Braunau am Inn
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| Base data | |
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| Federal state: | Upper Austria |
| District: | Braunau am Inn |
| NUTS-Region: | Innviertel (311) |
| Municipality type: | city |
| Municipality number: | 40404 |
| Missing image Braunau_am_Inn_Karte.png Location in Austria | |
| Postal code: | 5280 |
| Area code: | 07722 |
| License plate number: | BR
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| Address of the town administration: | Stadtplatz 38 5280 Braunau am Inn |
| Website: | www.braunau.at |
| E-Mail-Address: | rathaus@braunau.ooe.gv.at (mailto:rathaus@braunau.ooe.gv.at) |
| Population | |
| Total: | 16,372 (15.05.2001) |
| Density: | 660.2/km² |
| Geography | |
| Municipalities: | Braunau am Inn, Osternberg Ranshofen |
| Area: | 24.8 km² |
| Levitation: | 351 meters above sea level |
| Latitude: | 48°15'29'' N 13°02'01'' E |
| Politics | |
| Mayor: | Gerhard Skiba (SPOE) |
| Mandates in the district council (37 Seats): | SPÖ 25, ÖVP 7 FMU 5, FPÖ 4 |
Braunau am Inn is a city in the Innviertel (River Inn area) of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich), the north-western province of Austria. It lies about 90 km west of Linz and about 60 km north of Salzburg, close to the border with the German Bundesland of Bavaria. The population in 2001 was 16,372.
The town was first mentioned around 810 and received the city statute in 1260, which makes it one of the oldest cities in Austria. It became a fortress and important trading route junction, dealing with the salt trade and with ship traffic on the River Inn. Through its history it changed hands several times and was Bavarian before 1779 and again 1809—1816.
Braunau has a remarkable 15th-century church with a 99m-high spire, as well as castle remains housing a museum, and parts of the former town walls.
Braunau is also well known as the birthplace in 1889 of Adolf Hitler. The fact is acknowledged in town publications, and a memorial stone for the victims of Fascism was raised by Major Gerhard Skiba in front of the house of Hitlers birth in 1989. Since 1992 the Braunau Contemporary History Days have been organized by the Braunau Society for Contemporary History and the annual meeting of the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service has taken place in Braunau since 1998.
Nowadays, Braunau has the full range of schools and colleges; industries including electronics, metal (AMAG) and woodworking, and glass. After two successful seasons, the local football team, S.V. Braunau, reached the Austrian 1st Division before suddenly going bankrupt in 2000. The team was refounded as F.C. Braunau.
External links
- Official website of Braunau (http://www.braunau.at/)
- Official website of the HTBLA Braunau (http://www.htl.at/)
- Official website of the HLW Braunau (http://www.hlwbraunau.at/)
- Portal for the district Braunau (http://www.braunauer.net/)
- Association LORD eSports based in Braunau (http://www.lord-lan.at/)
- Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service (http://www.gedenkdienst.org)
- House of Responsibility (http://www.hrb.at)
- Society for Contemporary History (http://www.hrb.at/bzt/en/index.htm)
- Rudi and Willi Schneider (http://www.survivalafterdeath.org/mediums/schneider.htm)
Internal links
Note: Broumov, a town in the Czech Republic, is also known as Braunau in German.de:Braunau am Inn es:Braunau am Inn fr:Braunau am Inn hr:Braunau na Innu it:Braunau am Inn nl:Braunau am Inn (stad) pl:Braunau am Inn pt:Braunau am Inn ro:Braunau am Inn fi:Braunau am Inn sv:Braunau am Inn