Waldkirchen am Wesen
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Waldkirchen am Wesen
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| Basic data | ||
| Country: | Austria | |
| State : | Upper Austria | |
| Political District : | Schärding | |
| License plate : | SD | |
| Surface: | 21.43 km² | |
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 27 ' N , 13 ° 49' E | |
| Height : | 550 m above sea level A. | |
| Residents : | 1,185 (January 1, 2020) | |
| Population density : | 55 inhabitants per km² | |
| Postal code : | 4085 | |
| Area code : | 07718 | |
| Community code : | 4 14 28 | |
| NUTS region | AT311 | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Waldkirchen am Wesen 61 4085 Waldkirchen am Wesen |
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| Mayor : | Engelbert Leitner ( ÖVP ) | |
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Municipal Council : (2015) (19 members) |
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| Location of Waldkirchen am Wesen in the Schärding district | ||
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 Partial view of the main town of Waldkirchen |
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Waldkirchen am Wesen is a municipality in Upper Austria in the district of Schärding in the Innviertel with 1185 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The community is located in the judicial district of Schärding .
geography
Waldkirchen am Wesen is located at an altitude of 613 m in the Innviertel not far from the Schlögen loop of the Danube . The extension is 7.1 km from north to south and 7.1 km from west to east. The total area is 21.4 km². 33.6% of the area is forested, 53.3% of the area is used for agriculture.
Cadastral communities
The cadastral communities are Oberaichberg (9.01 km²), Unteraichberg (0.96 km²) and Wesenufer (11.43 km²).
Localities
The municipality includes the following 25 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):
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With 220 inhabitants, Wesenufer is the largest village within the municipality, and therefore also larger than the main town of Waldkirchen itself (181 inhabitants).
coat of arms
Blazon : Divided by a sloping beam made of blue and gold in two rows; above in gold a blue oak leaf, below in blue a golden, sunken anchor. The division of the coat of arms symbolizes both the community of Waldkirchen and the market in Wesenufer. "Gold" refers to the agriculture in Waldkirchen and "Blau" to the Danube in Wesenufer. The coat of arms is divided by a double bar, which comes from the Wesner coat of arms. The oak leaf points to the former Aichberg Castle , the anchor points to the importance of Wesenufer as an overpass and Danube port. On December 2, 1987, the municipal council decided on the coat of arms described above and set the municipal colors as white and green.
history
In 1070 the castle Wesen was presumably built by Gothuvertus von Wesen . Since 1264 at the latest, Wesen and Waldkirchen have been in the possession of the Passau bishopric . The Gothic parish church in Waldkirchen was first mentioned in a document in 1282. In 1582, Wesenufer was elevated to a market. In 1803 the Passau bishopric was dissolved and the area changed hands several times as a result. Since 1816, Waldkirchen has finally belonged to 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.
politics
With the 2015 election, the municipal council with a total of 19 members has the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 4 FPÖ and 3 SPÖ.
- mayor
- 1995–2020 Herbert Strasser (ÖVP)
- since 2020 Engelbert Leitner (ÖVP)
Population development
In 1991 the municipality had 1,354 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 it had 1,307 inhabitants. The decrease occurred despite a positive birth balance (+50), as the migration balance was more negative (-97). From 2001 to 2011, both balances were negative, so that the population dropped to 1,215 in 2011.
Culture and sights
- Aichberg Castle (Upper Austria) , today a castle builder in Aichberg
- Castle ruins beings
- Niederwesen Castle
- Parish church Waldkirchen am Wesen : A local church was mentioned for the first time in a contract of inheritance between the families Wesen and Waldeck in 1303. In 1452, under the Albrechtsheimer family, the parish was already referred to as Waldkirchen. The high altar from the 18th century shows the main picture St. Nicholas as intercessor and helper of Paul Steiner . A late Gothic font (after 1500) shows u. a. the coat of arms of the Albrechtsheimer.
- Wesenufer parish church
Web links
- Map in the Digital Upper Austrian Room Information System ( DORIS )
- Further information about the community of Waldkirchen am Wesen can be found on the geographic information system of the federal state of Upper Austria .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
- ^ State of Upper Austria, history and geography, coat of arms. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
- ^ Province of Upper Austria, results of the 2015 elections. Retrieved on April 16, 2019 .
- ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Waldkirchen am Wesen, population development. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
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