Geretsberg

Geretsberg
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Upper Austria
Political District :	Braunau am Inn
License plate :	BR
Surface:	37.43 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 5 '  N , 12 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 5 '20 "  N , 12 ° 56' 5"  E
Height :	491  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,179 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	31 inhabitants per km²
Postcodes :	5121, 5131, 5132, 5133
Area code :	07748
Community code :	4 04 09
Address of the municipal administration:	Geretsberg 21 5132 Geretsberg
Website:	www.geretsberg.at
politics
Mayor :	Johann Ferdinand Brunthaler ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : (2015) (13 members)	8th 4th 1 8th 4th 1  A total of 13 seats ÖVP : 8 FPÖ : 4 SPÖ : 1
Location of Geretsberg in the Braunau am Inn district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Geretsberg is a rural municipality with 1179 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Innviertel in Upper Austria . The responsible judicial district is the judicial district Mattighofen , until 2004 the municipality belonged to the judicial district Wildshut .

geography

Landscape near Geretsberg

Geretsberg lies at 495 meters above sea level in the Innviertel. The extension is 7.5 kilometers from north to south and 9 kilometers from west to east. The total area is 37.52 km², of which 68.9 percent are forested and 27.1 percent are used for agriculture. In terms of area, the municipality is the sixth largest municipality in the Braunau am Inn district and extends in the Upper Innviertel between the Weilhartsforst and the Ibmer Moor . The moraine landscape of the Geretsberg community was mainly shaped by the Salzach Glacier from the last Ice Age, which reached as far as Geretsberg. Terminal moraines of this glacier form an edge of the terrain that runs through the entire municipality. One of the highest elevations of this is the Gipfelberg, the south side of which offers a clear view from the Höllengebirge to the Bavarian Alps.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 19 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Well (35) Ehrschwendt (33) Emmersberg (42) Gasteig (165) Geretsberg (184) Goldbrunn (37) Henkham (29) Backyard (35) Kobl (6) Lehrsberg (27)

Maxlmoos (14) Muhlberg (61) Pimbach (50) Prices Mountain (15) Reith (98) Rhinestone (10) Webersdorf (133) White Square (72) Werberg (133)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Geretsberg, Lehrsberg and Werberg.

Neighboring communities of Geretsberg

5122 Hochburg-Ach , 5133 Gilgenberg am Weilhart , 5142 Eggelsberg , 5131 Franking , 5120 Haigermoos , 5121 Ostermiething and 5121 Tarsdorf .

coat of arms

Blazon : In silver on a green three-mountain a blue, fringed gentian with a green calyx and two green leaves. The municipality colors are green-white-blue.

The municipal coat of arms, awarded in 1979, shows the gentian, a plant typical of the area and refers in particular to the Jackenmoos on the Mühlberg, which has been declared a nature reserve. The Dreiberg stands for the community name and the location in the hilly moraine landscape of the Weilhart .

history

Since the founding of the Duchy of Bavaria, the place was Bavarian until 1779 and came to Austria after the Treaty of Teschen with the Innviertel (then "Innbaiern"). Briefly Bavarian again during the Napoleonic Wars, since 1814 it has finally belonged to Upper Austria. After the " connection " of Austria to the German Reich on 13 March 1938, the place to "Upper Danube" belonged. After 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria took place.

In 1953, a coin from the middle of the Roman Empire was found during excavation work in the eastern part of the Weilhartsforst.

parish

Geretsberg parish church

In Geretsberg there is a Gothic church (Roman Catholic) that was built in the second half of the 15th century and is consecrated to Peter and Paul. It was headed from 1956 to 2008 by the late consistorial councilor Michael Haslinger. From September 1st, 2008, Pastor Ferdinand Oberndorfer was the responsible pastor and was supported by Deacon Leopold Esterbauer. On September 1, 2010, Markus Klepsa took over the parish. He is pastor of Eggelsberg and Geretsberg.

education

In Geretsberg there is a primary school with currently four grades and three teachers. Projects are “healthy school snacks”, swimming (every child has at least one swimming license from the ÖJRK when they come out of elementary school) and “reading is back in” as well as voluntary flute lessons and an introduction to IT.

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Geretsberg

The most important cultural carrier of the community is the Geretsberg traditional costume band. Founded in 1924, it celebrated its 85th anniversary from May 22 to 24, 2009 with a march music rating. The host band entered the highest level "E" for the first time and achieved the highest number of points with 93.15. At the valuation games in Uttendorf on October 24, 2009 under Kapellmeister Georg Fuchs, with 91.00 points, an excellent success was also achieved in the concert valuation for the first time.

Sports

U 12 2010/11

There are active soccer groups in Geretsberg. The combat team, trained by Werner Hartl, plays in 2nd class southwest. The women's team, trained by coach Andreas Aichner, plays in the 2nd Bundesliga (2nd division center). In addition to the fighting teams, there are also youth teams in the majority of the youth championships. Section head is Karl Pommer, chairman is Johannes Hofmann.

politics

Mayor is Johann Brunthaler from the ÖVP.

Population development

In 1991 the municipality had 1,084 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 it had 1,063 inhabitants. The decline occurred despite a positive birth balance , as emigration was greater. Although the migration balance remained negative until 2011 , it was offset by the birth balance, so that the population increased to 1,073 and reached a new high of 1,187 in 2018.

tourism

Geretsberg is part of the Seelentium tourist region. The large part of the Weilhartsforst makes Geretsberg a popular destination for hikers and cyclists. The Geretsberg Peace Panorama, inaugurated in 2011, offers a view of the Austrian and Bavarian Alps.

Web links

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

• Website Geretsberg
• 40409 - Geretsberg. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• More information about the municipality of Geretsberg on the geo-information system of the federal state of Upper Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Province of Upper Austria - Geographical data of the municipality of Geretsberg .
2. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
3. ^ Herbert Erich Baumert: The coats of arms of the cities, markets and communities of Upper Austria (5th addendum 1977–1979) . In: Oberösterreichische Heimatblätter, Heft 3/4, 1980, p. 122 ( online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at)
4. ↑ Archaeological Information System for Upper Austria ( Memento of the original dated February 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Trachtenmusikkapelle Geretsberg
6. ^ Sport Union Geretsberg
7. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Geretsberg, population development. Retrieved April 6, 2019 .