Gutau

market community Gutau
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Upper Austria
Political District :	Free City
License plate :	FR
Surface:	45.28 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 25 '  N , 14 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 25 '0 "  N , 14 ° 36' 0"  E
Height :	589  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,735 (January 1, 2020)
Postal code :	4293
Area code :	07946
Community code :	4 06 03
Address of the municipal administration:	Oswalder Strasse 2 4293 Gutau
Website:	www.gutau.at
politics
Mayor :	Josef Lindner ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : (2015) (25 members)	12 10 3 12 10 3  A total of 25 seats SPÖ : 12 ÖVP : 10 FPÖ : 3
Location of Gutau in the Freistadt district
Gutau square
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Gutau is a market town in Upper Austria in the Freistadt district in the Mühlviertel with 2735 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The community is located in the judicial district of Freistadt .

geography

Gutau is located at around 590 m above sea level in the Mühlviertel . The extension is 12.6 km from north to south and 7.1 km from west to east. The total area is 45.44 km². 39.6% of the area is forested and 55.4% of the area is used for agriculture.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 17 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Erdmannsdorf (273) including Gsteinet (partially) and Kriegl
• Fürling (110) including the Fürling school and Pühringer houses
• Gaisruckdorf (29)
• Gutau (1116)
• Guttenbrunn (50)
• Hundsdorf (142)
• Lehen (326) including Falbenstein, Riedlhammer and Schwanzlau
• March (48)
• Marreith (135)
• Neustadt (90) including Gsteinet (partially)
• Walnut (65)
• Reichenstein (20)
• Schallhof (38)
• Schnabling (22)
• Schoferhof (110)
• Stampfendorf (21)
• Tannbach (140) including Au and Edt

The community consists of the cadastral communities Erdmannsdorf, Gutau and Hundsdorf.

Neighboring communities

Lasberg	St. Oswald	St. Leonhard
Kefermarkt		Schönau
Pregarten	Carrying wine	Bad Zell

history

The Burgstall Stampfegg, built around 1010, is located in the local area . Gutau was first mentioned in a document in 1122 in the church's consecration note. The place developed from a small settlement, as can be seen from the collection of houses. So the place was settled before it was first mentioned, probably around 100 years before. The name Gutau means “good land” from Middle High German, which means that the farm is cheap and productive. In the 15th century the pastor Stephan Lamp from Gutau held the office of inquisitor until 1424 . Around 1733 a large market fire is reported that also affected the church.

Gutau has been part of the Principality of Austria ob der Enns since 1490 . During the Napoleonic Wars , the place was occupied several times. Since 1918 the place belongs to the federal state of Upper Austria. After the annexation of Austria to the German Reich on March 13, 1938, the place belonged to the Gau Oberdonau . After 1945 Gutau was in the Soviet occupation zone . The infrastructure has been expanded and rebuilt since 1955.

population

Population development
year	Residents	year	Residents
1869	2.112	1951	2.137
1880	2.164	1961	2,292
1890	2,052	1971	2,360
1900	2.123	1981	2,379
1910	2.131	1991	2,548
1923	2.151	2001	2,650
1934	2.141	2008	2,660
1939	2,027	2013	2,721

Development and structure

In 1869, 2,112 people lived in the municipality. Until 1951 the population grew only slightly. Stronger growth has been recorded since 1951. In 1991 the community had 2548 inhabitants, in the 2001 census it had already 2650. This corresponds to an increase of 4%. On January 1st, 2008 the community had 2660 inhabitants, the highest population level in its history.

In the 2001 census, the proportion of residents who were 60 years of age or older was 16.6%; 20.8% were under 15 years old. The proportion of the female population was 50.3%.

Of the 2100 residents of Gutau, who were over 15 years old in 2001, 4.1% had graduated from a university , technical college or academy . Another 7.2% had completed a high school diploma, 46.1% had completed an apprenticeship or a vocational middle school and 42.5% of all Gutauer had compulsory school as the highest degree.

Origin and language

The German dialect, which is generally spoken in the Gutau area and in Upper Austria, is Middle Bavarian . In 2001, 98.1% of Gutauers stated German as a colloquial language. Another 0.1% spoke mainly Turkish , 0.5% Bosnian , the rest spoke other languages.

The share of Gutau residents with foreign citizenship was 1.5% in 2001, well below the average in Upper Austria. 0.5% of the Gutau population had citizenship from Bosnia-Herzegovina , 0.6% from Germany and 0.4% were other citizens. In 2001, around 3% of Gutauers were born in a country other than Austria.

politics

Community representation

From 1945 to 1997 the ÖVP always achieved an absolute majority. The second strongest party was the SPÖ , the FPÖ always the third strongest party. In 2003 the ÖVP became the party with the strongest vote with 48.6%, but it lost an absolute majority. In 2009 the SPÖ replaced the ÖVP as the strongest party with 48.8%.

The municipal council consists of 25 members.

mayor

• since 2003 Josef Lindner (SPÖ)

Local council election 2009

The 2009 municipal council elections with a turnout of 89.1% produced the following results:

Party / political / grouping	Share of votes	change	Seats on the local council	change
ÖVP	42.0%	−6.6%	11	-1
SPÖ	48.8%	+ 2.4%	12	± 0
FPÖ	09.1%	+ 4.1%	2	+1

The last municipal council election was held in 2015.

coat of arms

Blazon : In red a silver, upright doe (hind) pierced by a black arrow pointing upwards at an angle to the left.
Explanation: The municipality's coat of arms is derived from St. Giles , who lived as a hermit in the forest and was supplied with milk by a doe. But this was wounded by a nobleman with a bow and St. Giles then looked after her. The award of the municipal coat of arms is not known. The oldest impression of the seal with the legend S. MARCKHT. ZV. GVETTAW can be found on a decree from 1598. The municipal colors are used without formal approval. The community colors are red and white.

Economy and Infrastructure

Public institutions and education

Gutau has a kindergarten and an elementary school. The New Middle School , together with the Adult Education Center and the Catholic Educational Center, complement the educational institutions of Gutau. There is also a regional music school - this is the branch of the regional music school Pregarten. There is an after-school care center for the afternoon care of the students. There is also a media library .

There is also a contract doctor and a dentist in the community.

In the municipality exist Volunteer Fire Gutau, the volunteer fire brigade Erdmannsdorf and the volunteer fire department Selker-Neustadt, which provide fire protection and general assistance.

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Gutau

Buildings

• Catholic parish church Gutau St. Aegidius with ribbed vault
• Tannbach Castle : A privately owned castle with a sizeable estate and farm
• Prandegg castle ruins : near Gutau, here wonderful hiking trails invite you to go hiking, u. a. A hiking trail leads to the Mönchstein , a hill that has the shape of a praying monk and is ideal for climbing.
• Ornithology Trail: hiking trail with a showroom about the local bird life, furthermore showcases are set up on the edge of the hiking trail showing various native birds. The exhibits show their special birdsong at the push of a button.

museum

• Dyer's museum: Gutau is home to one of the last dyer's museums in Austria. This shows how clothes were dyed in the past and which plants were used for coloring. In addition, it explains how, according to a popular notion, which is not shared in linguistics, the slang expression “ making blue ” (“not going about your work, staying away from work or school without a valid reason”) emerged from the presumed inactivity of the blue dyers during the drying process should be.

Regular events

• Dyer's market: Every first Sunday in May there is a dyer's market in Gutau, which is regularly visited by several thousand visitors.

Personalities

• Klothilde Rauch (1903–1990), sculptor
• Vinzenz Kotzina (1908–1988), politician
• Michael Lindner (* 1983), politician (SPÖ), member of the Federal Council

literature

• Historical bibliography in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
• Benedikt Pillwein (Ed.): History, geography and statistics of the Archduchy of Austria above the Enns and the Duchy of Salzburg . With a register, which is also the topographical and genealogical lexicon and the district map. Geographical-historical-statistical detail according to district commissariats. 1st edition. First part: the mill circle . Joh. Christ. Quandt, Linz 1827, Section 24) District Commissioner House, Gutau Parish , p. 360 f ( Google eBook ). 2nd edition 1843 ( Google Book )
• Gutau then and now DIGITALE LANDESBIBLIOTHEK UPPER AUSTRIA

Web links

Commons : Gutau  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Community website
• 40603 - Gutau. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Entry on Gutau in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
• Further information about the community Gutau on the geo-information system of the federal state of Upper Austria .
• Tourist information Gutau , oberoesterreich.at

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. ↑ ^{a b c} 2001 census: demographic data (download as pdf; 10 kB)
4. ^ Province of Upper Austria, regional history: coat of arms of the Gutau community , land-oberoesterreich.gv.at, accessed on October 29, 2008
5. ↑ Upper Austrian Museum Association: Dyer Museum (accessed on 29 October 2008)