Auerbach, Upper Austria

Auerbach

Coat of arms
Auerbach

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 48°03′54″N 13°06′33″E / 48.06500°N 13.10917°E / 48.06500; 13.10917Coordinates: 48°03′54″N 13°06′33″E / 48.06500°N 13.10917°E / 48.06500; 13.10917
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Braunau am Inn
Government
  Mayor Friedrich Pommer (ÖVP)
Area
  Total 10.78 km2 (4.16 sq mi)
Elevation 488 m (1,601 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 558
  Density 52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 5224
Area code 07747
Vehicle registration BR

Auerbach (German pronunciation: [ˈaʊɐbax]) is a town in Upper Austria, Austria. Its length from north to south is 4.3 km and from east to west is 5 km; its area is 10.78 km2.[2] In 2015, it had 565 inhabitants.[3]

Subdivisions

Auerbach consists of two Katastralgemeinden: Auerbach and Irnprechting. It contains the following settlements:[4]

History

Auerbach was part of the Duchy of Bavaria until 1779, when it passed to Austria with the rest of the Innviertel as a result of the Treaty of Teschen, that ended the War of the Bavarian Succession. During the Napoleonic Wars, it became Bavarian again until 1814 when it rejoined Upper Austria.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991498    
2001505+1.4%
2011525+4.0%
2015565+7.6%

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