Pilsbach

Infobox Town AT
name=Pilsbach
name_local=
image_coa = Wappen at pilsbach.png

state = Upper Austria
regbzk =
district = Vöcklabruck
population =630
population_as_of =15.05.2001
population_ref =
pop_dens =
area = 10
elevation = 475
lat_deg=48
lat_min=02
lat_sec=23
lat_hem=N
lon_deg=13
lon_min=40
lon_sec=06
lon_hem=E
postal_code = 4840, 4841, 4800
area_code =07672, 07676
licence = VB
mayor = Alois Gruber (ÖVP)
website = [http://www.pilsbach.at www.pilsbach.at]

Pilsbach is a small town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. As of 2001 the population of Pilsbach was 630, an increase from 554 in 1991.

Geography

Pilsbach lies in the area of Upper Austria known as the Hausruckviertel, about 4 km from Vöcklabruck. The total area of the town is 10.2 km², of which 45.1 % is forested and 49 % is used for agriculture. The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Einwald, Kien, Kirchstetten, Mittereinwald, Oberpilsbach, Schmidham, Untereinwald, and Unterpilsbach.

History

Originally in the eastern portion of the Duchy of Bavaria, the town has belonged to Duchy of Austria since the 12th century. The town was occupied multiple times during the Napoleonic Wars. It became part of Upper Austria in 1918. After the Nazi annexation of Austria (Anschluss), the town became part of "Gau Oberdonau", returning to Upper Austria in 1945.