Bad Zell

market community Bad Zell
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Upper Austria
Political District :	Free City
License plate :	FR
Surface:	45.52 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 21 '  N , 14 ° 40'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 21 '0 "  N , 14 ° 40' 0"  E
Height :	515  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,883 (Jan 1, 2020)
Postal code :	4283
Area code :	07263
Community code :	4 06 27
Address of the municipal administration:	Marktplatz 8 4283 Bad Zell
Website:	www.badzell.at
politics
Mayor :	Hubert Tischler ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : (2015) (25 members)	14th 5 4th 2 14th 5 4th 2  A total of 25 seats ÖVP : 14 UBBZ : 5 FPÖ : 4 SPÖ : 2
Location of Bad Zell in the Freistadt district
Bad Zell
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Bad Zell is a market town in Upper Austria in the Freistadt district in the Mühlviertel with 2883 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The municipality is located in the judicial district of Perg .

geography

Bad Zell is located at an altitude of 515 m in the Mühlviertel. The extension is from north to south 7.3 km, from west to east 11 km. The total area is 45.6 km². 14.7% of the area is forested, 28.9% of the area is used for agriculture. The municipality is partially bordered by rivers, in the northwest by the Haselbach, in the northeast by the Naarn .

Community structure

The municipal area comprises the following 14 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Aich (389) including Ellerberg
• Bad Zell (1353)
• Barndorf (71)
• Brawinkl (155)
• Erdleiten (154)
• Feiblmuehl (8)
• Haselbach (47)
• Hirtlhof (113)
• Lanzendorf (157) including Haid
• Maierhof (95)
• Riegl (113)
• Weberberg (84)
• Wolfgrub (5)
• Zellhof (139)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Aich, Brawinkl, Lanzendorf and Zell bei Zellhof.

Neighboring communities

Gutau	Schönau
Carrying wine		Pierbach
All Saints Day	Windhaag	Rechberg

history

Landscape around Bad Zell

The area between Aist and Naarn was handed over in the middle of the 9th century by the Eastern Margrave Wilhelm to the monastery of Sankt Emmeram in Regensburg (document 853). In later times disputes over ownership arose, but these could be settled with the confirmation of Rudolf I von Habsburg to Regensburg. In 1287, Zell was given to the Kuenringer as a fief, in 1440 to the Tanböck and finally in 1536 to the Jörger von Tollet , who bought Zell free from the Regensburg fiefdom.

The main town Bad Zell is located in the southwest of the municipality. It is mentioned in documents in 1208 as "Celle" - probably a courtyard with an associated chapel is meant here (see market coat of arms). At the beginning of the 13th century, a planned market developed around the courtyard near the Celle. After the Regensburg feudal rule, Zell was subordinate to the respective owners of the Prandegg and Zellhof dominions . Destruction took place during the invasions of the Hussites (1424/32), the Bohemian border wars (1468) and the Hungarian invasions (1477/1486). History tells of five major market fires (most recently in 1869). Economically, Zell achieved great importance thanks to its favorable location on the former mule track between the Danube and Bohemia. In the 16th century the place was a stronghold of Protestantism, which was mainly supported by the aristocratic Jörger family. After the re-catholicization and the expulsion of the Jörgers, Zell developed into an important Marian pilgrimage site at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1740 one of the last and largest witch trials in Upper Austria (the so-called Wagenlehner trial) took place in Zell, during which almost an entire family was exterminated and executed.

In the last days of the war in 1945, or even after the official end of World War II , Zell was still the scene of bloody fighting. In the 1950s, investigations into the medicinal water at Hedwigsbründl began . After the inclusion of other sources, the Upper Austrian provincial government issued the official declaration on the healing spring ( radon ) and the construction of a spa house in the early 1970s . Zell near Zellhof has been a health resort since 1976 (name changed to Bad Zell).

The market square is planned as an elongated triangular square, with the church (southeast of the square) clearly separated. The square itself shows a historical local development with town houses from the 16th to 19th centuries.

population

Population development
year	Residents		year	Residents
1869	2,277		1951	2,307
1880	2,426		1961	2,417
1890	2,371		1971	2,571
1900	2,366		1981	2,623
1910	2,456		1991	2,687
1923	2,431		2001	2,716
1934	2,280		2008	2,753
1939	2,199

Development and structure

In 1869, 2277 people lived in the municipality. Until 1951 the population fluctuated around this value and hardly grew. Stronger growth has been recorded since 1951. In 1991 the community had 2,687 inhabitants, in the 2001 census already 2,716, which corresponds to an increase of 1.1%. On January 1st, 2008 the community had 2753 inhabitants, the highest level in history and there is an increase in population.

In the 2001 census, the proportion of residents aged 60 and over was 18.8%; 21.4% were under 15 years old. The proportion of the female population was 49.8%.

Of the 1443 residents of Bad Zell, who were over 15 years old in 2001, 4.8% had graduated from a university , technical college or academy . A further 6.6% had completed a Matura , 43.8% had completed an apprenticeship or a vocational middle school and 44.8% of all Zeller had compulsory school as the highest qualification.

Origin and language

The German dialect, which is generally spoken in the Bad Zell area and in Upper Austria, is Middle Bavarian . In 2001, 97.8% of Zeller reported German as a colloquial language. Another 0.4% spoke mainly Czech , 0.4% spoke Bosnian , the rest spoke other languages.

The proportion of people from Zell with foreign citizenship was 1.5% in 2001, well below the Upper Austrian average. 0.6% of the Zeller population had citizenship from Bosnia-Herzegovina , 0.2% from Turkey and 0.7% were other citizens. In 2001, around 2.3% of the Zeller population were born in a country other than Austria.

politics

The market square of Bad Zell

The municipal council and mayoral elections take place every six years, at the same time as the state elections. From 1945 until 2003 , the ÖVP always achieved an absolute majority. The second strongest party was usually the SPÖ . The Independent Citizens list Bad Zell has since 1985 always in front of the Freedom Party , the third largest party. In 2003 the ÖVP became the party with the strongest vote with 47.7%, but lost its absolute majority. In 2009, the ÖVP succeeded in recapturing the absolute majority with a result of 55.5%.

The 2015 municipal council election with a turnout of 88.3% produced the following result:

Party / political grouping	voting share	Verän- alteration	Seats on the local council	Verän- alteration
ÖVP	52.86%	-2.6%	14th	-1
SPÖ	9.90%	-3.4%	2	-1
FPÖ	16.28%	+ 5.2%	4th	+2
Bad Zell citizens' list	20.95%	+ 0.8%	5	0

Mayor of the community is Hubert Tischler from the ÖVP. The municipal council consists of 25 members.

Bad Zell is a member of the Association for Regional and Tourism Development Mühlviertler Alm .

coat of arms

Blazon : “In red a silver cave (celle) extending from the base of the shield , frontal view with a round arched gate opened in black and a small bell tower with a cross; elevated by two silver, diagonally crossed keys . "

The Celle is always interpreted as the chapel that Regensburg monks were supposed to have built here during the clearing, including a small hermitage for clergymen traveling through. The two keys could point to the patron saint of Regensburg Cathedral, the Holy Apostle Peter .

The award of the municipal coat of arms and the municipal colors took place on June 16, 1534 at the same time as the old freedoms and jurisdiction were confirmed. The first documentary evidence of the use is a discharge certificate from 1608. The seal on the letter has the inscription S. D. MARCKHS. Z. ZEL. IN THE . ACHLAND . The original coat of arms was forgotten by other rulers and was not rediscovered until 1925.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Königswiesener Straße runs through the municipality in an east-west direction. There is a very good transport connection to Linz via Pregarten and the Mühlkreis Autobahn A 7 .

Public institutions and education

A kindergarten , a primary school , a new middle school and a branch of the Pregarten music school are available in the village . The secondary school opened in September 1941. In the 1975/76 school year over 500 students attended the school. Since then, the number of students has been falling continuously. In the 2008/09 school year 231 pupils will be taught by 27 teachers. There is also a library . There are also three doctors, two general practitioners and a dentist, in the community.

In the municipality two existing fire departments , the Volunteer Fire Bad Zell and the volunteer fire department Erdleiten. A police station and a local Red Cross office are located in the village.

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Bad Zell

Parish church Bad Zell

• Main article: Bad Zell parish church

Parish Church Bad Zell (Bad Zell, Austria)

The parish church of Bad Zell dedicated to St. John the Baptist is located in the southeastern part of the market over a terrain that slopes steeply on three sides. It is an important building from different medieval construction stages with a remarkable baroque altar solution and a 45 meter high church tower. The parish church was documented between 1261/78 under the original and mother parish of Naarn . The parish was raised in a document in 1366 (but probably earlier). Between 1740 and 1784 the parish church in Bad Zell was an important place of pilgrimage to the Virgin Mary.

The parish church was originally a Romanesque building with Gothic and late Gothic alterations, a three-aisled, staggered system with remarkable vault rib formations (loop ribs, mesh ribs) from around 1470–1510, with other components from the same era (tower, chancel, crypt chapel , South portal, west gallery).

The parish church shows a remarkable high altar structure from 1746, which includes the entire choir. The stucco marble and column architecture are by Franz Ludwig Grimm. In the half-dome there is a fresco "God the Father with the Angels" by Bartolomeo Altomonte . The pseudo-architecture by Johann Georg Dollicher becomes clear, as well as allegorical stucco marble statues in the apse and a pulpit also from this period.

At the end of the 19th century, the building was partially reorganized (window tracery, side altars, tower, etc.). Neo-Gothic side altars (Maria, Florian) are by Ludwig Linzinger 1893/94, as is the figural way of the cross. The organ was made by Leopold Breinbauer in 1902. The parish church bells consist of five bells (f, g, b, cis, dis), the second largest bell from 1524 and the fourth bell from the 14th century.

Hedwigsbründl

• Main article: Hedwigsbründl

Hedwigsbründl (Bad Zell, Austria)

Hedwigsbründl has always been a popular pilgrimage destination with the medicinal spring originating from the Middle Ages. Especially after the Thirty Years' War there was an upswing and the beginning of a pilgrimage. With the declaration of the mineral spring and the construction of the St. Hedwig sanatorium, the Bründl became more and more popular. A few years ago the old, dilapidated and unsightly chapel was razed and the old bath house was adapted into a small exhibition room. In addition, a new, modern chapel was built, with parts of the old chapel furnishings. The medicinal (Hedwig's) water was also fed back into the newly designed chapel. Finally, a Hedwig's bell was cast. Hedwig's Day (October 16) has always been a festive occasion (17th century) in Zell.

Zellhof Castle (Bad Zell, Austria)

Zellhof Castle

• Main article: Zellhof Castle

Zellhof Castle is now a castle ruin and is located outside the Bad Zell market. Originally it served as the seat of important noble families ( Jörger , Scherffenberg , Salburg , Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ). The farm is mentioned in a document in 1347 (owned by the Zellhofer). Frequent changes of ownership and extensions to a noble seat followed. In 1607 the castle came to the Jörger, who united it with the Prandegg rule. In the 18th century, the medieval complex was largely redesigned in Baroque style and the inner courtyard was renovated. In the 20th century it began to deteriorate and the castle was partially demolished. Only individual parts of the important, once so beautiful Schloss Zellhof are left today (service wing, former chapel, etc.).

Aich Castle (Bad Zell, Austria)

Aich Castle

• Main article: Aich Castle

Aich Castle is a former country castle from the 13th century, around 1.5 km northeast of the village. The castle has a close connection with Windhaag Castle . Under the Scherffenberger it was lordly connected with the Zellhof Castle. After 1823 it was sold to farmers and rebuilt. Today the former castle, known as Mayrgut, is managed as a farm.

Noble seat in Zell

• Main article: Noble seat Zell

The noble seat Zell, also called Tannböckhof, gave the place its name and was demolished in 1790.

Habichrigl Castle

• Main article: Habichrigl Castle

Habichrigl Castle is a former castle from the 11th century, around one kilometer west in the Riegl district. The castle was a fief of the Jörger before it came under the rule of the Scherffenberg through sales. The castle was lordly connected with Zellhof. It was rebuilt in the 20th century and is now a farm.

Habichrigl Castle (Bad Zell, Austria)

pillory

Prangermandl in the market square of Bad Zell (Austria)

The pillory is a pillory column on the market square from 1574, on which there is a statue in knight armor, sword and shield (on it the Jörger coat of arms). It is the only preserved Prangermandl in Upper Austria.

Earth stables

The Erdststall are an underground corridor system and were created by human hands in the course of the medieval settlement a good 1000 years ago and are located under the Gasthaus zum Feuchten Eck.

museum

The Farmer Museum is a private museum with collections of historical, peasant and original items.

Personalities

Coming from Bad Zell

• Tobias Haslinger (* 1787; † 1842): Austrian music publisher and composer
• Ruperta Lichtenecker (* 1965): Member of the Austrian National Council
• Maximilian Schiefermüller (* 1981): historian, Benedictine and prior of Admont Abbey
• Joseph von Weiß (* 1805; † 1887): politician, lawyer and governor of the state of Salzburg

Significant for Bad Zell

• Josef Moser (* 1861; † 1944): Austrian priest and entomologist
• Ladislaus Prager († 1514): from 1492 lord of Aich Castle
• Rupert Ruttmann (* 1906; † 1987): dialect poet and local researcher and teacher in Bad Zell

literature

• Federal Monuments Office Austria (Ed.): Dehio - Upper Austria Mühlviertel. Berger Verlag, Horn / Vienna 2003, ISBN 978-3-85028-362-5 .
• Lambert Stelzmüller u. Alois Schmid : Heimatbuch der Marktgemeinde Bad Zell. Linz 1985.
• Lambert Stelzmüller: History sheets from Zell near Zellhof. Parish Church and Hedwigsbründl. Linz 1928.
• Historical bibliography for Bad Zell in the forum OoeGeschichte.at, historical bibliography for Zell near Zellhof in the forum OoeGeschichte.at

Web links

Commons : Bad Zell  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Website of the market town
• Kurhaus Bad Zell
• Further information about the municipality of Bad Zell can be found on the geographic information system of the federal state of Upper Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics Austria: Population and components of population development (download as pdf; 35 kB)
3. ↑ 2001 census: demographic data (download as pdf; 10 kB)
4. ↑ 2001 census: resident population (download as pdf; 10 kB)
5. ↑ Municipal elections percentages: Municipal elections Bad Zell  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed October 29, 2008)  
6. ^ Province of Upper Austria, regional history: coat of arms of the municipality of Bad Zell (accessed on October 28, 2008)