Vichtenstein

Vichtenstein
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Upper Austria
Political District :	Schärding
License plate :	SD
Surface:	10.77 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 32 '  N , 13 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 32 '0 "  N , 13 ° 39' 0"  E
Height :	554  m above sea level A.
Residents :	609 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	57 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	4091
Area code :	07714
Community code :	4 14 27
Address of the municipal administration:	Vichtenstein 70 4091 Vichtenstein
Website:	www.vichtenstein.ooe.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Andreas Moser ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : (2015) (13 members)	9 4th 9 4th  A total of 13 seats ÖVP : 9 FPÖ : 4
Location of Vichtenstein in the Schärding district
The parish church of Vichtenstein
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Vichtenstein is a municipality in Upper Austria in the district of Schärding in the Innviertel with 609 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The community is located in the judicial district of Schärding .

geography

Vichtenstein lies at 554 m above sea level in the Innviertel. The extension is 3.6 km from north to south and 5.9 km from west to east. The total area is 10.6 km². 60.4% of the area is forested, 29.2% of the area is used for agriculture.

Vichtenstein lies high above the Danube. Vichtenstein's local mountain, the 895 m high Haugstein , is the highest elevation in the Sauwald and attracts many visitors in winter and summer. The Mautdorf Kasten is located directly on the Danube in the reservoir area of the Jochenstein power plant . An information board next to the Danube provides information about the many years of busy rafting operations. Until 1937 rafts were built on this site.

Community structure

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

• Box (184)
• Vichtenstein (397) including Berg and Kothau
• Wenzelberg (28) including Oberweinbrunn and Unterweinbrunn

The community consists of the cadastral community Vichtenstein.

Population development

In 1991 the community had 726 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 it had 761 inhabitants. The increase occurred because both the birth balance and the migration balance were positive. From 2001 to 2011 the birth balance remained positive, but there was an emigration, so that the population decreased to 687 in 2011.

coat of arms

Blazon : Split; on the right in silver a half, black, red armed and crowned eagle at the gap, on the left in blue a silver spruce. The community colors are blue and white.

history

Vichtenstein Castle was built around the year 1100. The castle was established as the administrative center of the Passau bishopric for the surrounding landed property. In the 14th century the rule was pledged several times, including the administration of the Counts of Schaunberg . From 1661 to 1691 the manor of Vichtenstein with Vichtenstein Castle was under the administration of the Burgrave of the Diocese of Passau Georg Franz Ebenhoch von Hocheneben . In 1782 the regional court district of Vichtenstein was ceded to the Austrian Empire. It was incorporated into the church in the diocese of Linz . During the Napoleonic Wars briefly under Bavarian administration, the place has belonged again to Upper Austria since 1816 .

After Austria was annexed to the German Reich on March 13, 1938, Vichtenstein belonged to the Upper Danube Gau . After May 1945 and the end of World War II (1939-1945), the restoration of the Austrian state of Upper Austria took place.

politics

mayor

• 2003–2020 Martin Friedl (ÖVP)
• since 2020: Andreas Moser (ÖVP)

Personalities

• August Scheindler (1851–1931), born in Kasten. State school inspector of Vienna, raised to the nobility in 1916 by Emperor Franz Joseph I as a noble von Scheindler , died and buried in Mürzzuschlag .
• Fritz Lichtenauer (* 1946), journalist, publicist, writer and graphic artist

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Vichtenstein

• Vichtenstein Castle : built around 1100, since then continuously inhabited and managed. Visits only possible from the outside.
• Vichtenstein parish church : neo-Gothic; two-aisled hall with octagonal pillars
• Branch church in the district of Kasten: built around 800 years ago (around 1200), dedicated to St. Dedicated to Jacob; Early Gothic in essence, later modified in Baroque style. A building with a shallow barrel vaulted nave and neo-baroque furnishings. A crucifixion relief made of red marble from 1548 is worth seeing.

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  The branch church in Kasten from the outside

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  Interior view of the branch church in Kasten

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  Crucifixion relief, Kasten branch church

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  Vichtenstein fire station

Sports

• Haugstein: the local mountain is a destination for hikers in summer
• Danube high-altitude hiking trail
• Bike tours: u. a. Danube cycle path
• campsite
• Boat harbor box
• The Haugstein ski area was closed at the beginning of 2012.

Others

An icebreaker from Donaukraftwerk Jochenstein AG with 400 HP engine power and an unbalance system that lets the ship pound, used in 1955 as an icebreaker in the Danube at the Jochenstein power plant , was called (or is called) Vichtenstein.

Web links

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

• Side of the community
• Map in the Digital Upper Austrian Room Information System ( DORIS )
• Further information about the municipality of Vichtenstein can be found on the geographic information system of the federal state of Upper Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ Statistics Austria, A look at the community Vichtenstein, population development. Retrieved April 16, 2019 . 
3. ^ State of Upper Austria, history and geography, coat of arms. Retrieved April 16, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Vichtenstein. Website of the Province of Upper Austria, accessed on November 1, 2018 . 
5. ^ ^{A b} David Ebner: Vichtenstein : Change of mayor - Friedl hands over to Moser. June 29, 2020, accessed June 29, 2020 . 
6. ↑ http://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl/oebl_S/Scheindler_August_1851_1931.xml
7. ^ Arno Kerschbaumer: Nobilitations under the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I./I. Ferenc József király (1914-1916). Self-published, Graz 2016, ISBN 978-3-9504153-1-5 , pp. 215-216.
8. ↑ Documentary film 1955: Ice fighting in the Jochenstein reservoir Jochenstein Danube power plant. Work film by Donaukraftwerk Jochenstein AG, 1955, accessed March 31, 2020 - 6:04, 10: 48/14: 00.