Even lake

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Land of the Federal Republic:	Upper Austria
political district:	Gmunden (`GM`)
surface:	195 km ²
inhabitants:	8.278 (1. January 2004)
Height:	443 m and. NN
postal zip code:	4802
preselection:	06133
geographical situation:	Coordinates: 47° 48 ′ 31 " N, 13° 46 ′ 27 " O 47° 48 ′ 31 " N, 13° 46 ′ 27 " O
municipality code number:	40704
administration:	Market municipality even lake main street 34 4802 even lake
official Website:
E-Mail address:
Politics
mayor:	Herwart Loidl (SPÖ)

even lake is a market municipality in upper Austria in the district Gmunden in the trusting quarter with 8.472 inhabitants. The responsible court district is bath Ischl.

1 Geografie
2 coats of arms
3 history
4 politics
- 4,1 inhabitant development
5 culture and objects of interest
of 6 sons and daughters of the city
of 7 Naturdenkmäler
8 residents enterprise
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Geografie

even lake is on 443 m height in the trusting quarter because of the south bank of the trusting lake. The expansion amounts to from north to south 22.1 km, from west to east 15.2 km. The total area amounts to 194.5 km ². 63.7% of the surface are wooded. Local parts of the municipality are: Even lake, Kohl place, Lahn stone, long-pointed, Oberlangbath, open lake, plan-chews, cattle brook, Roith, trust-hits a corner, Unterlangbath.

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coat of arms

official description of the municipality coat of arms: In blue a golden, in-curved point; therein on green soil a greener coniferous tree, behind it a blue-silver, curved water surface and a grey, rocky mountain. In the upper angles on the right of three silver, one to two of salt plugs placed, on the left of a golden, upright pointed heel. Growing, with black sleeves and golden seals dressed trust municipality colors, over-put red bar, therein from the edges of sign: Green-white-red

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for history original in the East part of the duchy Bavaria, the area belonged to 12 since that. Century to the duchy Austria. 1604 developed the saltworks even lake. In the year 1625 even lake had already 1000 inhabitants. 1786 became even lake independent Pfarre.

Since 1918 the place belongs to the Land of the Federal Republic upper Austria. After the connection of Austria to the German Reich to 13. March 1938 belonged the place to gau upper Danube. In November 1943 the concentration camp even lake was established as Nebenlager of the KZ duty living. The project cement should make Peenemuende for the transfer possible of the rocket laboratory into a bomb-protected environment. The release of the camp took place to 6. May 1945 by American troops.

After the end of the Second World War 1945 on the area of the concentration camp a DP-camp furnished for Jewish “Displaced so mentioned person “. Due to tensions between the Polish and the Jewish camp inhabitants most Jewish DPs was shifted after bath Gastein.

Ebenso während der Kriegsjahre wurde in den Salzstöcken geheime Lager errichtet, wo die Kunstschätze der Wiener Museen untergebracht wurden, um sie einerseits vor Kriegsschäden zu bewahren und sie notfalls auch weiter verschieben zu können. Zurückdrängende military units of the armed forces with end of war should blow up the salt plugs, whereby the treasures would have been destroyed. This was prevented however by resistance fighters.

Its economic existence owes even lake of salt production. 1607 were established the first south house, thus were inseparably connected with the “Pfannhaus” the further history of the place. When in addition later with the Solvay works a further salt-processing large-scale enterprise settled decades in even lake, industrialism places were the most important source of income of the regional population. In addition flourishing medium-size enterprises, approximately in the woodworking industry, came in addition, help a multiplicity of close servicers, the even lake to a undreamt-of upswing. In the meantime the local economy had to carry structure and globalization-conditioned developments calculation. In the last years however a trend reversal could be achieved and with the settlement of new enterprises seems a positive economic future secured. Ambitious initiatives are to set the tourism economy in motion and to again position even lake with its attractive guest offer also in the tourism.

23.9.1963 blew up Italian terrorists the lion monument to the Traunkirchnerstrasse and ignited bombs.
Solvay soda production closes 30.09.2005.

Chronicle of the market municipality even lake

1447 First documentary mention of even lake, which was settled at this time only also a few houses1597 - 1604 Building of the brine line from resounding place to even lake = oldest pipeline of the world1604 Establishment of the saltworks even lake1607 Beginning of salt production = „birth of even lake “1729 Building of the catholic church; is subordinate to the monastery to trusting churches1733 „Carnival Tuesday revolt “; Rebellion of the saltworks workers, since one wanted to take free carnival Tuesday to them1771 Even lake becomes Vikariat1786 Even lake becomes independent Pfarre1835 Major fire destroys the saltworks, numerous houses and the church tower1848 Revolution year; in even lake a national guard is set up In the same year establishment of the saltworks band1861 „Art road “between even lake and trusting churches is opened1866 Establishment of the first Telegrafen1868 Establishment of the worker consumer association1877 Opening „of the Kronprinz Rudolf course “from Attnang Puchheim to Stainach Irdning1883 Establishment of an ammonia soda factory by the brothers Solvay („Solvay works “)1887 Establishment of the Freiwilligen fire-brigade1907 At the open sea-brook a E-work is built; Introduction of the electrical light in even lake1914 - 1918 The First World War; 218 Ebenseer fallen, 6 misses; 1917 large hunger emergency1927 Opening of the aerial ropeway on the Feuerkogel1929 Even lake becomes market municipality1934 February: Civil war. A majority of the Ebenseer workers participates in the general strike and wants to defend the democracy; Invasion of the federal army; Striking down „the rebellion “1938 Invasion of the German troops; Austria stops existing1939 Beginning of the Second World War1943 In even lake a KZ is established, cover name: „Camp cement “1945 End of the Second World War; 289 Ebenseer fallen, 90 misses; 6. May: Release of the KZs by American soldiers1951 - 1957 Trusting sheeting flood protection1953 Inauguration of the Evangelist church1954 Establishment of the new prestressed concrete bridge over the Traun (model in the technical museum Vienna)1957 350-Jahr celebration of the place1963 Explosive notices on saltworks, Feuerkogelseilbahn and lion monument (road after trusting churches)1973 Opening of the new city hall including offsites1979 Transformation of the saltworks into an AG; Opening of the new large saltworks in Ebensee/Steinkogel; Opening of the local history museum in „the office for saltworks decaying “1986 Opening of the new Feuerkogel aerial ropeway Cinema even lake becomes „culture place “1987 Establishment „of the partnership between cities of the peace Prato (I) - even lake “1988 Even lake becomes „youth-friendliest municipality of upper Austria “1995 Large international 50-Jahr celebration of the release of the KZ-Ebensee1996 Opening of the KZ-Gedenkstollens1997 The former arrested one in the KZ-Ebensee, Roberto Castellani from Prato, becomes honour citizen of the market municipality even lake2001 Opening contemporary history of the museum2002 Opening of the new district senior home Even lake becomes „bicycle-friendly municipality “ Even lake becomes „climatic alliance municipality “2003 Beginning of the new trusting lakeshore organization2004 - 2005 Even lake receives a new flood protection2005 Even lake becomes first „corroding AC municipality of “Austria Locking of soda production with Solvay2006 Building of the new safety center

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politics

mayor is Herwart Loidl (SPÖ).

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inhabitant development

1991 had the municipality according to census of 10,734 inhabitants, 2001 then 10,472 inhabitants.

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culture and objects of interest

catholic parish church even lake, the building of baroque is a work of the Linzer of building master J. M. Prunner
museum (homeland house) even lake
farmhouse in Roith
contemporary history museum even lake
KZ intending lug on the area of the former “labour camp cement” close of the Finkerleiten settlement approx. 3 km southeast the place
cinema even lake - Kulturstätte/House OF music & film, program cinema, concerts skirt/Pop/World

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of sons and daughters of the city

Karl Lugmayer, Austrian Volksbildner, philosopher and politician
Josef Steinkogler, politician of the country upper Austria
walter Pilar, writer, total art worker, publications among other things “Life lake I + II”
Johann Kienesberger, educating artist
Konrad Wallinger, culture activist, educating artist
Wolfgang Müllegger, sculptor
Andreas Zohner, architect
walter Eisl, musician, “GESMBH”, “Curtila”
Anton Steinkogler, composer
Klaus Wallinger, culture worker, journalist, regional developer
Franz Gillesberger, museum leader “museum even lake”, historian
Franz Kornberger, local politician, politics advisor
Sigrid Kirchmann, WM-Medaillengewinnerin Hochsprung
Hildegard Stöger, screen end artist
Wolfgang Quatember, director of museum Zeitgeschichte museum