Burgkirchen (Upper Austria)
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Burgkirchen
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| coat of arms | Austria map | |
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| Basic data | ||
| Country: | Austria | |
| State : | Upper Austria | |
| Political District : | Braunau am Inn | |
| License plate : | BR | |
| Surface: | 45.88 km² | |
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 12 ' N , 13 ° 6' E | |
| Height : | 393 m above sea level A. | |
| Residents : | 2,709 (January 1, 2020) | |
| Population density : | 59 inhabitants per km² | |
| Postcodes : | 4963, 5145, 5261, 5270, 5274, 5280, 5282 | |
| Area code : | 07724 | |
| Community code : | 4 04 05 | |
| NUTS region | AT311 | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Municipality of Burgkirchen Kirchenplatz 1 5274 Burgkirchen |
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| Mayor : | Albert Troppmair ( ÖVP ) | |
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Municipal Council : (2015) (25 members) |
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| Location of Burgkirchen in the Braunau am Inn district | ||
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| Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria | ||
Burgkirchen is a municipality in Upper Austria in the Braunau am Inn district in the Innviertel region with 2709 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The responsible judicial district is the judicial district Braunau am Inn .
In 1992 and 2003, the place was named the most cycling-friendly municipality in Upper Austria .
geography
Burgkirchen is 393 meters above sea level in the Innviertel. The extension is 8.9 kilometers from north to south and 10.3 kilometers from west to east. The total area is 45.9 square kilometers. 30.5% of the area is forested, 61.9% is used for agriculture.
Community structure
The municipality includes the following 45 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):
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The community consists of the cadastral communities Biburg, Forstern, Hartberg, Oberspraidt and St. Georgen an der Mattig.
coat of arms
Official description of the municipal coat of arms: In blue a white, jumping horse. Community colors: blue-white-blue.
history
The place was mentioned for the first time in 1007. The name is derived from Puchkyrchen (= church near the beech forest). The place was Bavarian until 1779 and came to Austria after the Treaty of Teschen with the Innviertel (then 'Innbaiern'). Briefly Bavarian again during the Napoleonic Wars , since 1814 it has finally belonged to Upper Austria. 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.
Population development
In 1991 the municipality had 2,472 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 it had 2,546 inhabitants. The increase occurred, although the migration balance was negative, because of the strongly positive birth balance . From 2001 to 2011, emigration increased, so that despite the continued positive birth balance, the population rose only slightly to 2,554 people.
politics
Mayor is Albert Troppmair from the ÖVP.
Town twinning
- Füllinsdorf , ( CH ) (because of the similar, almost identical coat of arms)
Culture and sights
- in Biburg
- Biburg Chapel
- in Forstern
- in St. Georgen an der Mattig
- Catholic parish church Burgkirchen : late Gothic, built in the middle of the 15th century; the parish church houses many precious works of art, such as the crucifixion group by the brothers Martin and Michael Zürn (the Upper Swabian family of sculptors Zürn ) and magnificent stucco work by JM Vierthaler.
- Englmüller Chapel
- Old school house
- Kath. Filialkirche St. Georgen an der Mattig : equipped with altars by Martin and Michael Zürn, the oldest offering box in Austria is also located here.
Personalities
- Anton Deiser (1872–1955), farmer, innkeeper and politician
- Josef Öller (1949–2008), politician
- David Schießl (* 1972), politician, member of the Burgkirchen municipal council
- Anna Zauner-Pagitsch (* 1963), harpist, lives in Burgkirchen
- Hermann Gschaider (* 1956), sculptor
- Robert Krotzer (* 1987), communist politician and member of the Graz city government in the Nagl cabinet
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
- ^ State of Upper Austria, history and geography, coat of arms. Retrieved April 8, 2019 .
- ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Burgkirchen, population development. Retrieved April 8, 2019 .
- ^ Province of Upper Austria, results of the 2015 elections. Accessed April 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Burgkirchen community, our place, partner community. Retrieved April 8, 2019 .
Web links
- Official homepage of the rural community Burgkirchen
- 40405 - Burgkirchen (Upper Austria). Community data, Statistics Austria .
- Further information about the municipality of Burgkirchen (Upper Austria) can be found on the geographic information system of the federal state of Upper Austria .
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