Pinsdorf
Encyclopedia
Pinsdorf is a village in Upper Austria
, Austria
in the district of Gmunden
. The 2001 census
indicates a population of 3,445 inhabitants. Dieter Helms (SPÖ
) has been mayor of Pinsdorf since 2002.
styled memorial
in Pinsdorf, constructed to pay tribute to people killed in the brutal Battle of Gmünden between the Bavaria
n stadtholder
Adam Graf von Herbertstorff and the farmers, who resided in Pinsdorf :de:Oberösterreichischer Bauernkrieg. The farmers fought against the counter-reformation
. A plaque on the memorial states the remains of the slain farmers are buired under the hill (see coat of arms).
flows through the village. There are several notable hills in the settlement's immediate surroundings including the Pinsdorfberg, the Gmundnerberg, the Vöcklaberg and the Kronberg.
Dieter Helms (SPÖ
) is the current mayor of Pinsdorf. The current vice-mayor is Gerhard Hackmair (SPÖ
)
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
in the district of Gmunden
Gmunden
Gmunden is a town in Upper Austria, Austria in the district of Gmunden. It has 13,202 inhabitants . It is much frequented as a health and summer resort, and has a variety of goat, lake, brine, vegetable and pine-cone baths, a hydropathic establishment, inhalation chambers, whey cure, etc...
. The 2001 census
Demographics of Austria
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Austria, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
indicates a population of 3,445 inhabitants. Dieter Helms (SPÖ
SPO
- Technology :SPO: Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Cloud Computing, Office 365. See Microsoft Online Services-Economics:* Secondary Public Offering, an equity capital market instrument...
) has been mayor of Pinsdorf since 2002.
History
The Bauernhügel is a obeliskObelisk
An obelisk is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top, and is said to resemble a petrified ray of the sun-disk. A pair of obelisks usually stood in front of a pylon...
styled memorial
Memorial
A memorial is an object which serves as a focus for memory of something, usually a person or an event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or art objects such as sculptures, statues or fountains, and even entire parks....
in Pinsdorf, constructed to pay tribute to people killed in the brutal Battle of Gmünden between the Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
n stadtholder
Stadtholder
A Stadtholder A Stadtholder A Stadtholder (Dutch: stadhouder [], "steward" or "lieutenant", literally place holder, holding someones place, possibly a calque of German Statthalter, French lieutenant, or Middle Latin locum tenens...
Adam Graf von Herbertstorff and the farmers, who resided in Pinsdorf :de:Oberösterreichischer Bauernkrieg. The farmers fought against the counter-reformation
Counter-Reformation
The Counter-Reformation was the period of Catholic revival beginning with the Council of Trent and ending at the close of the Thirty Years' War, 1648 as a response to the Protestant Reformation.The Counter-Reformation was a comprehensive effort, composed of four major elements:#Ecclesiastical or...
. A plaque on the memorial states the remains of the slain farmers are buired under the hill (see coat of arms).
Geography
The river AurachAurach River
Aurach is a river in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.It originates from the mountain Hochleckengebiet in the Höllengebirge and flows through the wooden rich valley Aurachtal, that spreads through the communities of Altmünster and Pinsdorf...
flows through the village. There are several notable hills in the settlement's immediate surroundings including the Pinsdorfberg, the Gmundnerberg, the Vöcklaberg and the Kronberg.
Politics
The results of the last election of the local government in 2009:- SPÖSPO- Technology :SPO: Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Cloud Computing, Office 365. See Microsoft Online Services-Economics:* Secondary Public Offering, an equity capital market instrument...
: 12 mandates (47,92 %) - ÖVPOVPOVP is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:*The Office of the Vice President of the United States*The Office of the Vice President of the Philippines*OVP , a light sub-machine gun developed in Italy...
: 8 mandates (30,44 %) - FPÖFPOFPO may refer to:*Fleet Post Office, a "city" designation in military mail *Field post office, a term for military post offices in military mail systems *For position only, a designation for placeholder graphics...
: 5 mandates (21,63 %)
Dieter Helms (SPÖ
SPO
- Technology :SPO: Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Cloud Computing, Office 365. See Microsoft Online Services-Economics:* Secondary Public Offering, an equity capital market instrument...
) is the current mayor of Pinsdorf. The current vice-mayor is Gerhard Hackmair (SPÖ
SPO
- Technology :SPO: Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Cloud Computing, Office 365. See Microsoft Online Services-Economics:* Secondary Public Offering, an equity capital market instrument...
)
Twin Town
-
AltdorfAltdorf (Niederbayern)Altdorf is a municipality in the district of Landshut, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 4 km northwest of Landshut....
(GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
)