Luftenberg on the Danube

market community Luftenberg on the Danube
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Upper Austria
Political District :	Perg
License plate :	PE
Main town :	Statzing
Surface:	16.86 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 17 '  N , 14 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 16 '32 "  N , 14 ° 25' 45"  E
Height :	295  m above sea level A.
Residents :	4,279 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	254 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	4225
Area code :	07237
Community code :	4 11 10
Address of the municipal administration:	Europaweg 1 4225 Luftenberg on the Danube
Website:	www.luftenberg.at
politics
Mayoress :	Hilde Prandner ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : (2015) (25 members)	11 6th 5 3 11 6th 5 3  A total of 25 seats SPÖ : 11 ÖVP : 6 FPÖ : 5 GREEN : 3
Location of Luftenberg an der Donau in the district of Perg
Luftenberg locality
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Luftenberg an der Donau is a market town in Upper Austria in the Mühlviertel in the Perg district with 4279 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The municipality belongs to the judicial district of Perg with the responsible district court in Perg .

The town center at 295  m above sea level. A. is located approximately 13 kilometers southeast of the center of the state capital Linz . The municipal area extends to areas north and south of the Danube .

Grave finds, the existence of old cult sites, a Celtic hill fort, etc. a. refer to the settlement of the strategically favorable location due to its location on the Danube and the mouth of the Traun as early as the Bronze Age .

The first documentary mention of Luftenberg took place around the year 900, while Abhaben was mentioned for the first time in 1208. In the Middle Ages, Luftenberg was the location of the fortress Luftenberg , while the Hofmark Abhaben with the Danube port and Ladstadt belonged to the Donauveste Spielberg . In addition to the salt trade, mining in quarries was an important economic factor.

In terms of development history, there is a close connection with the market town of St. Georgen an der Gusen , which is still expressed today in parish membership. A stronger independence of the community of Luftenberg was only accelerated by the strong population growth in the second half of the 20th century and realized by the creation of its own schools and kindergartens as well as the creation of its own infrastructure and the occasional settlement of companies. A large part of the working population commutes to jobs in industrial and service companies in Linz.

Since August 14, 1937, the municipality of Pürach, which was previously an independent municipality, has been part of the municipality of Luftenberg as a result of a voluntary merger. The Luftenberg market survey took place on February 8, 2010. Due to its location on the Danube and Traun Cycle Paths as well as the Donausteig and the Jakobsweg Austria , tourism also represents an economic potential.

geography

Nepomuk Chapel at the beginning of Wellastraße in the village of Luftenberg

Location and surroundings

The largest extension of the municipality is 7.2 kilometers from north to south and 3.9 kilometers from west to east. The area of ​​the market town covers a total area of ​​16.9 km², 20.1% of the area is forested, 51.5% is used for agriculture, the remainder is used for other areas.

The highest point of the Luftenberg in the southwest of the municipality is 400  m above sea level. A. The Hohenstein in the village of Forst is located at around 500  m above sea level. A. , with its highest point at 526  m above sea level. A. is already in the neighboring municipality of Steyregg. The lowest-lying areas of the municipality can be found in the village of Abhaben at 240  m above sea level. A.

The provincial capital Linz is 13 kilometers to the west, the federal capital Vienna around 170 kilometers to the east of Luftenberg. The next border crossing to the Czech Republic , Wullowitz in the municipality of Leopoldschlag , is located north of Luftenberg, 55 kilometers away. The state border with Lower Austria is around 13 kilometers away and can be crossed over the Mauthausen Danube bridges . To the west, it is generally possible to cross the Danube via the Linz Danube bridges, while the road via the Abzüge-Asten power station may only be used by pedestrians and cyclists.

geology

From a geological point of view, the Luftenberg is the southernmost branch of the Bohemian Forest , which is part of the Bohemian Massif . From a geological and geomorphological point of view as well as from the point of view of the use of space, the municipality of Luftenberg belongs to three of the 41 spatial units of the federal state of Upper Austria . The majority of the community area is in the southern Mühlviertel region . In the north, the Central Mühlviertler Hochland spatial unit extends to the municipality. The areas on the level on the Danube, on the Ausee and in the area of ​​Abwind also north of the Danube are part of the Linzer Feld spatial unit .

On the south-facing slopes of Luftenberg there are the remains of abandoned quarries , which, in addition to the granite that was still mined in the first half of the 20th century, also led to pegmatites such as apatite , beryl , smoky quartz , albite , microline and smaller garnets . In Luftenberg, the extremely rare beryllium phosphate herderite could be detected for the first time in glassy, ​​yellowish parts in the pegmatite. Mining and a smelter on the Luftenberg are also handed down from historical times . A few centuries ago, fertile loess and a suitable climate were the basis for viticulture in this area.

The sand deposits that are industrially mined are still of economic importance. They were deposited by the Tertiary Sea around 30 million years ago.

Districts of the municipality and their waters

The Danube divides the municipality into a northern part (left partial view without localities) and a southern part (right with Ausee)

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

• Abzüge (1149) including the station housing estate, Fall and Hintberg
• Forest (120)
• Groebetsweg (144) including fiefdom
• Knierübl (268)
• Luftenberg (1613) with Kutzenberg settlement and consecration
• Purach (115)
• Statzing (762)
• Steining (108)

The political municipality of Luftenberg has existed since the voluntary merger with the municipality of Pürach on August 14, 1937 from the two cadastral municipalities of Luftenberg and Pürach. The cadastral municipality of Pürach is located in the northern part of the municipality. These include the districts of Forst, Gröbetsweg, Knierübl and Pürach. The cadastral municipality of Luftenberg forms the southern part of the municipality. In the part of the cadastral community located on the left bank of the Danube are the districts Abwind, Luftenberg, Statzing and Steining.

The part of the cadastral municipality located on the right bank of the Danube is separated from the rest of the municipality by the Danube and is located south of the districts of Steining and Abhaben. In addition to near-natural areas and standing water, it includes the 23 hectare, up to nine meters deep, Ausee , created by gravel mining and fed by groundwater sources . From the 1970s onwards, a campsite and other recreational facilities have been established on the privately owned area. The area, which is not assigned to any of the villages of Luftenberg, can only be reached from Luftenberg on foot or by single-lane vehicles via the Abzüge-Asten power station. General access is via Asten .

In the municipality of Luftenberg there are no significant rivers besides the Danube and smaller channels, as the Gusen only touches the municipality in the east of the village of Abhaben. The Reichenbach flows from the municipal area of ​​Steyregg, between the Danube and Danube Road to the east and at the Reichenbachbrücke in Abhaben in the back of the Danube.

Neighboring communities

Three-district stone where the city of Linz and the districts of Linz-Land and Perg meet

Luftenberg borders on the one hand on the provincial capital Linz and on the other hand on six municipalities that are located in three different Upper Austrian districts:

In the east, the municipality of St. Georgen an der Gusen and the municipality of Langenstein in the Perg district border the municipality. The neighboring town of Enns in the southeast and the market town of Asten , located south of Luftenberg, are part of the Linz-Land district . In the south-west, the provincial capital Linz approaches the municipal area. The town of Steyregg to the west of Luftenberg and the municipality of Engerwitzdorf to the north are part of the Urfahr-Umgebung district .

The neighboring communities in the Urfahr-Umgebung and Perg districts are to the north, those in the Linz-Land district and the state capital south of the Danube. Near the Ausee is the Drei-Bezirke-Stein, where the Linz-Land and Perg districts and the city of Linz meet.

population

Population development
year Residents 1851 1869 1.101 1880 1,142 1890 1,072 1900 1,082 1910 1,133 1923 1,174 1934 1,190	year Residents 1939 1,205 1951 1,255 1961 1,615 1971 2,543 1981 3,079 1991 3,283 2001 3,665 2010 3,848

Population development

The number of inhabitants in Luftenberg an der Donau has increased significantly since 1869 compared to the district of Perg and Upper Austria, although the growth phase only began after the Second World War, while in the previous decades there was only a slight increase in population.

The development of the number of inhabitants was very different in the individual districts: The development of the settlement areas in Abhaben has quadrupled the number of inhabitants since 1869 and has merged with the settlement areas of the neighboring municipality of St. Georgen an der Gusen. The population growth was even stronger in Luftenberg, where the population has increased almost sixfold since 1869. In contrast, the population stagnated in Pürach (1869: 127; 2001: 138) and in Steining (1869: 96; 2001: 107).

Population structure by gender, age and education

The market town of Luftenberg an der Donau had 3848 inhabitants on January 1, 2010, of which 1926 were men and 1922 women. The rough age structure of the Perger population as of January 1, 2010 shows that 69.3% of the Luftenbergers are over 15 and under 65 years old. At 15%, around a seventh of the population is younger and, at 15.6%, almost a sixth of the population is older. While the proportion of women in the main group is slightly lower than in the total population, it is significantly higher than the proportion of the total population in the younger population at 51.6% and in the older population at 52.0%.

Of the 3,008 Luftenbergers who were over 15 years old in 2001, 1,484 or 49.3% are women. 121 of the Luftenbergers, that is 4.0% of those over fifteen, have graduated from a university , technical college or academy , the proportion of women at 37.2% is significantly below that of the population group as a whole. Another 292 Luftenbergers, that is 9.7% of the relevant population group, have the Matura , here the proportion of women at 61.0% is significantly higher than that of the population group concerned. 1554 Luftenbergers, with 51.7% more than half of those over the age of fifteen, have completed an apprenticeship or vocational middle school , with 40.2% women. 1041 or 34.6% of the Luftenbergers only have a compulsory school certificate . More than two thirds of them are women.

Origin and language

96.9% of the Luftenbergers are Austrian citizens and 94.1% were born in Austria. 1.6% of the Luftenbergers come from other EU countries, 1.5% from non-EU countries.

The Middle or Danube Bavarian dialect is a Bavarian dialect form that is widespread throughout Upper Austria . The ostösterreichische branch of the middle Bairischen goes to the dialect of the created by the Bavarian Ostsiedlung Babenberg dominion Ostarrichi back.

In the 2001 census, 3,600 people (98.2%) stated German as a colloquial language, 34 (0.9%) Turkish , 2 (0.1%) Croatian , 3 (0.1%) Bosnian , 1 Serbian , 18 ( 0.5%) Hungarian , 15 (0.2%) Czech , 190 (2.6%) another language.

religion

In the 2001 census, 3,044 people (83.1%) stated that they were Roman Catholics , 58 (1.6%) Islamic , 86 (2.3%) Protestant , 10 (0.3%) Orthodox and 16 (0 , 4%) other faiths. 451 (12.3%) Pergers have not professed any religion.

Luftenberg an der Donau belongs to the Roman Catholic parish of St. Georgen an der Gusen , which is one of the parishes of the Pregarten deanery .

→ Main article: List of parishes in the Pregarten deanery

history

→ See also the history of Sankt Georgen and the neighboring communities

Special geographical location

Parts of what is now the municipality of Luftenberg were already settled in the Bronze Age, the reason being assumed to be the convenient accessibility via the Traun , Enns and Danube rivers . Grave finds from the Bronze Age, a bronze depot from the Urnfield Age from 1890 and an approximately 8.8 hectare Celtic hill fort on the Luftenberg with a cult site are evidence of its prehistoric importance.

Luftenberg is located directly opposite the confluence of the Traun and the Danube. In the Middle Ages, the village of Raffelstetten , which is directly adjacent to Luftenberg , had an important shipping area (cf. the Raffelstetten customs regulations from 906). Even at the time of the Hungarian invasions a few decades later, the Luftenberg had a strategically important function, because the then imperial border at the level of the Traun was withdrawn and the fortress Luftenberg offered itself as a defensive post.

The region was already significant for the salt trade in antiquity and the early Middle Ages . It is known that mule tracks also led north via Luftenberg. Until the end of the 19th century , a salt cellar remained in the Steining district , which only disappeared when the Linz - Budweis railway line was built . The owner of the salt cellar in question still had the right to sell the so-called small salt around 1600 .

The location of the municipality both north and south of the Danube is historical. Before regulation in the 19th century, the Danube had numerous arms and islands and could easily be crossed via fords. The truce of Veste Luftenberg extended to Raffelstetten and the Schwaighofer tavern , which belongs to Luftenberg, was still a reloading point around 1600 for goods brought in by salt barges on the Traun for onward transport by large ships on the Danube.

After the Danube regulation, the land was difficult to access for the local farmers , which is why they sold them to the Hohenlohische Forstverwaltung. The descendants initially operated forestry and, after the power plant was built, mined gravel. Since the end of the 1970s, the Ausee that was created there has been a local recreation area.

The district of Steining was located directly on the northern main channel of the Danube until the Danube was regulated, and the district of Abhaben was only separated from the immediate bank zone of the Danube by the construction of the Danube power plant Abzüge-Asten in the 1970s.

Up until the 18th century, the four quarters of the Archduchy of Austria over the Enns met at Luftenberg ( Hausruckviertel , Traunviertel , Mühlviertel and Machlandviertel ). Luftenberg is halfway between the historically significant cities of Linz and Enns . North of the Danube, Hauderer Strasse (Comercialstrasse) ran through Luftenberg from Linz to Lower Austria since the beginning of the 16th century .

St. Emmeram, Niedernburg and St. Florian

In the early Middle Ages, the area around the Luftenberg was still in the area of ​​influence of the imperial city of Regensburg , although place names such as Statzing (Starz = end or turning point) or Abzüge (Ach-Wenden = bend of the water) indicate an originally Slavic settlement of the area. The name Luftenberg could also be of Slavic origin and mean something like Lug ins Land .

Luftenberg was first mentioned around 900 as Luffinperc in connection with a noble named Durinc in a deed of donation from the St. Emmeram monastery in Regensburg. In 1111 Bishop Ulrich I of Passau finally confirmed the tithe of Luffinberch to the St. Florian monastery . Luftenberg is one of the few places in today's Mühlviertel that was already mentioned 1000 years ago.

The district Abhaben originally belonged as the Bavarian Hofmark , as the Danube port and Ladstatt since the time of Emperor Heinrich II. To the abbey of Niedernburg near Passau , which was then imperial and was first mentioned in 1208. This Hofmark Abzüge was closely related to the nearby Donauveste Spielberg , with the duke exercising the bailiwick over the monastery property. The Bailiwick to downdrafts was Duke finally in 1293 Albrecht I of Ulrich I of chapels pledged and subsequently the princely rule Klingenberg incorporated.

Lordship and Castle Luftenberg

Only the northern part of the local community and later cadastral community of Luftenberg originally belonged to the local rule of Luftenberg, whose castle was first mentioned in 1125. For the castle-like expansion of the Meierhof at the end of the 16th century, the material from the partially demolished old castle was used.

• → Main page Burg Luftenberg
• → Main page Schloss Luftenberg

Living and recreational community Luftenberg on the Danube

On August 14, 1937, the current municipal area was created through a voluntary amalgamation of the previously independent municipalities of Luftenberg and Pürach.

The second half of the 20th century was characterized by strong population growth in the community of Luftenberg, as numerous employees of Linz's industrial and service companies settled in Luftenberg due to its proximity. Associated with this was a change in the social structures in the community, which was expressed in particular in the extensive detachment from the nearby St. Georgen an der Gusen market .

In the years 1969-1976 an elementary and secondary school was built in Luftenberg and in 1981 a first kindergarten was established. In 1995, instead of the previous kindergarten in the Statzing district, a larger kindergarten building was built. Luftenberg also became an independent medical community. The affiliation to the parish, the post office and the St. Georgen police station was retained. Strangely enough, the St. Georgen / Gusen station is located in the municipality of Luftenberg.

Since October 1978, Luftenberg, as a shipping police station , has also housed the Abzüge river and lock supervision , which emerged from the former Mauthausen river and port supervision through the construction of the Abhaben-Asten power plant on the Danube .

To shorten the travel times for ambulances, which until then had to be fetched either from Perg or Linz, a local office of the Austrian Green Cross was established in Luftenberg in 1967 . Since 1968 there has also been a local Red Cross office in the neighboring town of St. Georgen / Gusen.

Luftenberg was raised to the market on February 8, 2010.

politics

Mayor is Hilde Prandner ( SPÖ ).

Mayor of Luftenberg an der Donau

• Johann Lehner (1850 to 1858)
• Franz Mühlberger (1858 to 1861)
• Johann Mair (1861 to 1867)
• Johann Wall (1867 to 1870)
• Johann Bernhart (1870 to 1874)
• Michael Erhart (1874 to 1876)
• Peter Aichinger (1876 to 1879)
• Michael Erhart (1879 to 1894)
• Johann Preßlmayr (1894 to 1909)
• Josef Radl (1909 to 1924)
• Franz Pils (1924 to 1934)
• Franz Mühlberger (1934 to 1938)
• Franz Raml (1938 to 1945)
• Ferdinand Schinnerl (1945 to 1954)
• Wilhelm Mayrhofer (1954 to 1987)
• Karl Buchberger (1987 to 2014)
• Hilde Prandner (2014 to date)

Mayor of Pürach

• Johann Hager (1850 to 1867)
• Josef Schützenberger (1867 to 1870)
• Josef Biberauer (1870 to 1876)
• Sebastian Linermayr (1876 to 1879)
• Florian Stadler (1879 to 1895)
• Johann Zehetner (1895 to 1897)
• Franz Kühas (1897 to 1900)
• Michael Puchner (1900 to 1909)
• Johann Wöckinger (1909 to 1919)
• Franz Hunger (1919 to 1934)
• Alois Wizany (1934 to 1937)

Municipal council

The municipal council and mayoral elections take place every six years together with the state elections. In 1945 the SPÖ achieved an absolute majority with 60.8% of the vote, followed by the ÖVP with 37.6% and the KPÖ with 1.6% of the votes. Since then, the SPÖ's share of the vote has ranged between 75.8% in 1967 and 51.2% in 1997. The ÖVP's share of the vote was between 38.1% in 1955 and 23.3% in 2003. The FPÖ and WdU and FW achieved between 18.6% in 1997 and 3.3% in 1979. The voting shares of the other parties are negligible.

The municipal council consists of 25 members and since the last municipal council election in 2009 the mandate distribution was as follows:

• SPÖ 16 seats (60.7%)
• ÖVP 6 mandates (26.3%)
• FPÖ 3 mandates (13.0%)

Community finances

In 2009 the market town of Luftenberg an der Donau had a total income of 5.5 million euros (2008: 12.0 million euros) and total expenditure of 11.5 million euros (2008: 11.8 million euros). The largest sources of income were the income shares from the financial equalization with 2.4 million euros and the municipal tax with 247 thousand euros. With 768 euros, Luftenberg was 18th in terms of financial strength per capita in the Perg district and 343rd out of 445 municipalities in Upper Austria. The community debt per capita was 1,097 euros; Luftenberg was 25th out of 26 municipalities in the district and 364th out of 445 municipalities in Upper Austria.

coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms was awarded on August 17, 1970 by the Upper Austrian provincial government and the municipal colors set by the municipal council approved.

The coat of arms shows the battlements from the coat of arms of the Grub, to which the rule of Luftenberg belonged in the 14th century. At the same time, it reminds of the then important, now almost completely disappeared castle Luftenberg on the Luftenberg high above the Donauauen. The blue bar underlines the location of the Danube as an integral part of the municipality name.

Official description of the municipal coat of arms: In red, a golden bar, twice tinned at the top, covered with a blue bar. The community colors are red-yellow-red.

Culture and sights, nature conservation

See also:  List of listed objects in Luftenberg an der Donau

Buildings

• Meierhof (Castle Luftenberg) - Area of ​​the Linz Golf Club
• Wall remains of the former fortress Luftenberg
• Prehistoric Celtic ramparts Wallburg on the Luftenberg
• Johannes Nepomuk Chapel at the beginning of Wellastraße

Museums, buildings and other sights

East portal of Luftenberg Castle

• Heimathaus: Museum
• First Austrian Scotch Whiskey Museum

societies

The Heimatverein has been in existence since 1974, although a group of Heimatfreunde was already active before that. In 1986 the Luftenberg Heimathaus was able to move into its own premises for the first time, where since then exhibitions on local history topics have been held regularly. In 1992 the Heimatverein unveiled a memorial stone at the Meierhof for the 450th anniversary of the landscape school in Schloss Luftenberg (forerunner of the Academic Gymnasium in Linz). In 1997 the Luftenberger Heimatbuch was presented.

The traditional costume band Luftenberg was founded in 1977.

natural reserve

The oak at the local pond is registered as a natural monument in the nature conservation book of the Upper Austrian provincial government.

Sports

Askö Luftenberg has archery, football, judo, athletics, curling and tennis sections. Various teams are active in championships. Another sports club is Union Luftenberg.

The Linz Golf Club Luftenberg has its premises in the Meierhof. The 18-hole golf course on the grounds of Schloss Luftenberg was designed by Keith Preston.

The private area at Ausee south of the Danube is a local recreation center with bathing facilities, a water ski lift, etc. a. Sports facilities.

The Danube Cycle Path , the Donausteig and the Danube Höhenwanderweg lead through the municipality .

Economy and Infrastructure

Employment and income

The number of workplaces rose by 66.7% to 70 between the last two censuses in 1991 and 2001. The number of workplaces rose by 4.9% to 364 in the same period.

In 2001, Luftenberg an der Donau provided jobs for 211 people living outside the community, while 1,551 Luftenbergers worked outside the community. More than half of the in-commuters come from the Perg district, while only around 14% of the out-commuters stay within the boundaries of the district. The main focus of commuter destinations is in Upper Austria in the Linz City district, followed by Linz-Land.

In 2001, 2.0% of the employed people in Luftenberg were employed in agriculture and forestry . In 2001 33.6% were employed in industry , trade and construction . The proportion has decreased significantly compared to 1991 and 1981, while the proportion of people working in the service sector has increased significantly.

The employment rate in Luftenberg was 49.0% in 2006, higher than the Upper Austrian average, as was the labor market integration of both genders. The employment rate for men was 56.0% and that for women 42.4%.

traffic

The supraregional traffic connections Donau Straße and Summerauerbahn run through the municipality .

The train station of the neighboring municipality of St. Georgen an der Gusen is located in the north of the village of Abhaben on the municipality of Luftenberg an der Donau. There are ÖBB rail connections to Linz and north through the Mühlviertel to the Czech border. There are bus connections from various stops, mainly to Linz, but also to the surrounding towns in the Perg and Freistadt districts.

The crossing of the village of Statzing and the center of Luftenberg on the former B 3 (forerunner: Hauderer Straße ) led to a high level of traffic exposure to the population, so that in the 1980s, together for the villages of Langenstein and St. Georgen an der Gusen and Luftenberg an der Donau a bypass was built along the Danube and the Reichenbach.

The next Danube bridges for general traffic are in Mauthausen and Linz. The road over the Danube power station Abhaben-Asten is only open to pedestrians and cyclists.

The next connection points to the Westautobahn are at St. Valentin as well as in Enns and Asten , whereby the journey time hardly takes more than twenty minutes. The next connection points to the Mühlkreis Autobahn are at the VOEST bridge in Linz or in Engerwitzdorf and can be reached in ten or twenty minutes.

Energy and infrastructure

The municipality is supplied with electrical energy by Linz-Strom . The place is on the network of Upper Austria. Ferngas AG connected. The wastewater is disposed of in the Linz AG regional sewage treatment plant in Asten. The water supply is provided by the municipality's own waterworks. The cemetery for the deceased of the community is in St. Georgen an der Gusen. The administration is outsourced to a joint company that belongs to the communities of Luftenberg an der Donau, St. Georgen an der Gusen and Langenstein.

Cable TV , telephone and internet are offered by LIWEST , but also partly by Kabel 4222 in St. Georgen an der Gusen, but the majority of the residents are equipped with satellite reception systems and have landline or mobile phone connections from various providers.

A Green Cross base was opened in the community in 1967 and a Red Cross base in 1968 . A general practitioner and a dentist are based in Luftenberg. The Perg social welfare association provides care for the elderly, home nursing and home help, meals on wheels.

There is a fire brigade each in Luftenberg and Pürach.

education

Luftenberg an der Donau has an elementary school and a secondary school in the compulsory school area . Middle and high schools are mainly attended in the state capital Linz and at other school locations in the area. In addition to community facilities, there are also private childcare facilities for preschool childcare. Child care outside school hours is offered in the after-school care center.

The ( Volkshochschule Steyregg / extension Luftenberg ) operates local adult education facilities . Further institutions (Catholic educational institute as well as WIFI and BFI ) as well as a state music school are located in the neighboring community of St. Georgen an der Gusen.

Agriculture

In 1999 there were 75 agricultural and forestry operations in Luftenberg, which cultivated an area of ​​1,462 hectares. Of whom 28 were  full-time farms with 653 hectares and 47  part-time farms with 8099 hectares.

As everywhere at the district and state level, both the number of farms and the cultivated agricultural and forestry areas have decreased compared to the previous survey time in 1995. The number of full-time farms and the areas cultivated by them have increased at the expense of the part-time farms. In 1999, 236 people were employed in agriculture and forestry in Luftenberg, all of them were family-owned workers, of which 20 were fully employed. 101 worked in agriculture for less than 25% of their working time, the remaining 115 between 25 and 99%.

tourism

In the tourism year 2010 (November 2009 to October 2010) a total of 2,876 overnight stays with an average of 1.8 days were recorded in the market town. 38% of the overnight stays were made by domestic and 62% by foreign guests.

Personalities

Personalities connected to Luftenberg

• Martin Aichinger (* 1592 in Luftenberg, † 1636 in Linz): Protestant assistant preacher and peasant war leader
• Michael Erhart (* 1864 in Statzing (Luftenberg); † 1926 in St. Georgen an der Gusen): blacksmith and dialect poet

Honorary citizen of Luftenberg

• Wilhelm Enzenhofer, Vice Mayor
• Leopold Hanl, Vice Mayor
• Rupert Hartl , Deputy Governor
• Johann Kraberger, Vice Mayor
• Josef Mayrhofer, Provincial Councilor
• Wilhelm Mayrhofer , mayor and member of the state parliament
• Anton Mühlbauer, pastor of St. Georgen / Gusen
• Franz Mühlberger, Mayor
• Josef Pfanzagl, community doctor of the St. Georgen / Gusen sanitary community
• Michael Pleiner, Vice Mayor
• Leopold Rechberger, pastor of St. Georgen / Gusen
• Franz Rienmüller, District Captain of Perg
• Johann Schusser, Austro-Hungarian Lieutenancy Council and District Captain of Perg
• Johann Weinzinger, local councilor
• Erwin Wenzl , Governor of Upper Austria

literature

• Heimatverein and community of Luftenberg an der Donau: Heimatbuch Luftenberg an der Donau. Luftenberg on the Danube 1997.
• Parish St. Georgen an der Gusen - Parish book: 700 years of the Church of St. Georg in St. Georgen ad Gusen - parish book. St. Georgen an der Gusen 1988.
• Erhard Wansch: Luftenberg on the Danube - Live and feel good on the outskirts of Linz. In: Our home - The district of Perg. Association for the publication of a district home book Perg - communities of the district of Perg, Perg 1995, pp. 347-253.

Web links

Commons : Luftenberg an der Donau  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on Luftenberg an der Donau in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
• Map in the Digital Upper Austrian Room Information System ( DORIS )
• Further information about the community of Luftenberg an der Donau can be found on the geo-information system of the federal state of Upper Austria .
• 41110 - Luftenberg on the Danube. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Luftenberg community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population development of Luftenberg an der Donau (PDF)
3. ↑ Statistics Austria: A look at the community of Luftenberg an der Donau Population development PDF
4. ^ Kurt Klein  (edit.): Historical local dictionary . Statistical documentation on population and settlement history. Ed .: Vienna Institute of Demography [VID] d. Austrian Academy of Sciences . Upper Austria Part 2, Abhaben, Luftenberg, Pürach ( online document , explanations . Suppl . ; both PDF - oD [updated]).
5. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics Austria: A look at the community of Luftenberg on the Danube, population status and structure PDF
6. ↑ Statistics Austria: A look at the community of Luftenberg on the Danube Education PDF
7. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics Austria table: A look at the community of Luftenberg on the Danube Demographic data PDF
8. ↑ Statistics Austria market communities from 1945 - Upper Austria 2010  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ Homepage of the community of Luftenberg Luftenberg a. d. Danube - Prandner Hilde
10. ↑ Elections in Luftenberg an der Donau PDF  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
11. ↑ DORIS: total budget for Luftenberg an der Donau  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
12. ↑ Natural monuments in Luftenberg on the Danube
13. ↑ Statistics Austria: View of the community of Luftenberg - workplaces and employees compared 2001 to 1991. Accessed on April 8, 2011 (PDF; 8 kB)
14. ↑ Statistics Austria: View of the community of Luftenberg commuters by commuting destination (PDF; 7 kB)
15. ↑ Province of Upper Austria Employed persons by economic sector  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed March 6, 2011.  
16. ^ Statistics Austria employment status (PDF; 10 kB) Accessed on April 8, 2011.
17. ↑ Statistics Austria: A look at the community of Luftenberg Agricultural and forestry businesses by type of employment PDF
18. ↑ Regional database of the state of Upper Austria agricultural statistics - land use  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
19. ↑ DORIS: Tourism statistics  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.