Moosdorf

Moosdorf is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the region of Innviertel within the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It had a population of 1,684 as at 1 January 2019.

Moosdorf
Coat of arms
Moosdorf
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°02′40″N 12°59′20″E
CountryAustria
StateUpper Austria
DistrictBraunau am Inn
Government
 • MayorManfred Emersberger (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Elevation
488 m (1,601 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,638
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5141
Area code07748
Vehicle registrationBR
Websitewww.moosdorf.ooe.gv.at

The name Moosdorf (lit.: "moss village") relates to its proximity to the Ibmer Moor, the largest bog complex in Austria and the easternmost of all pre-Alpine bogs. Moos is Upper German for "moor" or "bog".

Subdivisions

The municipality incorporates the following 15 villages and hamlets (with population in brackets as at 1 Jan 2019):

  • Einsperg (89)
  • Elling (161)
  • Furkern (43)
  • Habersdorf (55)
  • Hackenbuch (336)
  • Haslach (33)
  • Jedendorf (91)
  • Kimmelsdorf (204)
  • Moosdorf (487)
  • Moosmühl (29)
  • Mühlbach (38)
  • Puttenhausen (18)
  • Seeleiten (25)
  • Stadl (34)
  • Weichsee (41)

The municipality consists of the cadastral municipalities of Moosdorf and Stadl.

References
  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.



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