Kefermarkt

market community

Kefermarkt

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Basic data

Country: Austria

State : Upper Austria

Political District : Free City

License plate : FR

Surface: 27.81 km²

Coordinates : 48 ° 27 ' N , 14 ° 32' E Coordinates: 48 ° 26 '35 " N , 14 ° 32' 18" E48.443055555556 14.538333333333 516

Height : 516 m above sea level A.

Residents : 2,136 (January 1, 2020)

Population density : 77 inhabitants per km²

Postal code : 4292

Area code : 07947

Community code : 4 06 07

NUTS region AT313

Address of the
municipal administration: Local government of KefermarktOberer Markt 15
4292 Kefermarkt

Website: www.kefermarkt.ooe.gv.at

politics

Mayor : Herbert Brandstötter ( ÖVP )

Municipal Council : (2015)
(25 members)

16

9

16 9

A total of 25 seats

ÖVP : 16
SPÖ : 9

Location of Kefermarkt in the Freistadt district

Place view

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Kefermarkt is a market town in Upper Austria in the Freistadt district in the Mühlviertel with 2136 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The community is located in the judicial district of Freistadt .

geography

Kefermarkt is located at an altitude of 516 m in the Mühlviertel. The extension is 7.4 km from north to south and 8.9 km from west to east. The total area is 27.8 km². 7.6% of the area is forested and 81.5% of the area is used for agriculture.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 12 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Albingdorf (116)
Dörfl (271) including Neudörfl
Freidorf (32)
Galgenau (92)
Harterleiten (102)
Kefermarkt (862)

Lest (305) including Lest-Süd
Miesenberg (76) including Gschwandl
Pernau (77)
Wagrein (18)
Vineyard (50)
Wittinghof (135)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Harterleithen , Kefermarkt and Pernau.

Other locations in Kefermarkt are Oberer Markt, Unterer Markt and Kirchenfeld .

Neighboring communities

	Free City
Neumarkt		Lasberg
Neumarkt	Pregarten	Gutau

history

A Burgstall Turnertobl goes back to the 12th or 13th century.

In the 12th century, the area and the rule of Weinberg belonged to the rule of Freistadt . It was later detached from Freistadt and the first owners of the princely fief were the Piper von den Weinperge . From 1369 the family of the Zelkinger is the owner of the fief. In the late 15th century, Christoph von Zelking enlarged the rule, built a church in Kefermarkt, and on September 17th, 1479, the village became a market. Before this point in time, Kefermarkt was called Dorf am Weinperg or Chefferndorf , and the present name was adopted with the certificate. With this market survey, Kefermarkt was able to hold a fair every year on August 3rd.

The oldest description of the market is from 1526, when the place comprised 15 houses. The number of houses rose to 27 by 1626. The settlement has always been closely associated with Weinberg Castle .

In the course of the Counter-Reformation and the Upper Austrian Peasants' War in 1626, the Protestant Wilhelm vom Zelking had to leave Weinberg Castle and retired to his castle in Zelking-Matzleinsdorf (Lower Austria). His cousin Christoph von Thürheim zu Bibrachzell bought Weinberg Castle for 210,000 guilders and 1200 Reichstaler. In 1961, died at Ludwig Goswin of Thürheim the sex of Thürheimer out.

With the construction of the Summerau Railway , Kefermarkt received a railway connection. Since December 20, 1873, Kefermarkt has been connected to the state capital Linz by rail. The station, which is operated today by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), is due to the geographic conditions, south of the market center in the valley.

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 Kefermarkt was in the Soviet occupation zone, which existed until 1955.

Population development

Population development
year	Residents	year	Residents
1869	1,441	1951	1,697
1880	1,527	1961	1,721
1890	1,481	1971	1,798
1900	1,506	1981	1,738
1910	1,604	1991	1,950
1923	1,659	2001	2,056
1934	1,642	2008	2,094
1939	1,614	2011	2,055
		2017	2,166

In 1869, 1,441 people lived in the municipality. Since 1981 the population has been growing faster than before and in 2001 it reached the highest level ever in a census of 2056 people. In 1991 the community had 1950 inhabitants, in the 2001 census it had already 2056, which corresponds to an increase of 5.4%. On January 1st, 2008 the community had 2094 inhabitants.

In the 2001 census, the proportion of residents who were 60 years of age or older was 16.2%; 20.7% were under 15 years old. The proportion of the female population was 49.7%.

Of the 1630 residents of Kefermarkt, who were over 15 years old in 2001, 4.5% had graduated from a university , technical college or academy . Another 9% had completed a high school diploma, 49% had completed an apprenticeship or a vocational middle school and 37.4% of all Kefermarkters had compulsory school as the highest qualification.

Origin and language

The German dialect, which is generally spoken in the Kefermarkt area and in Upper Austria, is Middle Bavarian . In 2001, 96.9% of Kefermarkt residents said German was their everyday language. Another 0.5% spoke mainly Turkish , 0.3% Czech , the rest spoke other languages.

The share of Kefermarkters with foreign citizenship was 2% in 2001, well below the average in Upper Austria. 0.1% of the population of Kefermarkt had a citizenship of Turkey , 0.2% one from Germany and 1.7% were other citizens. In 2001, around 3.8% of Kefermarkters were born in a country other than Austria.

coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms shows :

A red-white-red shield . Above and below (each in red) is a silver heraldic rose inseminated in gold with green sepals.

The Austrian binding shield points to the former princely fiefdom of Weinberg (official declaration). The meaning of the rose - which is also found in the Lasberg coat of arms - is unclear.

The award of the municipal coat of arms and the municipal colors is not known. Although the place was raised to a market in 1479, the current coat of arms shows a representation from the 18th century.

politics

The municipal council consists of 25 members.

The municipal council and mayoral elections take place every six years, at the same time as the state elections. Since 1945 the ÖVP has always achieved an absolute majority. The second strongest party was always the SPÖ . The FPÖ became the third strongest party in the elections, but did not run in 2003. In 2003 the ÖVP was the party with the strongest vote with 52.2% and governs with an absolute majority. The PIK citizens' list made it into the municipal council. In 2009 the ÖVP retained an absolute majority, the PIK citizens' list was halved from two to one mandate.

With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Upper Austria in 2003, the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 10 SPÖ, and 2 citizens' lists for the Kefermarkt initiative.
With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Upper Austria in 2009, the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 ÖVP, 10 SPÖ, and 1 citizens' list for the Kefermarkt initiative.
With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Upper Austria in 2015 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 16 ÖVP, and 9 SPÖ.

mayor

1996–2014 Herbert Leonhardsberger (ÖVP)
since 2014 Herbert Brandstötter (ÖVP)

traffic

Kefermarkt station

Kefermarkt is located on the Summerauerbahn , there are direct connections to Linz , Salzburg and České Budějovice . There are also bus connections to other places in the Freistadt district and to Linz . The Mühlviertler Straße (B310) leads through the municipality in the Pernau-Lest-Galgenau area. Since the opening of the S10, a separate exit for Kefermarkt has also been available.

education

A kindergarten and a primary school are available in the village . There is also a library . There is also a general practitioner in the community.

Culture and sights

Castle vineyard

Parish church Kefermarkt

Weinberg Castle : The castle is a fortified castle that was built in the 16th and 17th centuries (late renaissance ). At the end of the war in 1945, the valuable castle furnishings were lost. Today the castle houses a state education center.
Catholic parish church Kefermarkt hl. Wolfgang with the Kefermarkt winged altar : The Kefermarkt parish church, consecrated in 1476, houses the Kefermarkt winged altar, one of the main Gothic works in German-speaking countries. It was created between 1490 and 1497 by a sculptor who is no longer known by name, the so-called Master of the Kefermarkt Altarpiece . With a height of over 13 meters, the work is one of the largest preserved carved altars from the German late Gothic period. From 1852 to 1855, Adalbert Stifter was in charge of the first restoration of the altar in his role as state curator in Upper Austria. Stifter saved this altar from deterioration through extensive renovations.
Pendulum nature trail: On the approximately one kilometer long hiking trail, the places of power ( water veins , etc.) can be determined and muted using a pendulum or rod .

societies

The place has an active theater company.
Motocross and Enduro Association, the MSC Kefermarkt, which organizes a two-day motocross race once a year (beginning of September).

Personalities

Franz Kurz (1771–1843): musician, historian, Augustinian canon in St. Florian

Gallery

Parish church Kefermarkt
Interior of the parish and pilgrimage church Kefermarkt
Organ of the parish and pilgrimage church Kefermarkt, Upper Austria. Lorenz Franz Richter, II / 16, built in 1777.
Gasthaus zur Goldenen Sense outside
Kefermarkt evParrhof
Castle vineyard
Castle vineyard
Pillory - pillory. This became likely around 1479. In use until around 1738. In 1980 the pillory was restored according to the historical model.
FMD and respiratory protection exercise in Steyregg - hazardous material vehicle of the Upper Austrian Fire Brigade Association stationed at FF Kefermarkt
Town hall (Marktgemeindeamt) in Kefermarkt
The Schlossbrauerei Weinberg is located in the village of Weinberg in the municipality of Kefermarkt