Pilsbach

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Pilsbach
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Vöcklabruck
Mayor	Alois Gruber (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area	10 km² (3.9 sq mi)
Elevation	475 m (1558 ft)
Population	630 (15/05/2001)
- Density	63 /km² (163 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	VB
Postal codes	4840, 4841, 4800
Area codes	07672, 07676
Website	www.pilsbach.at Coordinates: 48°02′23″N 13°40′06″E / 48.03972, 13.66833

Pilsbach is a small town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. As of 2001 the population of Pilsbach was 630, an increase from 554 in 1991.

[edit] Geography

Pilsbach lies in the area of Upper Austria known as the Hausruckviertel, about 4 km from Vöcklabruck. The total area of the town is 10.2 km², of which 45.1 % is forested and 49 % is used for agriculture. The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Einwald, Kien, Kirchstetten, Mittereinwald, Oberpilsbach, Schmidham, Untereinwald, and Unterpilsbach.

[edit] History

Originally in the eastern portion of the Duchy of Bavaria, the town has belonged to Duchy of Austria since the 12th century. The town was occupied multiple times during the Napoleonic Wars. It became part of Upper Austria in 1918. After the Nazi annexation of Austria (Anschluss), the town became part of "Gau Oberdonau", returning to Upper Austria in 1945.