Timelkam

market community Timelkam
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Upper Austria
Political District :	Vöcklabruck
License plate :	VB
Surface:	18.13 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 0 '  N , 13 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 0 '5 "  N , 13 ° 36' 45"  E
Height :	454  m above sea level A.
Residents :	5,854 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	323 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	4850
Area code :	07672
Community code :	4 17 43
Address of the municipal administration:	Pollheimerstraße 5 4850 Timelkam
Website:	www.timelkam.at
politics
Mayor :	Johann Kirchberger ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : (2015) (31 members)	13 11 5 2 13 11 5 2  A total of 31 seats SPÖ : 13 ÖVP : 11 FPÖ : 5 GREEN : 2
Location of Timelkam in the Vöcklabruck district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

The AMSTETTEN derailed on October 19, 1875

Timelkam is a market town in Upper Austria in the Vöcklabruck district in the Hausruckviertel with 5854 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The responsible judicial district is Vöcklabruck .

geography

Timelkam is located at an altitude of 454 m in the Hausruckviertel . The area of ​​the municipality extends from north to south 7 km, from west to east 5.2 km. The total area is 18.1 km². 23.8% of the area is forested, 61.3% of the area is used for agriculture. The Dürre Ager flows through Timelkam and flows into the Vöckla .

structure

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

• Core (489)
• Altwartenburg (40)
• Except for (66)
• Eiding (40)
• Gsteinedt (63)
• Hague (45)
• Heitzing (55)
• Hay Trail (56)
• Lime Kiln (238)
• Leidern (181)
• Maierhof (64)
• Millfield (16)
• Neuwartenburg (6)
• Oberau (15)
• Obereck (132)
• Obergallaberg (30)
• Oberthalheim (93)
• Pichlwang (524)
• Stöfling (147)
• Strass (52)
• Timelkam (3188)
• Ulrichsberg (30)
• Unterau (4)
• Lower corner (13)
• Untergallaberg (213)
• Wimberg (54)

history

From the 12th to the 15th century the area belonged to the county of Schaunberg , then to the Archduchy of Austria . In 1399 the first documentary mention was made as "Tumelchaim". In 1500 the place was called "Timelkham". Emperor Maximilian I made Timelkam a market in 1512 with a fair on September 29th. In 1609 the market tower was built . From 1615 annual and weekly markets were held, a market order was created. In 1710 Emperor Josef I approved a bridge toll for the construction of the bridge over the Dürre Ager and bank protection structures on the Vöckla .

On October 19, 1875, the AMSTETTEN locomotive derailed on the Austrian Western Railway at Timelkam station after a tire broke . The cause was the then still unknown material fatigue and not a material defect.

→ Main article : Timelkam railway accident

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.

In 1991 the municipality had 5723 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001: 5812 inhabitants.

Culture and sights

Neuwartenburg Castle

The tower was built in 1610, was the seat of the market council until 1842 and was used as a toll tower from 1706 to 1919.

See also:  List of listed objects in Timelkam

• Burgstall Perkheim
• Altwartenburg castle ruins : located on a hill by Timelkam - and west of Vöcklabruck; was mentioned as a castle in 909
• Neu-Wartenburg Castle : Late Baroque, built from 1730 to 1732 by the Viennese architect Anton Erhard Martinelli , with a fresco by Bartolomeo Altomonte
• Timelkam market tower : Timelkam's landmark, was built by the citizens between 1608 and 1609 as a toll tower.
• Timelkam Evangelical Parish Church
• Catholic parish church Timelkam
• Catholic branch church Oberthalheim

• Timelkam has a cultural center and numerous cultural associations, with traditional associations such as the Marktkapelle on the one hand and contemporary initiatives such as KAT3 or the Freiwerk social forum on the other . There is also a Highland Club and other initiatives in Timelkam .
• The Bock Ma's charity festival was an annual festival for music, cabaret and socio-political information. The 3-day festival has been held annually on the last weekend in August on the Altwartenburg castle ruins since 2005 and went in favor of Ute Bock's refugee project , whereby the entire net proceeds and the fees of all performing bands and artists were donated. In 2010 the Bock M'as took place for the last time due to the ruin in danger of collapsing.

Sports

The most famous sports clubs in Timelkam include the ATSV Timelkam and the TSV Timelkam . There is also a tennis club and numerous smaller clubs. Timelkam has several sports facilities, including tennis courts, soccer fields, a fitness course and two asphalt indoor halls. The so-called Vöckla-Ufer-Lauf takes place in Timelkam every year.

Economy and Infrastructure

In addition to a gas and steam combined cycle power plant that went into operation in 2008, there is also a biomass power plant on site. Both power plants also supply the town with district heating .

Timelkam is located on the Vienna-Linz-Salzburg railway line . The train station in the village of Leidern is served by regional and regional express trains.

politics

Mayor is Johann Kirchberger (SPÖ), elected in the shortlist with 51.12% (1,714 votes). Gerald Klement (ÖVP) received 48.88% (1,639 votes) on October 11

The distribution of seats in the municipal council: (as of October 2015)

• SPÖ - 39.60% - 13 seats
• ÖVP - 35.93% - 11 seats
• FPÖ - 15.78% - 5 seats
• Greens - 8.69% - 2 seats

coat of arms

Blazon : In red on a green shield base a golden camel with a rider also dressed in gold, who holds the red reins in his left hand and a shiny, silver scimitar in his right. A golden bridge sloping left over a blue brook; In the background, on a green, flat three-mountain, a silver, black-open tower covered with an onion-shaped dome and with an annex on the right.
The community colors are red-yellow-green.

It is not known when the coat of arms was awarded. The first evidence is a seal from 1647. The coat of arms shows the characteristic market tower with the bridge over the Dürre Ager. The camel probably comes from the coat of arms of the Seeauer noble family , who had a close connection with the Wartenburg rulership. The meaning of the rider with the scimitar is unknown.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

• Hans Riezinger († 2020), Mayor of Timelkam 2001–2015

Sons and daughters of the church

• Klaus Pitter (* 1947), cartoonist and illustrator
• Gerald Lehner (1968–2016), referee

Personalities associated with the community

• Kurt Palm (* 1955), writer and director, grew up in Timelkam. In 2001 he was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit by the Timelkam community.
• Reinhard Palm (1957–2014), author, translator and dramaturge, grew up in Timelkam.

Web links

Commons : Timelkam  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the market town of Timelkam
• Map in the Digital Upper Austrian Room Information System ( DORIS )
• 41743 - Timelkam. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Further information about the municipality of Timelkam can be found on the geographic information system of the state of Upper Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ Energie AG: Timelkam biomass power plant  ( page can no longer be accessed , 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. (PDF; 655 kB); Retrieved Nov. 20, 2011  
3. ↑ GuD-Kraftwerk Timelkam  ( 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. (PDF; 369 kB) Energie AG Upper Austria  
4. ↑ The coat of arms of the market town of Timelkam (PDF; 957 kB), market town of Timelkam, accessed on June 19, 2018