Wippenham

Wippenham
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Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Upper Austria
Political District :	Ried im Innkreis
License plate :	RI
Surface:	8.08 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 13 '  N , 13 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 13 '18 "  N , 13 ° 22' 56"  E
Height :	450  m above sea level A.
Residents :	565 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	70 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	4942
Area code :	07757
Community code :	4 12 36
Address of the municipal administration:	Wippenham 37 4942 Gurten
Website:	www.wippenham.at
politics
Mayoress :	Roswitha Schachinger ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : (2015) (13 members)	6th 4th 2 1 6th 4th 2 1  A total of 13 seats SPÖ : 6 ÖVP : 4 FPÖ : 2 WFW : 1
Location of Wippenham in the district of Ried im Innkreis
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Wippenham is a municipality in Upper Austria in the district of Ried im Innkreis in the Innviertel with 565 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The community is located in the judicial district of Ried im Innkreis .

geography

Wippenham is 450 m above sea level in the Innviertel. The extension is 3.6 km from north to south and 3.9 km from west to east. The total area is 8.1 km². 22.2% of the area is forested, 67.9% of the area is used for agriculture.

Districts

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

• Ausserguggenberg (22)
• Bruck (53)
• Geretsdorf (21)
• Gundersberg (16)
• Mairing (69)
• Neuratting (143)
• Sieberting (52)
• Vineyard (26)
• Wippenham (163)

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 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.

Culture and sights

Southwest view of the parish church

• See also:  List of listed objects in Wippenham
• The parish church of Wippenham is a spacious, late Gothic church with a mighty west tower. The high altar from 1659 was created under the influence of the Zürn family of sculptors .

politics

Roswitha Schachinger from the SPÖ has been mayor since 2009. She is the first woman in this position in Wippenham and was re-elected in 2015. The mandate distribution since the 2015 election is

• SPÖ: 6
• ÖVP: 4
• FPÖ: 2
• WFW: 1

coat of arms

Blazon : In green, a silver sloping bar covered with blue wavy bars. The community colors are white-blue-white.

Population development

In 1991 the community had 527 inhabitants, and the 2001 census counted 554 inhabitants. The increase occurred in spite of slight emigration, as the birth balance was more positive. From 2001 to 2011, emigration increased and the birth balance decreased, bringing the population down to 526. By 2018, the population rose to a new high of 578 people.

Web links

Commons : Wippenham  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• 41236 - Wippenham. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Further information about the municipality of Wippenham can be found on the geographic information system of the federal state of Upper Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ Province of Upper Austria, results of the 2015 elections. Accessed April 11, 2019 . 
3. ^ State of Upper Austria, history and geography, coat of arms. Retrieved April 11, 2019 . 
4. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Wippenham, population development. Retrieved April 11, 2019 .