Altenberg Bei Linz - Wikipedia

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Municipality in Upper Austria, Austria

Altenberg bei Linz
Municipality
Coat of arms
Altenberg bei LinzLocation within Austria
Coordinates: 48°22′23″N 14°21′01″E / 48.37306°N 14.35028°E / 48.37306; 14.35028
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Urfahr-Umgebung
Government
• Mayor	Michael Hammer (ÖVP)
Area[1]
• Total	36.2 km2 (14.0 sq mi)
Elevation	592 m (1,942 ft)
Population (2023)[2]
• Total	4,740
• Density	131/km2 (339/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4203
Area code	0 72 30
Vehicle registration	UU
Website	www.altenberg.at

Altenberg bei Linz is a municipality in the district of Urfahr-Umgebung in the Mühlviertel region in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

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Located on a southern part of the Zentralmühlviertler Hochland [de] at an altitude of 592 meters, the municipality has a view over the Mühlviertel region, Linz, the capital of Upper Austria as well as the so-called Zentralland and even the foothills of the Northern Limestone Alps. Because of that, it has been described as the "Balcony of Linz".[3][4]

History

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Neolithical finds, show that nomadic hunter-gatherers lived in the region at least temporarily. Celtic Boii and Varisci people settled in the region in pre-Christian times. After conflicts with the Pannonian Avars, slavs are presumed to have moved to region in the 8th century. The Slavic roots of the village name Kulm is a reminder of this. In the 9th century a further wave of bavarian immigrants moved there. In 1245 a document from Passau mentioned a man named "Dominus Karolus de Alkenperge". 3 years later, another document from Passau mentioned the village. This time as "Altenperge".[4]

Cultural heritage sites

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As of 2023, there a four cultural heritage sites in Altenberg.[5]

• The Gemeindeamt of Altenberg bei Linz [de] at Reichenauer Straße 4, built by Mauriz Balzarek [de] from 1927 to 1930.
• The Late Gothic Catholic church of the Elisabeth of Hungary. It was partially destroyed by lightning strikes and rebuilt in 1742 and 1866.[6] (Schulstraße 1)
• Work of art on a building's wall (Schulstraße 12)
• A Farm from the 19th century (Kulm 11)

Population

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Year	Pop.	±%
1991	3,739	—
2001	4,211	+12.6%
2011	4,407	+4.7%
2018	4,553	+3.3%
2022[7]	4,696	+3.1%
2023[2]	4,740	+0.9%

Villages

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The municipal area comprises the following 25 villages (followed by their population as of 1 January 2023):

• Altenberg bei Linz (main village): 1.033
• Donach: 244
• Edt: 171
• Haslach: 750
• Katzgraben: 196
• Kitzelsbach: 168
• Kulm: 121
• Niederbairing: 252
• Niederkulm: 10
• Niederwinkl: 230
• Oberbairing: 492
• Oberkulm: 36
• Oberweitrag: 113
• Oberwinkl: 99
• Pargfried: 79
• Preising: 68
• Ramersdorf: 38
• Schwarzendorf: 47
• Stratreith: 194
• Unterweitrag: 127
• Weignersedt: 38
• Wildberg: 2
• Willersdorf: 104
• Windpassing: 87
• Würschendorf: 41

Notable people

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• Christina Stürmer (* 1982), Singer and songwriter
• Sonja Horner, winner of the Miss Austria beauty contest in 1996.

References

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1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018" (in German). Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. ^ a b "Bevölkerung am 01.01.2023 nach Ortschaften (Gebietsstand 01.01.2023)". statistik.at.
3. ^ "Altenberg bei Linz (593 m)". www.quaeldich.de. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
4. ^ a b "Geschichte von Altenberg". Altenberg bei Linz (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2024-01-23.
5. ^ "unbewegliche und archäologische Denkmale unter Denkmalschutz" (PDF). Federal Monuments Office. 5 June 2023.
6. ^ "Kirche und Religion". Altenberg bei Linz (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2024-01-24.
7. ^ "Bevölkerung am 01.01.2022 nach Ortschaften (Gebietsstand 1.1.2022)". statistik.at.

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