Hargelsberg

Coordinates: 48°9′0″N 14°25′32″E / 48.15000°N 14.42556°E / 48.15000; 14.42556
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Hargelsberg
Church of Saint Andrew
Church of Saint Andrew
Postal code
4483
Area code07255
Vehicle registrationLL
Websitewww.hargelsberg.ooe.gv.at

Hargelsberg is a municipality in the district

Linz-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria
.

Geography

Hargelsberg lies 324 meters above sea level. The municipality is about 4.5 kilometers from north to south, and about 6.3 km east to west. The total area is 17.8 km². Some 7.9% of the area is wooded, with 84.3% of the area devoted to agriculture.

Localities

Hargelsberg municipality contains the following named villages: Hargelsberg, Penking, Sieding, and Thann. Other localities are Angersberg, Firsching, Franzberg, Hart, Hausmanning, and Pirchhorn.

History

The area surrounding Hargelsberg came under the dominion of the Bavarian Duchy in the seventh century, and the place is heard of in the twelfth century as part of the Austrian Duchy. From 1490 it was incorporated into the Archduchy 'Austria Above the Enns'. During

Anschluss
with Germany on 13 March 1938, the locality was part of Gau Oberdonau" but in 1945 was restored to Bundesland Upper Austria.

Historical objects from Hargelsberg can be examined in the museum at

Enns
.

Notgeld

Like many municipalities of Upper Austria, Hargelsberg issued Notgeld for collectors in 1920. Hargelsberg was more prolific than most, with all of its villages and localities issuing special series (Sonderserien) in limited prints. Several hundred varieties exist.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,066—    
18801,163+9.1%
18901,111−4.5%
19001,038−6.6%
19101,090+5.0%
19231,056−3.1%
19341,038−1.7%
19391,009−2.8%
YearPop.±%
19511,063+5.4%
1961842−20.8%
1971755−10.3%
1981782+3.6%
1991847+8.3%
20011,082+27.7%
20111,231+13.8%

References

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.