Auerbach, Upper Austria

Auerbach
Municipality
Catholic church in Höring (part of Auerbach)
Coat of arms
Auerbach Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°03′54″N 13°06′33″E
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Braunau am Inn
Government
• Mayor	Friedrich Pommer (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	10.8 km^2 (4.2 sq mi)
Elevation	488 m (1,601 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	583
• Density	54/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
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 km^2.[3] In 2015, it had 565 inhabitants.[4]

Subdivisions

Auerbach consists of two Katastralgemeinden: Auerbach and Irnprechting. It contains the following settlements:[5]

• Auerbach
• Holz
• Höring
• Oberirnprechting
• Oberkling
• Riensberg
• Rietzing
• Unterirnprechting
• Unterkling
• Wimpassing

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

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	498	—
2001	505	+1.4%
2011	522	+3.4%
2021	718	+37.5%

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.
3. DORIS
4. Registerzählung 2015, Statistik Austria
5. Bevölkerung nach Ortschaften, Statistik Austria