Klaffer on the Hochficht
Klaffer on the Hochficht
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Basic data | ||
Country: | Austria | |
State : | Upper Austria | |
Political District : | Rohrbach | |
License plate : | RO | |
Surface: | 27.99 km² | |
Coordinates : | 48 ° 42 ' N , 13 ° 53' E | |
Height : | 638 m above sea level A. | |
Residents : | 1,298 (January 1, 2020) | |
Population density : | 46 inhabitants per km² | |
Postal code : | 4163 | |
Area code : | 07288 | |
Community code : | 4 13 15 | |
NUTS region | AT313 | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
Dorfplatz 1 4163 Klaffer am Hochficht |
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politics | ||
Mayor : | Franz Wagner ( ÖVP ) | |
Municipal Council : (2015) (19 members) |
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Location of Klaffer am Hochficht in the Rohrbach district | ||
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria |
Klaffer am Hochficht is a municipality in Upper Austria in the Rohrbach district in the upper Mühlviertel with 1298 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).
geography
Klaffer am Hochficht is at an altitude of 638 m above sea level. A. in the upper Mühlviertel. The extension is 6.9 km from north to south and 8.6 km from west to east. The total area is 28 km². 59.6% of the area is forested and 37.5% of the area is used for agriculture.
Community structure
The municipality includes the following localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):
- Freundorf (311)
- Felling (0)
- Klaffer am Hochficht (398)
- Panidorf (157)
- Pfaffetschlag (190)
- Schoenberg (128)
- Vorderanger (114)
Klaffer is in the Rohrbach judicial district .
history
Originally located in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria , the place belonged to the Duchy of Austria since the 12th century . Since 1490 it has been assigned to the Principality of Austria ob der Enns .
During the Napoleonic Wars , the place was occupied several times.
Since 1918 the place belongs to the federal state Upper Austria, which became the Gau Oberdonau after the annexation of Austria to the German Reich on March 13, 1938 . After 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria took place.
From 1850 Klaffer was part of the judicial district of Aigen . In 2003 the judicial district of Aigen was dissolved and the municipality was assigned to the Rohrbach judicial district.
Population development
In 1991 the community had 1,311 inhabitants according to the census, and in 2001 it finally had 1,333 inhabitants. The increase occurred in spite of the negative migration balance , as the birth balance was clearly positive. In the years 2001 to 2011 the emigration increased so that the population decreased to 1,299 people in 2011.
coat of arms
Blazon : in silver a blue, overturned, curved, lowered point; in it a silver falcon ready to fly, standing on three golden ashlar stones, one over two standing stones. The municipality colors are blue-yellow-green.
politics
The municipal council has 19 members.
- With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Upper Austria in 1997, the municipal council had the following distribution:
- With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Upper Austria in 2003, the municipal council had the following distribution: 10 ÖVP and 9 SPÖ.
- With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Upper Austria in 2009, the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ, and 1 FPÖ.
- With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Upper Austria in 2015 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 4 FPÖ, and 3 SPÖ.
- mayor
- until 2009 Johann Jungbauer (SPÖ)
- since 2009 Franz Wagner (ÖVP)
Culture and sights
- Catholic parish church Klaffer Mariä Himmelfahrt
- The medicinal herb garden Klaffer am Hochficht is the largest medicinal herb garden in Austria.
Personalities
- Alexandra Föderl-Schmid (* 1971), journalist, former editor-in-chief of the Austrian daily Der Standard , correspondent for the Süddeutsche Zeitung in Israel
- Norbert Johann Pühringer (* 1908, † 1989), pastor, founder of the medicinal herb garden Klaffer am Hochficht .
Web links
- 41315 - Klaffer am Hochficht. Community data, Statistics Austria .
- Further information about the municipality of Klaffer am Hochficht can be found on the geographic information system of the federal state of Upper Austria .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
- ↑ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Klaffer am Hochficht, population development. Retrieved April 27, 2019 .
- ^ State of Upper Austria, history and geography, coat of arms. Retrieved April 27, 2019 .