Unterach am Attersee
| Unterach am Attersee | ||
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  Unterach am Attersee | ||
| Coordinates: 47°48′25″N 13°29′30″E / 47.80694°N 13.49167°ECoordinates: 47°48′25″N 13°29′30″E / 47.80694°N 13.49167°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Upper Austria | |
| District | Vöcklabruck | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Englbert Gnigler (SPÖ) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 26.02 km2 (10.05 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 477 m (1,565 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2013)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,444 | |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 4866 | |
| Area codes | 0 76 65 | |
| Vehicle registration | VB | |
Unterach is a village in Austria. It is located in the south western part of Upper Austria, on the southern shore of lake Attersee, in the centre of the Salzkammergut region.
The name derives from the Austro-Bavarian Untr|aha ~ between|waters based on the geographical location on the shore of lake Mondsee and lake Attersee.
Coat of arms
- In gold a blue diagonal bar, within is a silver fish, complemented by a red heart.
- Town colours: blue-yellow-red
The arms were granted on 1980-08-25 by the government of Upper Austria based on a resolution of the Town Council of 1979-11-09.
Gallery
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Unterach am Attersee, view to a street
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Gustav Klimt: Church in Unterach am Attersee
Politics
- Mayor Engelbert Gnigler, SPÖ
The town council consists of 19 members. The chair is taken by the mayor who has been elected directly since 1997. (Exception: E. Gnigler got appointed by the town counil in 2007.) The 1 to 2 vice-chairs are elected by the town council; likewise the allocation of responsibilities is decided by the town council.
The town council, as of the latest election in 2009, is constituted as follows:
- ÖVP: 10 mandates
- SPÖ: 9 mandates
Historic election results.
Commerce
- Tourism
- Ebewe - Austrian pharma company and biggest employer in Unterach
- Hotel Seegasthof Stadler - Hotel and second biggest employer in Unterach
Town communities
- Au/See
- Ort am Mondsee
- See am Mondsee
- Au
- Unterach
- Mühlleiten
- Village Centre
- Buchenort
- Misling
- Stockwinkel
Neighbouring towns
Lakes
Famous guests/residents
- Viktor Kaplan
- Hugo Wolf
- Johannes Brahms
- Gottfried Keller
- Maria Jeritza
- Heinz Conrads
- Georg Danzer
- Gusti Wolf
- Johanna Matz
- Elisabeth Stiepl
- Karl Schwetter
- Alexander Jenner
- Franz Bauer-Teussl
- Heinrich Schiff
- Cardinal Christoph Schönborn
- Gloria Excelsias
References
- Alfred Mück, Franz Pölzleithner: Unterach am Attersee Chronik - Eigenverlag Gemeinde Unterach 1990
- Knoll, Mayr, Prix: Die elektrische Bahn Unterach-See - Verlag Johannes Heyn 1995, ISBN 3-85366-791-0
- Erich Weidinger: Sagen & Märchen vom Attersee - SECESSION LXXXXVIII 1989
- Gustav Klimt: Notizbuch Unterach am Attersee - Verlag Brandstätter 2001, ISBN 3-85447-980-8
- Thomas Bernhard: Die Mütze - 1966 (location), in Die Erzählungen - Suhrkamp 1979, ISBN 3-518-02142-7