Kaltenberg (Upper Austria)
Kaltenberg
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Basic data | ||
Country: | Austria | |
State : | Upper Austria | |
Political District : | Free City | |
License plate : | FR | |
Surface: | 17.2 km² | |
Coordinates : | 48 ° 27 ' N , 14 ° 46' E | |
Height : | 842 m above sea level A. | |
Residents : | 620 (January 1, 2020) | |
Population density : | 36 inhabitants per km² | |
Postal code : | 4273 | |
Area code : | 07956 | |
Community code : | 4 06 06 | |
NUTS region | AT313 | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
Kaltenberg No. 2 4273 Kaltenberg |
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politics | ||
Mayor : | Alois Reithmayr ( ÖVP ) | |
Municipal Council : (2015) (13 members) |
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Location of Kaltenberg in the Freistadt district | ||
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria |
Kaltenberg is a municipality in Upper Austria in the district of Freistadt in the Mühlviertel with 620 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The community is located in the judicial district of Freistadt .
geography
Kaltenberg is 842 m above sea level in the Mühlviertel. The extension is 5.4 km from north to south and 6.4 km from west to east. The total area is 17.1 km². 6.1% of the area is forested and 10.5% of the area is used for agriculture.
Community structure
The municipal area comprises the following eight localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):
- Ebenort (104) including Ebenort-Scattered Houses
- Kaltenberg (190) including Kaltenberg-scattered houses
- Markersreith (40)
- Nadelberg (25)
- Pieberbach (96) including Firling
- Silberberg (71) including Silberberg-scattered houses
- Tischberg (52)
- Weidenau (42)
The community consists of the cadastral communities Markersreith and Silberberg.
Neighboring communities
Liebenau | ||
Weitersfelden | Unterweißbach | |
St. Leonhard | Schönau |
history
Kaltenberg was founded on the grounds of the former Kaltenberger Gut, from which the current name of the community was derived. The development of the place is closely related to the Marian pilgrimage. The original chapel is located around 300 meters north of the center, to which numerous pilgrims made pilgrimages every year. Due to the large number of pilgrims, the Ruttenstein lordship built a branch church of the Unterweißbach parish, which was consecrated in 1658.
Kaltenberg has been its own parish since 1785 and enlarged the church to its present size between 1798 and 1803. The statue of the Virgin Mary, which is estimated to be around 500 years old, stands by the high altar. Kaltenberg became the second largest Marian pilgrimage site in the Mühlviertel.
It was not until 1921 that Kaltenberg was set up as a separate municipality by separating today's municipal area from Unterweißbach. In 1938 the community was reunited with Unterweißbach, but was restored in 1947. The restoration took place because Kaltenberg can survive without constant financial help. After the Second World War , the infrastructure was expanded, and in 1968 the municipal coat of arms was awarded. Until the end of 2002, the community belonged to the Unterweißbach judicial district and was assigned to the Freistadt judicial district on January 1, 2003 .
population
Population development | ||||
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year | Residents | year | Residents | |
1869 | 630 | 1951 | 659 | |
1880 | 668 | 1961 | 672 | |
1890 | 624 | 1971 | 701 | |
1900 | 603 | 1981 | 694 | |
1910 | 619 | 1991 | 666 | |
1923 | 625 | 2001 | 655 | |
1934 | 653 | 2008 | 641 | |
1939 | 666 |
Development and structure
In 1869, 630 people lived in the municipality. By 1971 the population had grown to 701, the highest level in history. The population has been decreasing since 1971, which is probably due to the decentralized location. In 1991 the community had 666 inhabitants, at the 2001 census only 655, which corresponds to a decrease of 1.7%. On January 1st, 2008 the community had 641 inhabitants.
In the 2001 census, the proportion of residents aged 60 and over was 16.8%; 22.9% were under 15 years old. The proportion of the female population was 48.1%.
Of the 505 residents of Kaltenberg who were over 15 years old in 2001, 2.2% had graduated from a university , technical college or academy . Another 4.6% had completed a high school diploma, 39.2% had completed an apprenticeship or a vocational middle school , and 54.1% of all Kaltenbergers had compulsory school as the highest qualification.
Origin and language
The German dialect, which is commonly spoken in the Kaltenberg area and in Upper Austria, is Middle Bavarian . In 2001, 99.7% of the people from Kaltenberg stated German as a colloquial language. The remaining 0.3% spoke other languages.
The proportion of Kaltenbergers with foreign citizenship was 0% in 2001, which is very far below the average for Upper Austria. Only people born in Austria live in Kaltenberg and no community resident has a foreign citizenship.
politics
The municipal council and mayoral elections take place every six years, at the same time as the state elections. Since 1945 the ÖVP always achieved an absolute majority, between 1949 and 1973 always 100%. The second strongest party was always the SPÖ between 1985 and 1997 ; the party did not take part in 2003. The FPÖ occurs sporadically, most recently in 2003 and became the second strongest party. In 2003, the ÖVP was the party with the strongest vote with 87.7% and governs with an absolute majority. There were only minor changes in the 2009 elections, the ÖVP had to cede a mandate to the FPÖ.
The 2009 municipal council elections with a turnout of 93.1% gave the following result:
Party / political grouping | voting share |
Verän- alteration |
Seats on the local council |
Verän- alteration |
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ÖVP | 83.0% | -4.8% | 11 | -1 |
FPÖ | 17.0% | + 4.8% | 2 | +1 |
Mayor of the community is Alois Reithmayr from the ÖVP. The municipal council consists of 13 members.
The next municipal council election will be held in 2015.
Kaltenberg is a member of the Association for Regional and Tourism Development Mühlviertler Alm .
Partnerships
The Kaltenberg volunteer fire brigade has a close relationship with the German partner fire brigade Lünen .
coat of arms
The municipal coat of arms shows a blue, heraldic lily in gold over three green tips rising from the base of the shield. The lily, attribute of the Mother of God , shows the importance of the community as a place of pilgrimage to Mary. The green tips symbolize the community's abundance of forests. The community colors are yellow-green.
The municipal coat of arms and colors were awarded on May 27, 1968.
Culture and sights
- The parish and pilgrimage church of Kaltenberg is connected to the market town of Unterweißbach by a way of the cross with brick stations .
- Original chapel by a large linden tree
- War memorial by Karl Spindelberger (1966/1967).
- Natural monuments
- Weathering of wool sacks in the municipal area
Economy and Infrastructure
Traffic routes
Kaltenberg is crossed by the Nordwaldkamm-Landesstraße (L 579) from east to west. On the eastern edge of the municipality, the Kaltenberger Bezirksstraße (L 1448) leads from north to south.
The supraregional Johannesweg hiking and pilgrimage route leads from Weitersfelden via the main town to Unterweißbach.
Public institutions and education
A kindergarten and a primary school are available in the village . There is also a library .
There are two volunteer fire brigades in the municipality , one in Kaltenberg, the second in Silberberg.
Personalities
- Johannes Hiemetsberger (* 1971): choirmaster and conductor
literature
- Heinrich Koller: Kaltenberg in the highlands of the lower Mühlviertel . Kaltenberg pilgrimage song, the pilgrimage site Kaltenberg, chapel building, the miraculous image, consecration of the chapel, the Kaltenberg call for help, building the church and elevation to the parish, equipment of the church, the original chapel, the rectory, the mountain cross, altitude and water supply, miracles, pastoral care and pastoral care in Kaltenberg . Salzburger Pressverein, 3rd edition, Salzburg 2002, 24 pages.
- Historical bibliography in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
Web links
- Geomix Kaltenberg
- Further information about the municipality of Kaltenberg (Upper Austria) can be found on the geographic information system of the state of Upper Austria .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
- ↑ a b Statistics Austria: Population and components of population development (download as pdf; 35 kB)
- ↑ a b c 2001 census: demographic data (download as pdf; 10 kB)
- ↑ Municipal elections percentages: Municipal elections Kaltenberg ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed October 29, 2008)
- ↑ http://wahl.land-oberoesterreich.gv.at/whlp/WHLPErresultEingelangtNEU.jsp?wahlNameKurz=G09&gemeindeNummerLink=40606 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Province of Upper Austria, regional history: coat of arms of the municipality of Kaltenberg (accessed on October 29, 2008)