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Leonding
Municipality
Saint Michael's church, Leonding
Saint Michael's church, Leonding
Flag of Leonding
Flag
Coat of arms of Leonding
Coat of arms
Leonding is located in Austria
Leonding
Leonding
Location in Austria
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Linz-Land
Area
 • Total 24.04 km2 (9.28 sq mi)
Elevation
289 m (948 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
 • Total 28,698
 • Density 1,193.76/km2 (3,091.8/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4060
Area code 0732
Vehicle registration LL
Website www.leonding.at

Leonding (German pronunciation: [ˈleːɔ̯nd̥iŋ]) is a town southwest of Linz in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. 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. Leonding is the most populous town of the Linz-Land district and the fourth most populous town in Upper Austria.

It is very close to Linz and offers views 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 transport connections (like West railway, Westautobahn, B1 Wiener Straße or Linz Airport) it attracts companies like Rosenbauer, Ebner Industrieofenbau, Poloplast or Neuson. Other major employers are the UNO Shopping Center (approximately 850 jobs) as well as the Plus City Shopping Center (approximately 2200 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, who died of measles, was buried there too. A delegation of Passau National Socialists visited the family's grave illegally. Hitler visited the grave in 1938. In 2012, when a relative of Alois Hitler's first wife, Anna, did not renew the lease, the grave was dissolved.

In 1903, Hitler's father died when drinking a glass of wine in a guesthouse 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.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1869 2,250 —    
1880 2,378 +5.7%
1890 3,016 +26.8%
1900 3,829 +27.0%
1910 4,365 +14.0%
1923 4,762 +9.1%
1934 5,235 +9.9%
1939 5,771 +10.2%
1951 6,832 +18.4%
1961 11,211 +64.1%
1971 14,968 +33.5%
1981 19,389 +29.5%
1991 21,209 +9.4%
2001 22,203 +4.7%
2011 25,295 +13.9%
2018 28,698 +13.5%

The Town of Leonding grew rapidly since the year 2000 and the Population in 2018 was 28,698 jumping up from 22,203 in 2001. This rapid growth was mainly due to affordable, decently sized homes that were much cheaper than those in neighboring Linz. Leonding is also a very attractive living area for middle class Families which is another reason for the speedy growth.

Local council

The elections in 2015 showed the following results:

Party Vote share change Seats in the Gemeinderat change Seats in the Stadtrat
SPÖ 33,84  % - 9,23 % 13 -4 4
FPÖ 23,39 % + 9,92 % 9 +4 2
ÖVP 22,27 % - 6,80 % 8 -3 2
The Greens - The Green Alternative 13,64 % + 2,05 % 5 +1 1
NEOS 5,97 % + 5,97 % 2 +2 0

Total: 37 seats

Mayors

Mayors since 1945
Name Party Term of office
Josef Lehner SPÖ 1946-1961
Franz Klafböck SPÖ 1961-1968
Leopold Finster SPÖ 1968-1982
Leopold Kronsteiner SPÖ 1982-1997
Herbert Sperl SPÖ 1997-2008
Walter Brunner SPÖ since 2008

See also

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