Leonding

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Leonding
Saint Michael's church, Leonding
Leonding
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°16′0″N 14°15′0″E / 48.26667°N 14.25000°E / 48.26667; 14.25000Coordinates: 48°16′0″N 14°15′0″E / 48.26667°N 14.25000°E / 48.26667; 14.25000
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Linz-Land
Government
 • Mayor Walter Brunner (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total 24.05 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
Elevation 289 m (948 ft)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
 • Total 26,053
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 4060
Area code 0732
Vehicle registration LL
Website www.leonding.at

Leonding is a city situated to the southwest of Linz, Austria in the state of Upper Austria. It has a population of about 26,053 (January 2013) and an area of 24.05 square kilometres (9.29 sq mi). It borders Puchenau and the river Danube in the north, Wilhering and Pasching in the west, Traun in the south and Linz in the east.

It is very close to Linz and offers a beautiful view of the Alps and therefore attracts the upper social classes for living without providing much infrastructure on its own. Due to the proximity of Linz and the good transport connection (like West railway, Westautobahn, B1 Wiener Straße or Linz Airport) it attracts companies like Rosenbauer, Ebner Industrieofenbau, Poloplast or Neuson. Another major employer is the UNO Shopping Center (approximately 850 jobs).

From 1898 to 1905 Adolf Hitler lived in Leonding where he attended the local primary school and later a grammar school in nearby Linz. The graves of his parents Alois and Klara are in Leonding. His brother Edmund was buried there too. Hitler visited the grave of his parents in 1938. In 1903 Hitler's father died when drinking a glass of wine in a bar in Leonding.

Leonding is split up into 22 localities: Aichberg, Alharting, Berg, Bergham, Buchberg, Doppl, Enzenwinkl, Felling, Friesenegg, Gaumberg, Haag, Hart, Holzheim, Imberg, Jetzing, Leonding, Reith, Rufling, St. Isidor, Staudach, Untergaumberg and Zaubertal.

See also

  • Oberösterreich

References

  1. ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2013-01-01.

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