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Neuhofen im Innkreis 
Neuhofen im InnkreisCountry Austria State Upper Austria District Ried im Innkreis Mayor Josef Hangler (ÖVP) Area 16 km2 (6 sq mi) Elevation 464 m (1522 ft) Population 2,221 (1 January 2011)[1] - Density 139 /km² (360 /sq mi) Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Postal code 4912 Area codes +43 7752 Website www.neuhofen-innkreis.ooe.gv.at Neuhofen im Innkreis is a municipality in Upper Austria in the district of Ried im Innkreis. It has 2,131 inhabitants. The responsible jurisdiction is Ried im Innkreis.
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Geography
Neuhofen im Innkreis is situated 464 m above sea level. Its dimensions are 7.1 km from the North to the South and 3.9 km from the West to the East. The total area accounts for 15.7 km². 10.2 % of the land is afforested, 79% is used agriculturally. Parts of the municipality are Auleiten, Baumbach, Baumgarten, Bergetsedt, Gobrechtsham, Grillnau, Hörzing, Hauping, Holzleiten, Langstraß, Leinberg, Neuhofen im Innkreis, Niederbrunn, Ponneredt, Rödt, Rettenbrunn, Spießberg, and Wiesen.
Coat of arms
The official description of the coat of arms (translation): From Green to Red, separated by a silver pile, which is decorated with a blue wavy pile; to the left are three golden apples; to the right is a golden crozier, which comes out of the lower frame of the shield. The municipal colours are green, yellow, red.
History
From the foundation of the Bavarian dukedom the city belonged to Bavaria until 1780. Together with the Innviertel (former known as "Innbaiern") it was ceded to Austria after the Treaty of Teschen. During the French Revolutionary Wars it became Bavarian again, in 1814 it became part of Upper Austria to whom it has belonged up to the present day. After the Anschluß to the German Reich on 13 March 1938 the city was part of the "Gau Oberdonau". After 1945 the restitution of Upper Austria took place.
Politics
The mayor is Josef Hangler (ÖVP).
Population Development
Year Inhabitants 1880 1.063 1890 977 1900 959 1910 1.089 1923 1.060 1934 1.130 1951 1.172 Year Inhabitants 1961 1.116 1971 1.322 1981 1.498 1991 1.796 1999 2.120 2001 2.131 (2001 population census)
References
Andrichsfurt · Antiesenhofen · Aurolzmünster · Eberschwang · Eitzing · Geiersberg · Geinberg · Gurten · Hohenzell · Kirchdorf am Inn · Kirchheim im Innkreis · Lambrechten · Lohnsburg · Mehrnbach · Mettmach · Mörschwang · Mühlheim am Inn · Neuhofen im Innkreis · Obernberg am Inn · Ort im Innkreis · Pattigham · Peterskirchen · Pramet · Reichersberg · Ried im Innkreis · Sankt Georgen bei Obernberg am Inn · Sankt Marienkirchen am Hausruck · Sankt Martin im Innkreis · Schildorn · Senftenbach · Taiskirchen im Innkreis · Tumeltsham · Utzenaich · Waldzell · Weilbach · Wippenham
- This article incorporates information from this version of the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
Categories:- Cities and towns in Upper Austria
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