Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald

Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald

Coat of arms
Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald
Location within Austria
Location in the district

Coordinates: 48°43′55″N 13°50′00″E / 48.73194°N 13.83333°E / 48.73194; 13.83333Coordinates: 48°43′55″N 13°50′00″E / 48.73194°N 13.83333°E / 48.73194; 13.83333
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Rohrbach
Government
 • Mayor Michael Leitner (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total 27 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation 756 m (2,480 ft)
Population (14 June 2016)[1]
 • Total 635
 • Density 24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 4164
Area code 07280
Vehicle registration RO
Website www.schwarzenberg.co.at

Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald is a municipality in the district of Rohrbach in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

The state border near the Plöckenstein

Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald lies in the upper (northwestern) Mühlviertel region, near the tripoint with the German state of Bavaria and the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The municipal area stretches along the southern slopes of the Bohemian Forest (Böhmerwald) range; about 71 percent of the municipality is forest, and 26 percent is farmland.

History

First mentioned in 1571, the Schwarznperg estates were held by the Bavarian Prince-Bishops of Passau since medieval times. The remote area near the border with the Kingdom of Bohemia from 1638 was the site of a forest glasshouse, which became a possession of Schlägl Abbey in 1719.

Under the rule of Empress Maria Theresa, in 1765, Schwarzenberg finally passed to the Upper Austrian crown land of the Habsburg Monarchy. The local parish was established according to a 1784 patent issued by Emperor Joseph II. After the Napoleonic Wars, the area became part of the Austrian Empire.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2015 local elections:

Notable people

References

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


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