Neumarkt in the Hausruckkreis

market community Neumarkt in the Hausruckkreis
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Upper Austria
Political District :	Grieskirchen
License plate :	GR
Surface:	2.11 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 16 '  N , 13 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 16 '27 "  N , 13 ° 43' 35"  E
Height :	388  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,442 (Jan 1, 2020)
Population density :	683 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	4720
Area code :	07733
Community code :	4 08 18
Address of the municipal administration:	Marktplatz 30 4720 Neumarkt im Hausruckkreis
Website:	www.neumarkt-hausruckkreis.at
politics
Mayor :	Herbert Ollinger ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : (2015) (19 members)	8th 7th 4th 8th 7th 4th  A total of 19 seats ÖVP : 8 FPÖ : 7 SPÖ : 4
Location of Neumarkt in the Hausruckkreis in the Grieskirchen district
Market square with parish church
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Neumarkt im Hausruckkreis (also known as Neumarkt am Hausruck or Neumarkt-Kallham after the so-called ÖBB train station) is a market town with 1,442 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Hausruckviertel in Upper Austria . The community is located in the judicial district of Grieskirchen .

geography

Neumarkt is 388 m above sea level in the Hausruckviertel. The extension is 1.7 km from north to south and 2.3 km from west to east. The total area is only 2.1 km², making Neumarkt the smallest municipality in Upper Austria in terms of area. The neighboring communities are Kallham in the north and west and Taufkirchen an der Trattnach in the south and east. The Aschach drought flows through the town from west to east.

Community structure

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

• Kledt (89)
• Neumarkt im Hausruckkreis (1353)

The municipality consists of the cadastral municipality of Neumarkt.

Neighboring communities

Kallham
		Taufkirchen an der Trattnach

history

Archaeological finds show that the Neumarkt area was inhabited as early as the Neolithic . In Roman times, a place developed at the intersection of two streets , which, due to its convenient location, developed into an important trading center. Neumarkt was first documented in 1220 in a confirmation document from Pope Honorius III. Mentioned as “Novum Forum” (Neuer Markt). In 1543 the landlord, Count Georg von Schaunberg , issued a market regulation, which is regarded as a market survey . Neumarkt experienced a great boom with the opening of the Wels – Passau railway line in 1861 and its development into a transport hub.

coat of arms

Blazon : in gold on a green shield base, St. Florian in iron-colored (blue) knight armor with a red and silver striped armor, in his left hand holding a pole with a fluttering, red-silver divided flag, with his right from a red sixth (bucket ) pouring a silver jet of water against the silver, red-roofed church going out from the left edge of the shield, from whose black gate and window openings red-yellow flames of fire beat.

The market coat of arms was awarded to Neumarkt in 1553 by Count Wolfgang von Schaunberg. It shows with St. Florian the parish patron of Neumarkt and with the red and white flag the (reversed) colors of the Schaunberger.

politics

Mayor is Herbert Ollinger (ÖVP).

Economy and Infrastructure

Neumarkt-Kallham train station

traffic

Neumarkt has a branch station, Neumarkt-Kallham , on the Wels – Passau branch of the Austrian Western Railway. It is also an end point of the Linz Local Railway . In 2010 the renovation and barrier-free design of the station was completed (conversion costs: 53 million euros). The train station is an important regional transport hub for commuters and schoolchildren.

Established businesses

former Wurm leather factory (2014)

Until the 1980s, Neumarkt was economically strongly industrialized by several large companies (Duswald Mühle, Lederfabrik Wurm, ...) (part of the place, the so-called Wurmsiedlung, was built especially for the workers of this company). The economic decline of these traditional companies began in the 1990s. In the meantime, many companies have closed and withdrawn, for example the Wurm leather factory was closed due to an environmental scandal. In Neumarkt there was the cheese dairy Wild, the production facility for "Sirius Camembert", a cheese variety known throughout Austria, which is now produced in Styria . The private brewery Ritterbräu, a location of the global company Hexcel Composites, the headquarters of Duswald Bau and the company Grüne Erde are still located in Neumarkt .

Community partnerships

• Ostseebad Laboe in Germany

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Neumarkt im Hausruckkreis

• Parish church Neumarkt in the Hausruckkreis
• Former leather factory: In recent years, the closed leather factory has been increasingly used for cultural events. The two events Wurmfestival (rock and alternative music) and Pressure (electronic music) are known beyond the borders of Upper Austria and ensure that the small community is well known in the music scene and among young people. Already guests have been: DJ Hell , Monika Kruse , Richie Hawtin , Kinderzimmer Productions , Alkbottle , Mono & Nikitaman , Ben Sims , Jeans Team , Attwenger , Paul Kalkbrenner , Kosheen , Boogie Pimps , Adam Beyer , Chris Liebing , Russkaja , Frittenbude .

Personalities

• Franz Wurmb (1806–1864), doctor and homeopath
• Karl Wurmb (1850–1907), engineer, planner of numerous Austrian railway lines

Web links

Commons : Neumarkt im Hausruckkreis  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Map in the Digital Upper Austrian Room Information System ( DORIS )
• Further information about the municipality of Neumarkt in the Hausruckkreis 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. ^ State of Upper Austria: Coat of arms of the municipality of Neumarkt iH
3. ^ Province of Upper Austria, results of the 2015 elections. Retrieved on April 13, 2019 .