Neukirchen am Walde

Neukirchen am Walde is 555 meters above sea level in the Hausruckviertel. The extension is 8.2 km from north to south and 5.1 km from west to east. The total area is 15.9 km², 21.4% of the area is forested, 69.8% of the area is used for agriculture.

Community structure

The municipal area includes the following 30 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Achleiten (3)
Aigen (53)
Baumgarten (14)
Right at Sankt Sixt (21)
Fire mill (3)
Frankengrub (34)
Graspoint (12)
Hofing (37)
Hungberg (13)
Inzing (10)
Jebing (37)
Kirchberg (6)
Knotzberg (49)
Mouse Castle (36)
Mehring (33)
Multi-rough (7)
Moosau (25)
Neukirchen am Walde (779)
Oberbuchberg (27)
Obergermating (39)
Upholstery pit (15)
Pühret (57)
Spattenbrunn (22)
Straß near Sankt Sixt (79)
Unterbuchberg (13)
Untergermating (86)
Underground (5)
Vorau (20)
Weibing (93)
Ornamental Riding (10)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Neukirchen and St. Sixt.

Population development

In 1991 the community had 1,580 inhabitants according to the census. Since both the birth balance (+85) and the migration balance (+15) were positive, the population increased to 1,680 in 2001. After 2001, emigration increased and the birth balance also decreased (+29), so that the population increased 1,630 people fell in 2011.

history

Neukirchen am Walde was mentioned together with Natternbach in a document by Otto von Norderenbar as early as the 9th century , so it can be assumed that these two localities were part of Norderenbar at that time and only with the partial lease and border relocation of the land whether the Enns was divided into two independent localities by the Archduchy of Bavaria.

Located in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria, the place has 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 battle of the Upper Austrian Peasants' War on September 19, 1626, the town sank to rubble and ashes.

During the Napoleonic Wars , the place was occupied several times. Since 1918 the place belongs to the federal state of Upper Austria. After the connection of Austria to the German Reich on 13 March 1938, the place to "Upper Danube" belonged. In 1945 Upper Austria was restored.

coat of arms

Blazon : “In black on a green three-mountain (on the middle and left dome) a silver, single-tower, red-covered and black-opened Gothic church with two golden knobs on the wedge roof of the tower and two golden gable crosses on the gable roof of the ship; on the right accompanied by green, dense deciduous trees (= forest). "

The municipality colors are black, white and green.

The market coat of arms represents the place name as a talking coat of arms . It is not known when it was awarded, the first evidence comes from the year 1705. An earlier application in 1574 directly to the emperor for a coat of arms was unsuccessful.

politics

mayor

since 1991 Kurt Kaiserseder (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Sons and daughters of the church

Marie Beutlmayr (1870–1948), Austrian politician
Josef Ratzenböck (* 1929), Governor of Upper Austria (1977–1995)
Franz Ruhaltinger (* 1927–2014), trade union official, SPÖ politician and central company chairman of Voest

Sports

Union Neukirchen am Walde: was founded in 1954 and currently consists of the 4 sections football, tennis, gymnastics and skiing. After many years in the district league, the soccer section currently plays in 1st class Northwest. The ski section of Union Neukirchen is by far the most successful in the entire region and is known for its successful work with young people in ski racing.

Sports facilities:

Gyms in the school center, Union football field with stands and training ground, 2 tennis courts, asphalt curling range, bowling alley
"Bameshub" ski lift
large natural swimming area "Woodys" with diving platform, beach volleyball court, fun court and mini golf course

literature

Petra Strobl: Post-war educational and career opportunities in rural areas A case study from Neukirchen am Walde. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets . Linz 2008, pp. 232–249, PDF on land-oberoesterreich.gv.at

Web links

Commons : Neukirchen am Walde - 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 community of Neukirchen am Walde can be found on the geographic information system of the federal state of Upper Austria .

Individual evidence

^ Province of Upper Austria - Geographical data of the community Neukirchen am Walde .
↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Neukirchen am Walde, population development. Retrieved April 13, 2019 .
^ Province of Upper Austria: coat of arms of the community Neukirchen aW
^ Province of Upper Austria, results of the 2015 elections. Retrieved on April 13, 2019 .

[1] Province of Upper Austria - Geographical data of the community Neukirchen am Walde .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_AT_Ortschaft_QUELLE-2] Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )

[3] Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Neukirchen am Walde, population development. Retrieved April 13, 2019 .

[4] Province of Upper Austria: coat of arms of the community Neukirchen aW

[5] Province of Upper Austria, results of the 2015 elections. Retrieved on April 13, 2019 .