Gschwandt (near Gmunden)
Gschwandt
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Basic data | ||
Country: | Austria | |
State : | Upper Austria | |
Political District : | Gmunden | |
License plate : | GM | |
Surface: | 16.74 km² | |
Coordinates : | 47 ° 56 ' N , 13 ° 51' E | |
Height : | 523 m above sea level A. | |
Residents : | 2,828 (January 1, 2020) | |
Population density : | 169 inhabitants per km² | |
Postal code : | 4816 | |
Area code : | 07612 | |
Community code : | 4 07 08 | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
Hauptstrasse 2 4816 Gschwandt |
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politics | ||
Mayor : | Friedrich Steindl ( ÖVP ) | |
Municipal Council : (2015) (25 members) |
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Location of Gschwandt in the Gmunden district | ||
Center of Gschwandt |
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Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria |
Gschwandt is a municipality with 2828 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) and is located 4 km northeast of Gmunden in the Traunviertel in the judicial district of Gmunden .
geography
Geographical location
The place is located at 523 m altitude in a hilly landscape with a view of the Traunstein and the Höllengebirge . The extension is 6.1 km from north to south and 6 km from west to east. The total area is 16.7 km². 18.0% of the area is forested, 70.7% of the area is used for agriculture.
Community structure
The municipality includes the following five localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):
- Gschwandt (1836)
- Kranabeth (17)
- Moosham (446)
- Oberndorf (507)
- Oberweis (22)
The community consists of the cadastral communities Gschwandt, Moosham and Oberndorf.
Neighboring communities
Ohlsdorf | Laakirchen | Kirchham |
Gmunden | St. Conrad |
history
The name of the community of Gschwandt comes from the high Middle Ages from the word swenten , which means to shrink - a type of clearing to gain settlement area.
Population development
The population of the community of Gschwandt rose steadily from the 1939 census to 1991. Between 1991 and 2001 the population remained constant at 2,400 inhabitants, only to grow strongly again afterwards, to 2,750 in 2018. This growth is based on a positive balance of migration and a strongly positive birth balance .
politics
Municipal council
The municipal council consists of 25 members and has been composed of mandates from the following parties since the 2015 municipal council election:
mayor
Friedrich Steindl (ÖVP) has been the mayor of Gschwandt since March 26, 2015. Matthias Buchinger (ÖVP) has held the post of Vice Mayor since that date.
coat of arms
Blazon : In gold, a black, eight-spoke, broken wheel with knobs on the outside between the spokes, of which a piece of rim is missing in the upper left quarter; covered by a green, chopped oblique left bar.
The coat of arms, awarded in 1985, consists of a broken, eight-spoke wheel on a gold background with iron spikes on the outside. The wheel is partially covered by a green, chopped sloping beam. The broken straightening wheel with the iron prongs is the hallmark of Saint Catherine , the church patroness of Gschwandt. The chopped sloping beam refers to the emergence of the place through clearing.
Culture and sights
- Parish church Gschwandt near Gmunden
- Höselberg Castle
Sports
- Airfield Gschwandt near Gmunden (municipality of Laakirchen)
ICAO code : LOLU, approved for powered aircraft , powered gliders and gliders . Slope length: 550 meters.
Web links
- Homepage of the community
- More information about the community of Gschwandt (near Gmunden) on the geo-information system of the federal state of Upper Austria .