Herzogsdorf

Herzogsdorf lies at an altitude of 591 m above sea level. A. in the upper Mühlviertel . The expansion is 8.6 km from north to south and 11.6 km from west to east. The total area is 35.4 km².

Neighboring communities

	Niederwaldkirchen Sankt Veit im Mühlkreis	Oberneukirchen
Sankt Martin im Mühlkreis
Feldkirchen on the Danube	Sankt Gotthard in the Mühlkreis Gramastetten	Eidenberg

Districts

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

Anzing (2)
Archery Village (36)
Buchholz (99)
Eidendorf (337)
Felsleiten (30)
Freilassing (113)
Gaisberg (135)
Gerling (214)
Grasbach (4)
Herzogsdorf (515)
Hilkering (103)
Hofing (57)
Feces (143)
Mahring (18)
Millwood (31)
Neudorf (105)
Neusserling (530)
Oberwallsee (4)
Stamer Ring (76)
Stötten (56)
Wigretsberg (47)

Area distribution

history

Originally located in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria, the place has belonged to the Duchy of Austria since the 12th century and to the Principality of Austria ob der Enns since 1490 .

The first documented mentions of Herzogsdorf come from the years 1378 ( Hertzensdorf ), 1457 ( Herzelendorf ) and 1499 ( Herzogstorff ), whereby the place name goes back to the Old High German personal name Herizi . However, there are older documents for the villages of Hilkering (around 1190), Mahring (1210), Neudorf and Neußerling (both 1264), Stötten (1287) and Koth (1354). The two villages of Neudorf and Neußerling, 3 km apart, are of particular interest. The name Neußerling corresponds to the Bohemian name Novosedlo (= "New settlement") and thus has the same meaning as Neudorf. This Slavic-German pair of names thus indicates parallel foundations by German- or Slavic-speaking settlers.

During the Napoleonic Wars , the place was occupied several times and has since returned to Upper Austria.

After Austria was annexed to the German Reich on March 13, 1938, Upper Austria became the Gau Oberdonau . After 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria took place.

On November 18, 2013, the community was elevated to a market town.

Incorporations

March 1, 1875: Stammering

Population development

year	Residents	Birth balance	Migration balance	percentage change
2018	2,506
2011	2,432	+90	-18	+ 3.1%
2001	2,360	+135	+94	+ 10.7%
1991	2.131	+169	–9	+ 8.1%
1981	1,971

The growth in the last few decades was mainly due to the birth surplus.

coat of arms

Blazon : a ducal hat in green under two golden arnica flowers. The community colors are green-yellow-green.

politics

Composition of the municipal council after the election on September 27, 2015 :

Political party	percent		be right		Mandates
ÖVP	67.57%	- 2.96%	1121	+ 25	17th	- 1
FPÖ	18.87%	+ 8.77%	313	+ 156	5	+ 3
SPÖ	13.56%	- 5.81%	225	- 76	3	- 2nd

( Eligible to vote: 2030 + 56 , valid votes: 1659 + 105 , turnout: 87.29% + 4.11% )

Community partnerships

Tourouvre in the Orne department , France (since 1975)
Mezőfalva in Fejér County , Hungary (since 2012)

Attractions

Parish church

Filialkirche Neußerling

Rotenfels castle ruins : built around 1136, abandoned after around 160 years, fell into disrepair over time
Eidendorf Castle
Herzogsdorf parish church
Filialkirche Neußerling

Personalities

Andreas Schöggl LC , appointed Provincial (Territorial Director) for Central and Western Europe of the Legionaries of Christ on March 15, 2012

Sports

The Sportunion Herzogsdorf - Neußerling was founded in 1969. The local sports club operates 9 sections with football, tennis, stick sports, skiing, gymnastics, archery, mountain biking, archery and volleyball. The soccer team of Union Herzogsdorf - Neußerling currently plays in 2nd class Northwest and plays its home games in the local SUHN Park in the Herzogsdorf Sports Center.