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Ampflwang im Hausruckwald is a municipality in the district of Vöcklabruck in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Ampflwang im Hausruckwald
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Ampflwang im Hausruckwald Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°05′34″N 13°34′00″E
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Vöcklabruck
Government
• Mayor	Christian Kienast (SPÖ)
Area [1]
• Total	20.57 km2 (7.94 sq mi)
Elevation	566 m (1,857 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	3,376
• Density	160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4843
Area code	07675
Vehicle registration	VB
Website	www.ampflwang.at

History

The village was first mentioned in documents in 1169 and was a farming settlement community until the discovery of lignite around 1766.[3] In 1809, Ampflwang, like the rest of the Hausruckviertel, fell to Bavaria during the Napoleonic Wars, where it remained until 1814.

As lignite, and with it the Wolfsegg-Traunthaler-Kohlenwerks AG (WTK), which operated coal mining in the community, became more and more important, the number of inhabitants rose to over 2,000 after World War I. The consequence was the change from a peasant to an industrial employment structure. Ampflwang was elevated to the status of a market town in 1969 due to its economic importance in the Hausruckviertel. At the same time, the right to bear the municipal coat of arms was granted.

In the 1970s, the community reached a population of over 4000 people.[3] As early as 1961, the municipal council decided to declare Ampflwang a tourist community. Since that time, the industrial town has transformed itself into a tourist community and is today known above all for its commitment to equestrian tourism.[4][5]

Due to the fact that most of the coal had been mined out, the expiration of purchase contracts, and also the fact that the production costs of Ampflwang coal were higher than the world market prices, the mining operation was liquidated in 1995. Another small open pit mining operation has been closed in the meantime.

Geography

Ampflwang im Hausruckwald is situated on the southern slope of the Hausruckwald, in the valley of the Ampflwangbach, which is formed by low hill ranges and runs from south to north. Its extension is 5.9 kilometers from north to south and 6 kilometers from west to east. The municipality has an area of 20.57 square kilometers. Of this, 28 percent is agricultural land and 58 percent is forested.[6]

Municipal divisions and population

During the time when brown coal mining was still prevalent in the Hausruckviertel, many people moved to Ampflwang because they could find well-paid work in the mining industry, although not easy. In the 1961 census, Ampflwang reached its previous peak with 3,965 inhabitants. After WTK decided to close the Ampflwang plant for economic reasons on May 25, 1995, the municipality now has about 14.6 percent fewer inhabitants due to the resulting migration.[6]

The municipal territory includes the following 18 localities (in parentheses number of inhabitants as of January 1, 2022):[7]

The municipality is congruent with the cadastral municipality of Ampfelwang.

Neighbour Municipalities

Politics

The municipal council has 25 members.

• With the municipal and mayoral elections in Upper Austria 2009, the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 SPÖ, 7 ÖVP, 4 FPÖ and 1 BZÖ.
• With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Upper Austria 2015, the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 SPÖ, 7 ÖVP and 5 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Upper Austria 2021, the municipal council has the following distribution: 14 SPÖ, 7 ÖVP and 4 FPÖ.[8]

Lsit of Mayors since 1850

Coat of Arms

Coat of arms of Ampflwang im Hausruckwald

Granted 21 February 1969 Escutcheon Per fess Or, an acorn on a two-leaved stalk issuant from the fessline Vert, and Sable, a mount of three coupeaux Or, charged with hammer and mallet in saltire Sable. Symbolism The oak leaf with acorn is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Khevenhüllerr family, who, as the former owners of Frankenburg (1581-1910), also held part of the landlords in the present-day municipality of Ampflwang; however, the depiction also points to the location of the market in the Hausruckwald. - Hammer and mallet remind us of the economic importance of lignite mining in the Hausruck region at that time, the centre of which was Ampflwang after the First World War.[11]

References

На других языках

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[de] Ampflwang im Hausruckwald

Ampflwang im Hausruckwald ist eine im Hausruckviertel im Bezirk Vöcklabruck in Oberösterreich gelegene Marktgemeinde mit 3389 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Jänner 2022). Der zuständige Gerichtsbezirk ist Vöcklabruck.

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- [en] Ampflwang im Hausruckwald

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[ru] Ампфльванг-им-Хаусрукквальд

Ампфльванг-им-Хаусрукквальд (нем. Ampflwang im Hausruckwald) — ярмарочная община (нем. Marktgemeinde) в Австрии, в федеральной земле Верхняя Австрия.

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