Eitzing

Eitzing lies at an altitude of 419 m in the Innviertel. The extension is 4.3 km from north to south and 4.6 km from west to east. The total area is 8.56 km². 13.8% of the area is forested and 77% of the area is used for agriculture.

Community structure

America in Eitzing

The municipality includes the following localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Bankham (46)
Ertlberg (23)
Hofing (99)
Kirchberg (15)
Obereitzing (102)
Rehearsal (38)
Sausage (21)
Untereitzing (477)
Origin (15)
Wöppelhub (19)

The district of America , which has also been an official address since the introduction of street names, is a curiosity .

Cadastral communities are: Eitzing (595.08 ha) and Kirchberg (265.71 ha).

Neighboring communities

Gird	Senftenbach
Wippenham		Aurolzmünster
	Mehrnbach

history

Today's municipality Eitzing was formed from the earlier tax municipalities Eitzing, Berg and Kirchberg. The church was founded in 1881.

According to legend, the community of Eitzing (originally: Icingen) is said to have got its name from a certain Izo, who is considered to be the ancestor of the Eitzinger family and who was the first to settle with his clan on the area of today's community around 600 AD .

The castle of the nobles of Itzing stood on a hill in the town of Obereitzing as early as the 12th century . The Eitzing family remained in the possession of the Eitzing family until the second half of the 15th century. By inheritance Eitzing came to the Hohenfelder zu Aistersheim and Almeck, who sold it to Count Ortolf von Trattenbach ( St. Martin ) in 1638 . In the 17th century, Obereitzing Castle was no longer inhabited and left to decay. The “Hofbauer” straightened himself out in his outbuildings. In the 19th century a new farmstead was built at the foot of the Schlossberg. There used to be five fish ponds on the north side of the hill, one of which has been preserved.

Population development

The sharp increase in population since 1991 occurred because both the birth balance and the migration balance were positive.

Culture and sights

Parish Church of Eitzing

The Eitzing parish church is said to have been founded by the nobles von Eitzing. From 1400 to 1785 Eitzing was a branch of the Church of St. Mauritius in Aurolzmünster. With the court decree of Emperor Joseph II on March 6, 1784, Eitzing was elevated to an independent parish. The church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and has always been the destination of pilgrims. Pope Pius IX gave the church a perfect indulgence for the feast of the Assumption. The pilgrimage of the Ried people goes back to a vow on the occasion of a fire in Ried im Innkreis in 1704 and even today the church is visited by pilgrims from the deanery Ried im Innkreis and all of Upper Austria. The high altar dates from 1637 and is the work of the carpenter Hans Widmann and the sculptor Ludwig Vogel from Ried im Innkreis. The seated Madonna in a protective cloak is assigned to the year 1480. The statues on the side altars, on the left, depicting Saints Georg and Jakob, and on the right, Saints Sebastian and Florian are a work by Thomas Schwanthaler from 1660/61. The chapel of the dead with rococo stucco and frescoes by Johann Prinner is worth mentioning in 1758 on the south-west corner of the church. It is considered a rarity in art historical circles and is unique in Upper Austria. It was completely restored in 1988/89 and is a listed building.

Partnerships

Forest in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria , Germany

Regular events

Every year in October there is a Kirtag in Eitzing on the third Sunday.

politics

The municipal council has a total of 13 members. With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Upper Austria in 2015 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 6 ÖVP, 4 FPÖ and 3 SPÖ.

mayor

since 2015 Margot Zahrer (ÖVP)

coat of arms

Blazon :

"Divided diagonally by red and black, on the dividing line three silver balls in a row."

The municipality colors are black, white and red.

The coat of arms was awarded on May 7, 1973. The family coat of arms of the Lords of Eitzing, who played a major role in the history of the community, was adopted.

Personalities

Michael Angerschmid (* 1974), soccer player and coach, lives in Eitzing
Andreas Feichtinger (* 1978), soccer player, grew up in Eitzing
Sieglinde Rosenberger (* 1957), Austrian political scientist, grew up in Eitzing

literature

Eitzing. A lovable community in the Innviertel . Edited by the municipality of Eitzing, Upper Austria. Ried i. Innkreis, 2013. ISBN 978-3-902684-35-6 .