Gutau

Gutau

Coat of arms
Gutau
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°25′0″N 14°36′0″E / 48.41667°N 14.60000°E / 48.41667; 14.60000Coordinates: 48°25′0″N 14°36′0″E / 48.41667°N 14.60000°E / 48.41667; 14.60000
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Freistadt
Government
 • Mayor Josef Lindner (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total 45.44 km2 (17.54 sq mi)
Elevation 589 m (1,932 ft)
Population (14 June 2016)[1]
 • Total 2,719
 • Density 60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 4293
Area code 07946
Vehicle registration FR
Website www.gutau.at

Gutau is a municipality in the district of Freistadt in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

History

Its name was first recorded in 1122. During the Napoleonic Wars, the town was occupied several times. After 1945, it belonged to the soviet control zone. In 1955 the Soviets left, so the infrastructural repairs and constructions began.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,112—    
18802,164+2.5%
18902,052−5.2%
19002,123+3.5%
19002,123+0.0%
19102,131+0.4%
19232,151+0.9%
19342,141−0.5%
19392,027−5.3%
19512,137+5.4%
19612,292+7.3%
19712,360+3.0%
19812,379+0.8%
19912,548+7.1%
20012,650+4.0%
20132,721+2.7%

Language

In 2001, 98.1% of the population named German as their colloquial language, while 0.5% speaks Bosnian language, and a further 0.1% Turkish.

Sport

Gutau hosts stages for the Jänner Rallye, which was the season opener for the European Rallye Championship in 2012.

Sights

The ruined, medieval Prandegg Castle is also located nearby.

You will also find a beautiful Church right in the centre of Gutau.

References

  1. ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden, Erstellt am 14.06.2016 (Last accessed 13.12.2016) for Gutau.


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