Waizenkirchen

market community

Waizenkirchen

coat of arms

Austria map

Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Upper Austria

Political District :

Grieskirchen

License plate :

GR

Surface:

34.24 km²

Coordinates :

48 ° 20 ' N , 13 ° 51' E Coordinates: 48 ° 19 '49 " N , 13 ° 51' 30" E

Height :

367 m above sea level A.

Residents :

3,715 (January 1, 2020)

Postal code :

4730

Area code :

07277

Community code :

4 08 31

NUTS region

AT311

Address of the
municipal administration:

Marktplatz 3
4730 Waizenkirchen

Website:

www.waizenkirchen.at

politics

Mayor :

Fabian Grüneis ( ÖVP )

Municipal Council : (2015)
(25 members)

14th

6th

3

2

14th 6th 3 2

A total of 25 seats

ÖVP : 14
FPÖ : 6
GREEN : 3
SPÖ : 2

Location of Waizenkirchen in the Grieskirchen district

View from the south of Waizenkirchen

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Waizenkirchen is a market town in Upper Austria in the Grieskirchen district in the Hausruckviertel with 3715 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The community is located in the judicial district of Grieskirchen .

geography

Waizenkirchen is at an altitude of 367 m above sea level. A. in the Hausruckviertel. The extension is 8.8 km from north to south and 8.6 km from west to east. The total area is 34.2 km², 9.6% of the area is forested, 79.6% of the area is used for agriculture.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 56 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Anrath (26)
Aschach (43)
Au willow wood (19)
Auwies (12)
Backyard (6)
Breitwies (23)
Brunnwald (10)
Dittenbach (16)
Eitzenberg (15)
Esthofen (39)
Business park south (0)
Gfoll (39)
Grillparz (30)
Hausleiten (155)
Holzing (11)
Hueb near Lindbruck (31)
Hueb near Manzing (10)
Imperndorf (26)
Inzing (85)
Keppling (47)
Kollerbichl (49)
Crane bits (11)
Goiter Gliding (6)
Lindbruck (16)
Manzing (54)
Moss polling (35)
Niederndorf (26)
Niederspaching (33)
Obergschwendt (56)
Oberviehbach (26)
Oberwegbach (49)
Parzham (23)
Prambacher Wood (50)
Punzing (28)
Purgstall (49)
Scoring (71)
Röckendorferholz (36)
Schurrerprambach (50)
Sittling (25)
Steinparz (13)
Stillfüssing (28)
Stroiss (29)
Thall (22)
Thallham (100)
Untergschwendt (46)
Unterheuberg (39)
Unterviehbach (13)
Unterwegbach (164)
Waikhartsberg (34)
Waizenkirchen (1315)
Forest Willow Wood (68)
Watzenbach (29)
Path (35)
Willow wood (322)
Weinzierlbruck (65)
Willersdorf (57)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Manzing, Waizenkirchen and Weidenholz.

Neighboring communities

Heiligenberg	St. Agatha	Stroheim ( District Eferding )
Peuerbach
Michaelnbach		Prambachkirchen ( District Eferding )

climate

Average monthly temperatures and precipitation for Waizenkirchen

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	1.1	3.3	8.8	14.7	20.0	22.4	24.8	24.2	19.2	13.6	6.2	1.9	O	13.4
Min. Temperature (° C)	-5.0	-4.4	-0.4	3.2	7.9	11.0	12.8	12.7	8.9	4.7	0.4	-3.3	O	4.1
Temperature (° C)	-2.2	-1.0	3.6	8.5	13.7	16.6	18.5	17.9	13.3	8.5	3.0	-0.8	O	8.3

Precipitation ( mm )	62	52	63	50	72	91	96	89	68	60	59	68	Σ	830

Humidity ( % )	82.3	72.3	62.2	53.2	51.9	56.0	52.4	53.8	59.9	67.2	80.4	84.3	O	64.6

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1.1

-5.0

3.3

-4.4

8.8

-0.4

14.7

3.2

20.0

7.9

22.4

11.0

24.8

12.8

24.2

12.7

19.2

8.9

13.6

4.7

6.2

0.4

1.9

-3.3

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Source: ZAMG average climate values 1981 - 2010

coat of arms

Blazon : “Split; on the right, in blue, a golden panther armed in red, spraying fire from its throat and ears, erect panther; on the left, also in blue on a green floor, a silver church, opened in black and covered in red, with a tower built in front on the right, a golden knob and cross on the top of the tower and the nave. “
The community colors are blue and white.
The golden panther in blue points to Georg Achaz von Losenstein, who, as the owner of the Weidenholz rulership at the time, obtained the market survey and the award of the coat of arms in 1593 by Emperor Rudolf II . The church speaks for the place name.

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 connection of Austria to the German Reich on 13 March 1938, the place to "Upper Danube" belonged. In 1945 Upper Austria was restored.

The name Waizenkirchen - actually "Wazenkirchen" appears for the first time around the year 1150 in the Salbuch of the Reichersberg Abbey.

Waizenkirchen was the center of the judicial district Waizenkirchen until 1923 and was added to the judicial district of Peuerbach after its dissolution . At the same time, the community was detached from the Eferding district and part of the Grieskirchen district.

politics

Mayor Wolfgang Degeneve of the ÖVP resigned in the summer of 2018 for health reasons, he was the successor of Josef Dopler. The ÖVP has held an absolute majority since the beginning of the Second Republic and provided all mayors. The mayoral election took place on November 11, 2018; Fabian Grüneis (ÖVP), Gerhard Kaltseis (FPÖ) and Andreas Aumayr (Greens) were candidates. Grüneis was elected mayor.

Chronicle of the mayor

1970–1995: Franz Haslehner (ÖVP)
Josef Dopler
–2018 Wolfgang Degeneve (ÖVP)
2018– Fabian Grüneis (ÖVP)

Population development

In 1991 the community had 3602 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 it had 3660 inhabitants.

economy

The largest employers in the community are the companies Weigl (elevators), Bauernfeind (PVC pipes), Guschlbauer (large bakery), Isolena (sheep's wool insulation materials) and the market town. There are also numerous cattle and grain farmers, as well as a well-developed infrastructure.

Culture and sights

Parish Church Waizenkirchen

Altarpiece ("Maria, Hilfe der Christisten", 1755) by Martin Johann Schmidt (Kremser Schmidt)

Parish church Waizenkirchen : the Hll. The apostles Peter and Paul are consecrated, with a Gothic main portal and altarpieces by the painter Martin Johann Schmidt , known as Kremser Schmidt, and a new organ.
Old people's home chapel: The old people's home chapel is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The chapel has statues and a remarkable altar.
Weidenholz Castle : The Weidenholz moated castle from the 13th century is surrounded by a moat. The golden panther in the municipal coat of arms reminds of the former castle owner Georg Achaz von Losenstein. Under him the village of Waizenkirchen was elevated to a market. Today the castle houses the state music school.
Schloss Hochscharten : Schloss Hochscharten has been owned by right-wing extremist and industrialist Robert Wimmer since 1989, and it was recently sold to a real estate developer from Peuerbach. To the displeasure of the Waizenkirchen population, the Robert Wimmer Association of Friends of Culture and Contemporary History held regular events for the neo-Nazi scene here. Prominent Holocaust deniers such as David Irving and Gerd Honsik also appeared there.
Wilhelm Kienzl Museum: A memorial room has been set up in the house where the composer Wilhelm Kienzl was born, and a memorial plaque has been attached to the house itself (Wilhelm-Kinzl-Straße No. 1)
Aschachtal : The Aschachtal Natura 2000 area is located on the route between Waizenkirchen and Aschach. Along the river, the Aschach , there is a spring with low-lime water, which is very popular with the local population. The forest area of the Aschachtal is inhabited by many animal species.
Memorial for deceased SS fighters in Stillfüssing: A memorial for 13 SS fighters of the 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" who were killed in the last days of the war. This was a place of pilgrimage for the right-wing extremist comradeship association " Kameradschaft IV " until 2015 and is still maintained by the local comradeship association with the support of the community. After it was damaged in a traffic accident in February 2015, the monument was renovated and partly rebuilt.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

Franz Haslehner († 2019), Mayor of Waizenkirchen 1970–1995

Sons and daughters of the church

Memorial plaque in memory of the two bishops from Waizenkirchen

Hans Hueber (1813–1889), Austrian painter, instructed Empress Elisabeth in painting
Hermann von Schmid (1815–1880), Austrian writer
Engelbert Lanz (1820–1904), composer, organist and music teacher
Juliane Wimmer (sister Franziska Serafika, 1824–1886), founder of the religious order of the Franciscan Sisters of Vöcklabruck
Cölestin Baumgartner (1844–1934), Austrian Benedictine and 1890–1929 abbot of Lambach Abbey, politician (member of the state parliament)
Franz Maria Doppelbauer (1845–1908), 1889–1908 Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Linz
Wilhelm Kienzl (1857–1941), Austrian composer, his most famous work is the opera Der Evangelimann
Johannes Maria Gföllner (1867–1941), 1915–1941 Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Linz
Josef Hager (1873–1924), farmer and politician
Johann Hofer (* 1940), insurance salesman and former politician (ÖVP)
Wolfgang Mayrhuber (1947–2018), CEO of Lufthansa AG
Franz Hiesl (* 1952), Austrian politician (ÖVP), Deputy Governor of Upper Austria
Helga Amesberger (* 1960), Austrian ethnologist, sociologist and political scientist

People related to the community

Johann Evangelist Habert (1833–1896), Catholic church musician and composer, 1857–1860 teacher in Waizenkirchen
Botho Coreth (1871–1942), entrepreneur and politician
Johann Nepomuk David (1895–1977) Austrian composer, 1920–1924 elementary school teacher in Waizenkirchen
Martin Humer (1925-2011), photographer and activist known as the 'porn hunter'
Josef Mayr (* 1967), farmer and politician (ÖVP)

Sports

Austrian Gymnastics and Sports Union Waizenkirchen: In Waizenkirchen there is the Austrian Gymnastics and Sports Union Waizenkirchen with numerous sections. The flagship is the table tennis section, which plays in the men's Bundesliga and has its own hall. Further sections are tennis, chess, skiing etc.
SV Waizenkirchen: there is also the SV Waizenkirchen, founded in 1948, with the sections football and curling. After several years in the District League West, SVW is currently playing in 1st class.
Sports facilities:
- Other sports facilities include gyms in the Waizenkirchen school center, an outdoor pool with a diving platform, a climbing hall operated by the local Alpine Club group, a beach volleyball court, three tennis courts, a table tennis hall, a soccer field (and a training field), an asphalt stick shooting range and a fun court .
- On the pond of Weidenholz Castle - and in cold winters on the Aschach - you can go ice stock sport and ice skating.