Zell am Pettenfirst

Zell am Pettenfirst
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Upper Austria
Political District :	Vöcklabruck
License plate :	VB
Surface:	13.68 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 5 '  N , 13 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 4 '42 "  N , 13 ° 36' 0"  E
Height :	550  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,258 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	92 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	4842
Area code :	07675
Community code :	4 17 52
Address of the municipal administration:	Zell aP 32 4842 Zell am Pettenfirst
Website:	zell-pettenfirst.ooe.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Johann Stockinger ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : (2015) (19 members)	10 3 3 3 10 3 3 3  A total of 19 seats ÖVP : 10 GREEN : 3 SPÖ : 3 FPÖ : 3
Location of Zell am Pettenfirst in the Vöcklabruck district
Southwest view of Zell am Pettenfirst
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Zell am Pettenfirst is a municipality in Upper Austria in the Vöcklabruck district in the Hausruckviertel with 1258 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The responsible judicial district is Vöcklabruck .

geography

The municipality of Zell am Pettenfirst is located on the southern slope of the Hausruck, its area comprises 23 villages. The boundaries of the community are in the north a ridge of the Hausruck with the north-south running Pettenfirst, in the west the Ampflwangerbach. It extends from north to south 6.9 km, from west to east 5.2 km. The total area is 13.6 km². 33.8% of the area is forested, 58.1% of the area is used for agriculture.

The village of Zell am Pettenfirst is about 550 m above sea level. The Pettenfirst, the local mountain of the Zeller, reaches a height of over 700 meters.

Districts

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

• Bruck (78)
• Burgstall (33)
• Ehwalchen (21)
• Franzeneck (17)
• Gerhardsberg (57)
• Gewerbestrasse (8)
• Heinrichsberg (67)
• Hinteredt (40)
• Back chutes (34)
• Hochrain (132)
• Kalletsberg (38)
• Heretic Hub (24)
• Coupling burning (22)
• Kreuth (88)
• Pettenfirst (97)
• Roith (35)
• Schablberg (33)
• Hemlock (27)
• Blackland (79)
• Front wood (58)
• Wegleithen (20)
• Wolfsdoppl (52)
• Zell am Pettenfirst (198)

Population development

In 1991 the community had 1,106 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 it had 1,223 inhabitants. On October 1, 2008, the population was 1,173 and on January 1, 2020 it was 1258.

coat of arms

Official description of the municipal coat of arms awarded on December 7, 1978: Divided by gold and green with three points adjoining the upper edge of the shield, the dividing line on the lateral edges reaching down to the base of the shield; a golden disc below. The community colors are green and white.
It represents a simplified representation of the location of the place, which was created at the foot of the wooded Pettenfirst by clearing a settlement cell.

history

In the middle of Upper Austria there is a mini mountain range that is actually a valley: about 17 million years ago a sea silted up here, the bottom of which was filled with river gravel from the emerging Alps. Ten million years later, a cypress forest flourished on it, which soon disappeared under the rubble. It was only recently that the more than 200 m high gravel cover began to be removed: This is how the ridge of the Hausruck Forest was created . The relics of prehistoric trees were used in the 19th and 20th centuries in the form of coal.

The place name Zell was mentioned for the first time in 1371 in a land register of the Schaunberger. At that time there was probably already a pilgrimage to the Virgin Mary in Zell. The late Gothic church was built at the end of the 15th century. The name Zell indicates a monastic settlement.

Zell am Pettenfürst, as the place was originally called, has also been a municipality since 1850. At that time the population was already around 1000. Around 1889 there was a landslide on the Pettenfirst. Here, too, two properties were so damaged that they had to be demolished.

politics

The municipal council has 19 members: 10 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ, 3 FPÖ, 3 Greens.

mayor

• until 2015 Maximilian Dollberger (ÖVP)
• since 2015 Johann Stockinger (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Parish church Zell am Pettenfirst

• Parish Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary : A late Gothic hall church from the end of the 15th century, although the tower was not built until the 17th century. Also noteworthy is the south vestibule, today's entrance area, with the richly barbed portal walls.
• See also:  List of listed objects in Zell am Pettenfirst

Web links

Commons : Zell am Pettenfirst  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Map in the Digital Upper Austrian Room Information System ( DORIS )
• 41752 - Zell am Pettenfirst. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Further information about the municipality of Zell am Pettenfirst can be found on the geo-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. ↑ Zell am Pettenfirst: Facts and Figures Accessed on May 26, 2011.