Geierschlag
- Behind Weissbach
- Mitterbrunnwald
- Oberbrunnwald
- Ortschlag
- Stumpten
- Under Brunnwald
- Vorderweißenbach
Neighboring communities
Coat of arms
Blazon: In a decreased green, silver wave beams, about a golden, sechsstrahliger star. The municipality colors are green and white
History
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. During the Napoleonic wars the place was occupied several times since then again in Upper Austria. After the annexation of Austria to the German Reich on 13 March 1938 Upper Austria became the " Upper Danube ". After 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria.
Economy
The largest employer with approximately 100 employees in Vorderweissenbach is the company Wippro doors and stair work.
Attractions
The 20 m high rock star waiting on the 1125 m high rock star that was on the occasion of the 50th jubilee of Emperor Franz Joseph built and inaugurated on 22 October 1898.