Lichtenau in the Mühlkreis

Lichtenau in the Mühlkreis
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Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Upper Austria
Political District :	Rohrbach
License plate :	RO
Surface:	9.91 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 36 '  N , 14 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 35 '31 "  N , 14 ° 2' 7"  E
Height :	553  m above sea level A.
Residents :	484 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	49 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	4170
Area code :	07289
Community code :	4 13 19
Address of the municipal administration:	St. Oswald bH 18 4170 St. Oswald near Haslach
politics
Mayor :	Albrecht Neidhart ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : (2015) (13 members)	8th 5 8th 5  A total of 13 seats ÖVP : 8 SPÖ : 5
Location of Lichtenau im Mühlkreis in the Rohrbach district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Lichtenau im Mühlkreis is a municipality in Upper Austria in the Rohrbach district in the upper Mühlviertel with 484 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The responsible judicial district is Rohrbach in Upper Austria .

geography

Lichtenau im Mühlkreis lies at 553 m above sea level in the upper Mühlviertel. The extension is 5.8 km from north to south and 3.4 km from west to east. The total area is 9.9 km². 33.3% of the area is forested, 61.6% of the area is used for agriculture.

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

• Damreith (64)
• Hinternberg (20)
• Hochhausen (31)
• Hörleinsödt (134)
• Lichtenau im Mühlkreis (60)
• Oedt (112)
• Unterurasch (63)

coat of arms

Official description of the municipal coat of arms: In blue a silver sloping bar, accompanied by two silver, six-pointed stars. The municipality colors are blue-white-blue.

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 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 the restoration of Upper Austria took place.

Population development

In 1991 the municipality had 577 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 it had 569 inhabitants. Since both the birth balance and the migration balance were negative in the ten years up to 2011 , the population decreased to 518 in 2011.

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Lichtenau im Mühlkreis

Buildings

• Lichtenau Castle : A castle complex in the Lichtenau district. A castle was built at the beginning of the 13th century, converted into a castle in the 17th century and burned down in World War II. The castle has been rebuilt since 1965 and is now privately owned.

Personalities

• Hugo Gumpenberger (1865–1941), farmer and politician
• Franz Gumpenberger (* 1943), lawyer, moderator and local researcher

Web links

Commons : Lichtenau im Mühlkreis  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 41319 - Lichtenau in the Mühlkreis. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• More information about the municipality of Lichtenau im Mühlkreis on the geo-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. ^ State of Upper Austria, history and geography, coat of arms. Retrieved April 26, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Statistics Austria, A look at the community Lichtenau in the Mühlkreis, population development. Retrieved April 26, 2019 .