Andorf

Andorf lies at an altitude of 346 m in the Innviertel . The extension is 7.7 km from north to south and 7.6 km from west to east. The total area is 37.6 km². 12.8% of the area is forested, 75% of the area is used for agriculture.

Andorf is divided into seven cadastral communities:

Andorf is divided into 56 localities . These are called (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

On the trunk road (3)
Andorf (2865)
Autzing (12)
Bach (24)
Basling (23)
Breitenberg (39)
Bruck (40)
Burgerding (14)
Eberleinsedt (7)
Edt near Heitzing (2)
Edt at the rectory (32)
Erlau (216)
Gerolding (23)
Getzing (39)
Grosspichl (12)
Großschörgern (141) including Oetz
Haula (39)
Hebertspram (4)
Heitzing (113) including Geßlhäuser
Heitzingerau (94)
Here (12)
Courtyard (42)
Hörzberg (28)
Hötzenedt (19)
Hoetzlarn (70)
Humerleiten (13)
Hat stick (6)
Kleinpichl (10)
Kleinschörgern (24)
Kreilern (13)
Kurzenkirchen (102) including Kitzer
Laab (43)
Lauterbrunn (24)
Lichtegg (24)
Linden (15)
Lohstampf (9)
Matzing (25)
Mayrhof (23)
Low hard wagon (20)
Niederleiten (10)
Oberndorf (54)
Pimping (26)
Pram (69)
Pranzen (13)
Rablern (47)
Cyclists (115)
Schärdingerau (51)
Schiessedt (69)
Schulleredt (61)
Seifriedsedt (20)
Sonnleiten (7)
Teuflau (214)
Untergriesbach (50)
Winertsham (70)
Winertshamerau (56)
Winter eggs (15)

The village of An der Fernstraße is located directly on Innviertler Straße (B 137) and essentially consists of an operating area.

history

Andorf was first mentioned in 1122 as "Ammandorf". At the end of the 16th century, the first school was founded in Andorf in accordance with the school regulations issued by Duke Albrecht V in 1569 .

The place, which has belonged to the Duchy of Bavaria since it was founded, came to Austria in 1779 after the Treaty of Teschen and the Innviertel (then Innbaiern ). When the area was occupied by the Habsburgs during the War of the Spanish Succession , Andorf belonged to Prince Trautson's County Ried, which only existed from 1711 to 1714 . During the Napoleonic Wars briefly Bavarian again, since 1814 it has finally belonged to Austria ob der Enns .

Schörgern Castle is located in the village of Großschörgern in the Andorf community . The former Haitzing Castle was in the current district of Heitzing in the Andorf community. The Burgstall Andorf is located in the Burgstallholz of Andorf.

After the annexation of Austria to the German Reich on March 13, 1938, the place belonged to the Gau Oberdonau . After 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria took place.

Andorf was raised to the market on March 12, 1951. Until the end of 2002, the community belonged to the Raab judicial district , after its dissolution it was assigned to the Schärding judicial district.

coat of arms

The coat of arms was awarded to Andorf on the occasion of the market survey on March 12, 1951.

Blazon : “Half-divided and split; at the top right in gold a red, silver-armed, growing wolf, at the bottom in green a silver, oblique wavy bar; left three times split by silver and red. "

Population development

The population increase from 1991 to 2001 is based on a positive birth balance (+39) and a positive migration balance (+337). From 2001 to 2011 the birth balance was negative, but could be offset by the positive migration balance.

politics

Municipal Office

The municipal council of the market town has a total of 31 members. With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Upper Austria in 2015 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 10 ÖVP, 10 SPÖ, 10 FPÖ and 1 GRÜNE.

mayor

since 2003 Peter Pichler (SPÖ)

economy

Andorf is on the B 137 Innviertler Straße and the Passauer Bahn . This means that the community is well connected to the greater Linz area and eastern Austria as well as to Germany. The market town of Andorf also has a very good infrastructure and offers many advantages as an operating location. The business location Andorf with its approx. 1,300 jobs has developed very respectably in recent years and is now characterized by growth and dynamism. Companies invest and expand; here they encounter excellently qualified employees. In 2014 Andorf was included in the national EU regional development area.

The biggest companies in Andorf are

Josko Windows & Doors GmbH
Pimiskern concrete plant
M4 timber construction
Krupa roof

Culture and sights

Parish Church Andorf

Parish Church Andorf : The parish church of St. Stephen has a 12 m high altar from the workshop of the famous Innviertel sculptor Thomas Schwanthaler .
In the early baroque branch church of St. Sebastian am Ried (Riedkirche) there is a protective mantle Madonna from 1670, which was also created by the sculptor Thomas Schwanthaler .
Brunnbauerhof open-air museum in Innviertel: The Brunnbauer memorial courtyard gives an impression of rural life at the turn of the century.

education

Parish Caritas Kindergarten
Crawl space
Elementary school
New middle school with a focus on music
Agricultural professional u. Technical school
Elderly care school
HTBLA Andorf
State music school

Sports and leisure opportunities

Football club (FCA) with training fields and fun court
Gymnastics Club (ATV Andorf)
Tennis club
badminton
Alpine Club
4 Andorf fire brigades
Asphalt floor hall
Beach volleyball court
Andorf outdoor pool with a water surface of 1200 m²

societies

The Austrian branch of ora Children's Aid , "ora international Austria", is based in Andorf.

Personalities

Thomas Schwanthaler (1634–1707), sculptor, created the protective mantle Madonna

Franz Xaver Gerl (1764–1827), singer and composer, friend of Mozart , sang the role of Sarastro , born in Andorf , at the premiere of Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte

Judas Thaddäus Gerl (1774–1844), opera singer, brother of Franz Xaver Gerl

Ferdinand Josef Margelik (1816–1878), dialect poet and priest, wrote a book Selected Poems in Upper Enns Dialect

Paul Hochegger (1849–1914), master builder, created the state trade school in Linz and the church tower in Zell an der Pram

Sebastian Gruber (1863–1941), farmer and politician

Ricard Schuster (1867–1905), dialect poet, composed from the Hoamat , Löbnskampf , Als a gehada and many more

Hans Feichtlbauer (1879–1957), architect

Anton Maurer (1881–1961), composer, composed the holiday march , triumphal march , memories of the youth and many more

Leopold Gruber (1885–1970), farmer, popular educator and politician

Rudolf Kolb (1900–1988), teacher and politician, regional councilor in the Upper Austrian regional government

Ernestine Hanl (1906–1978), teacher, dialect poet

Franz Xaver Wirth (1907–1992), sculptor, created the mission cross on the war memorial

Wolfgang Stöffelmayr (* 1950), music school director in Schärding and concert pianist (music in the salon)

Gunter Waldek (* 1953), educator, composer and conductor

Johannes Paulusberger, Sebastian and Florian Voglmayr and Manuel Hauer, members of the rock band Flut

Football club FC Andorf

FC Andorf was founded in 1946 and joined the Upper Austrian Football Association in July of the same year . The greatest success in the club's history is the victory in the ÖFB Cup against the first division club Grazer AK on August 10, 1987 (after a 1-1 draw after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was won 4-2). In the 2012/13 season, the promotion in the relegation against the Union Katsdorf could be fixed, the reserve team won the championship title and the U17 was able to win the title in the league. In the 2013/14 season, FC will play again in the Landesliga West, the fifth-highest division in Austria. A well-known player is Mario Illibauer , who in 2006, after a year in Andorf, moved to SV Ried for 3 seasons and returned to Andorf in 2010 after half a season at FC Pasching . Anel Hadžić also comes from the offspring of FC Andorf.

Web links

Commons : Andorf - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Map in the Digital Upper Austrian Room Information System ( DORIS )
Further information about the municipality of Andorf can be found on the geographic information system of the federal state of Upper Austria .
Side of the community

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b market town of Andorf: facts and figures. andorf.at, accessed on September 3, 2013.
↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
^ Otto Maier, Georg Feichtenschlager: D'Innviertler Roas - The home book of the Innviertel: The home book of the Innviertel. 1952, limited preview in Google Book search.
^ Rupert Ruttmann: The first schoolmasters in Andorf. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets. Year 8, Linz 1954, pp. 98–99, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.
^ History and geography, coat of arms. State of Upper Austria, accessed on April 13, 2019 .
↑ A look at the community of Andorf, population development. Statistics Austria, accessed on April 13, 2019 .
↑ Results of the elections on September 27, 2015. Province of Upper Austria, accessed on April 13, 2019 .
↑ Mayor Peter Pichler runs again for election . Tips.at, January 20, 2015.
↑ The Ried Church (St. Sebastian am Ried). andorf.at, accessed on May 19, 2019.
↑ Imprint. ora international Austria, accessed on March 14, 2017 .
↑ Wolfgang Stöffelmayr. Web presence of Regiowiki.at.

[Zahlen_und_Fakten-1] rket town of Andorf: facts and figures. andorf.at, accessed on September 3, 2013.

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_AT_Ortschaft_QUELLE-2] Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )

[3] Otto Maier, Georg Feichtenschlager: D'Innviertler Roas - The home book of the Innviertel: The home book of the Innviertel. 1952, limited preview in Google Book search.

[4] Rupert Ruttmann: The first schoolmasters in Andorf. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets. Year 8, Linz 1954, pp. 98–99, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.

[5] History and geography, coat of arms. State of Upper Austria, accessed on April 13, 2019 .

[6] A look at the community of Andorf, population development. Statistics Austria, accessed on April 13, 2019 .

[7] Results of the elections on September 27, 2015. Province of Upper Austria, accessed on April 13, 2019 .

[8] Mayor Peter Pichler runs again for election . Tips.at, January 20, 2015.

[9] The Ried Church (St. Sebastian am Ried). andorf.at, accessed on May 19, 2019.

[10] Imprint. ora international Austria, accessed on March 14, 2017 .

[11] Wolfgang Stöffelmayr. Web presence of Regiowiki.at.