Nussbach (Upper Austria)

Nussbach
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Upper Austria
Political District :	Church Village
License plate :	AI
Surface:	30.47 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 58 '  N , 14 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 58 '21 "  N , 14 ° 9' 53"  E
Height :	464  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,305 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	76 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	4542
Area code :	07587
Community code :	4 09 10
Address of the municipal administration:	Kirchenplatz 2 4542 Nussbach
Website:	gemeinde-nussbach.at
politics
Mayor :	Gerhard Gebeshuber ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : (2015) (25 members)	16 5 4th 16 5 4th  A total of 25 seats ÖVP : 16 SPÖ : 5 FPÖ : 4
Location of Nussbach in the Kirchdorf district
Nussbach view
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Nußbach is a municipality in Upper Austria in the Kirchdorf an der Krems district in the Traunviertel with 2305 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

The responsible judicial district is Kirchdorf an der Krems.

geography

Nussbach lies at an altitude of 464 m in the Traunviertel. The extension is 8.4 km from north to south and 6.6 km from west to east. The total area is 30.4 km². 20.7% of the area is forested and 69.4% of the area is used for agriculture.

Community structure:

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

• Auern (347)
• Dauersdorf (473)
• Jageredt (108)
• Natzberg (108)
• Nussbach (925)
• Plaschlhof (93)
• Sinzendorf (251)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Dauersdorf, Göritz, Mandorf and Sinzendorf.

Neighboring municipalities:

Wartberg on the Krems	Parish churches near Bad Hall	Adlwang
Schlierbach	Oberschlierbach	Grünburg

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.

The family seat of the Sinzendorfer was in Sinzendorf .

coat of arms

Official description of the municipal coat of arms : divided by blue and red by a silver bar edged with a battlement; Below, above a blue, wavy shield base lined with a silver wavy strip, a silver, upright hazelnut. The municipality colors are blue-white-blue.

Culinary specialties

Nussgeist: The health elixir Nutgeist has been made from the original Nußbacher Nussgeist spice, green walnuts and fine brandies for over 100 years. Only if this liqueur is made in Nußbach (Upper Austria) with Nußbacher walnuts, it may carry the protected area name Nußbacher Nussgeist .

tourism

• Weissen am Sattl lookout point :

Der Weißen am Sattel (view from Oberschlierbach)

The Weißen am Sattl observation tower is located at an altitude of 764 m and is therefore the highest point in Nussbach. It was completed in 1997/98 and has been a magnet for locals and tourists ever since. If the view is clear, the state capital Linz can be seen in the north . The Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen region and parts of the Kremstal can be seen to the south .

Attractions

See also:  List of listed objects in Nussbach (Upper Austria)

• Parish church hl. Leonhard is a listed building
• Natural monument winter linden tree: it is located at the address 'Am Natzberg 9'
• Weissen am Sattl lookout point: (see tourism)

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  Parish church hl. Leonhard

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  Winter linden tree with Lady Chapel

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  Municipal Office

Sports

• The Union Nussbach sports club has a successful fistball section; The women's team plays in the 1st Bundesliga and won the indoor championship of the Austrian Fistball Association in 2016/17 and 2018/19.

Clubs and organizations

Sport and freetime:

• Sportunion Nussbach
• Archery Kremstal OG
• Friends of nature Nussbach-Wartberg

Fire Department:

• Nussbach Volunteer Fire Brigade

Culture:

• ACCN - A Capella Choir Nussbach
• Country and line dance club Black Eagles
• Dirndl deluxe
• Perchtenverein Stollenfürsten
• Dance sport club
• Gold bonnets and costume group
• Musikverein Nussbach
• Nussbach theater group
• Church choir Nussbach

Other:

• Country youth Nussbach
• Nussbach beekeeping association
• Nussbach hunting company
• Nussbach-Wartberg Settlers Association

Personalities

Sons and daughters:

• Birgit Platzer (* 1992), Austrian luge athlete

People related to the place:

• Max Grodénchik (* 1952), American actor , lives in Nussbach

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ Final table championship table. Website of the Austrian Fistball Association, accessed on May 15, 2018 . 
3. ^ FF Nussbach: Nussbach Volunteer Fire Brigade. In: Regional Wiki. Regional Wiki, September 16, 2018, accessed September 16, 2018 . 

Web links

Commons : Nußbach, Upper Austria  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• More information about the municipality of Nussbach (Upper Austria) on the geo-information system of the federal state of Upper Austria .