Attnang-Puchheim

Infobox Town AT
name=Attnang-Puchheim
name_local=
image_coa = Wappen der Gemeinde Attnang-Puchheim.jpg


state = Upper Austria
district = Vöcklabruck
population =9266
population_as_of = 07.02.2006
area = 12.32
elevation = 416
lat_deg=48
lat_min=01
lat_sec=00
lat_hem=N
lon_deg=13
lon_min=43
lon_sec=11
lon_hem=E
postal_code = 4800
area_code =07674
licence = VB
mayor = Peter Groiß (SPÖ)
website = [http://www.attnang-puchheim.at www.attnang-puchheim.at]

Attnang-Puchheim is a growing town in Austria, located in the Vöcklabruck district, lying between the cities Vöcklabruck and Schwanenstadt. It is twinned with the city of Puchheim in Bavaria.

Geography

Attnang-Puchheim is centered in the "Hausruckviertel", a county within Upper Austria in the northern Austrian Prealps.

History

Attnang was founded by Bavarian seddlers in the late 8th century. The town of Puchheim is documented the first time in 1135, Attnang about one hundred years later in 1242. In 1912 the community changed it's name from Puchheim to Attnang-Puchheim to acknowledge this growing part of the town.

In World War II, the station served as connection to the Schlier V-2 rocket motor test area. The Attnang-Puchheim marshalling yard was bombed on April 21 1945 at 10:57 by 179 bombers of the US 15th Air Force from Foggia, Italy.externalimage|align=right|
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.datum.at/0305/stories/784155/ Attnang-Pucheim bombing damage] [http://bundesrecht.juris.de/begdv_6/anlage_6.html List identifying Attnang-Puchheim subcamp] The air raid destroyed/damaged 120 apartments and 277 houses and caused the highest WWII death rate in Austria: 708 of 5,600 residents or 12.9% (compared to 2.5% for Wiener Neustadt). The Allies captured Attnang-Puttheim on May 5, 1945. [cite web |title=48-01 N 13-43 E |url=http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.datum.at/0305/stories/784155/ |format=html in German|accessdate=2008-07-28 ] [cite book |last=Boehm |first=Helmut F |year=1988 |title=Der Tag der Tränen. Attnang-Puchheim im Bombenhagel |language=German |url=http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.oevp-attnang-puchheim.at/service/buchtipp-tag-der-traenen |format=html |accessdate=2008-07-28 |isbn=978-3853391990 ]

Transportation Services

Attnang-Puchheim is a railway junction, where the Salzkammergut line connects with the Salzburg - Vienna line. It is an important station for travellers who wish to access the Salzkammergut from the rest of Austria and Europe, serving both rail and bus passengers. It has some importance for freight traffic and locomotive servicing, though not as much as in former days, when it was a major division point. [http://www.einbahn.org/Austria/1116-070-mt.jpg]

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Politics

[http://root.riskommunal.net/gemeinde/attnangpuchheim/gemeindeamt/fotos/Glaser3.jpg] The current mayor (Bürgermeister) is Peter Groiß of the SPÖ (Social Democratic Party of Austria).

Industry

The largest enterprises are [http://www.stiwa.com/ STIWA] and [http://www.spitz.at/ Spitz] , giving work to more than 1.500 people in the area.

Born in Attnang

* Friedrich Peter (1921-2005), Head of the Austrian Freedom Party from 1958 to 1978 FPÖ
* Maria Fekter (* 1. Februar 1956), Austrian interior minister ÖVP

Sports

Attnang-Puchheim is the home to the Attnang [http://athletics.fm Athletic's] baseball team. Their ballpark [http://www.ballpark.at A's Garden] further serves as trainingcenter for the Austrian Baseball Association.

References and Notes