Weyer, Austria

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Weyer is a market town with 4213 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Upper Austria in the district of Steyr-Land in Traun quarter. Since 1 January 2014, the community is part of the judicial district of Steyr. The 1897 split of Weyer - market rural part Weyer country was reunited as of 1 January 2007 with Weyer - market to a single community.

  • 2.1 Former coat of arms of the district Weyer - country

Geography

The extension is from north to south 21.4 kilometers, 22.6 kilometers from west to east. The area of ​​the municipality is 223 km ². Weyer market was 4 km ² and 219 km ² Weyer country.

Districts

Districts of the municipality were to 2007 Obsweyer and Weyer, where almost the entire population was concentrated in the district of Weyer. As of January 1, 2007, the districts of eingemeindeten Weyer country were added: Anger, Au, Frenz, Kleinreifling, Küpfern, Mühlein, After Enns, Oberlaussa, Pichl, Rapoldeck, Unterlaussa and white water.

Neighboring communities

In the north Weyer adjacent to the also to the district of Steyr-Land belonging to communities Gaflenz, Großraming and Reichraming. In the east Weyer borders Hollenstein an der Ybbs in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria. The southern neighbors Altenmarkt bei Sankt Gallen and Weissenbach an der Enns in Liezen in Styria. In the West Weyer borders Rosenau am Hengstpaß in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems.

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 of Austria above the Enns attributed. During the Napoleonic Wars, the place was occupied several times.

1897 aimed at the rural population Weyers to a separation from the center of the community, because they feared discrimination through the iron industry. The vast, 219 -square-kilometer portion of the township was henceforth as Weyer - country an independent municipality. Weyer itself consisted now only of the four -square-mile town center called henceforth to distinguish Weyer market.

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. From 1941 prisoners of war were housed in a barracks and used for construction work along the Enns. From July 1943 to August 29, 1944 consisted in the municipality of Weyer (then Weyer - country) Dipoldsau the camp, a subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp or a sub-camp of the camp Großraming. About 130 prisoners were here used in the construction of the Enns dam. After 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria.

In November 2005, a survey of residents of Weyer - market and Weyer - country through a merger of the two communities took place, with 87 percent agreement could be reached. The fact that 13 percent voted against a merger, can be explained by feared disadvantages. It could be reached in the district Kleinreifling only 57 percent approval, since the closure of elementary school located there is concern. The merger of the two communities, which was actively supported and prepared by the politicians of both communities, became effective on January 1, 2007. The two mayors resigned from office and handed over the community leadership to the government commissioner John Singer. New elections were announced for 15 April 2007.

Former coat of arms of the district Weyer - country

The official description of the coat of arms municipality of Weyer - country was:

In red with a silver, slanted left wave beams, covered with a black rafter hook; top and bottom of the wave beam produced continuously ever a silver, twitching outward flash. The municipality colors were green - white-green.

Policy

On 3 May 2007 was elected mayor of the reunited church Gerhard Klaffner ( SPÖ).

In the local elections of 2009 Adolf Brunnthaler was elected Vice- Mayor of the local church.

Culture and sights

  • Inner Stadel 1654 in the Lower 42 market
  • Cheb Schlössl
  • Parish Weyer
  • Prevenhueberhaus of about 1550 at the market place 6
  • Mining Museum Knappenhaus Unterlaussa
  • Schiffmeisterhaus Küpfern

Regular events

  • Seewiesenfest: If organized since 1991 by the Cultural Association FRIKULUM ( Independent Initiative for Peace, Culture & Environment) and takes place in the district Kleinreifling. The cooperation with the radio station FM4 brought, among other things Deichkind and we are heroes as guests.
  • Powerman: An International Duathlon is held annually in conjunction with the places Großraming and since 2009 also with Maria Neustift. He is one of the sporting highlights in the Enns Valley and is also visited by duathlon professional athletes.
  • Turner Ball: Every year on January 5 in the large gym.
  • Marktfest: Finds every 1st weekend in July at Weyrer marketplace.
  • Christmas tree setting: Finds year in mid- December in the box Reith Ennsmuseum. Here, a Christmas tree will be blessed and the members of the diving club Eisenwurzen swim with this, lit by torches, the Enns down.
  • Vicky children Laufcup: every year takes place the 3rd run of Vicky Kids Run Cup in Weyer. The other places are Maria Neustift, Großraming, Reichraming and Gaflenz.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Johann Manschgo (1800-1867), portrait and genre painter
  • Josef Larch (1930-2011), mountaineer
  • Alois Lindenbauer ( born 1947 ), sculptor
  • Barbara Sadleder (* 1967), alpine skier
  • Melanie Klaffner (* 1990), professional tennis player
  • Erwin Komenda (1904-1966), car designer
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