Braunau am Inn
See also: Broumov, a town in the Czech Republic, also known as Braunau in German.Braunau am Inn is a
city in the
Innviertel region of
Upper Austria (
Oberösterreich), the north-western
state of
Austria. It lies about 90 km west of
Linz and about 60 km north of
Salzburg, on the border with the
German state of
Bavaria. The population in
2001 was 16,372. A
port of entry, it is connected by bridges over the
Inn River with its Bavarian counterpart,
Simbach am Inn.
The town was first mentioned around
810 and received the city statute in
1260, which makes it one of the oldest cities in Austria. It became a fortress and important trading route junction, dealing with the
salt trade and with ship traffic on the
River Inn. Through its history it changed hands four times. It was
Bavarian until
1779 and became an Austrian town under the terms of the
treaty of Teschen, which settled the
War of the Bavarian Succession. As a major Bavarian city the town played an outstanding role in the Bavarian uprising against the Austrian occupation during the
War of the Spanish Succession, when it hosted a provisional Bavarian Parliament in
1705 headed by
Sebastian Plinganser. Again between
1809 and
1816 it was a Bavarian town under the terms of the
treaty of Bratislava. In 1816 Bavaria ceded the town to Austria, when Europe was reorganised after the
Napoleonic Wars. Ever since then it has been an Austrian city. Bavaria was compensated in advance by the gain of
Aschaffenburg.
Braunau has a remarkable
15th-century church with a 99m-high spire, as well as
castle remains housing a
museum, and parts of the former
town walls.
Braunau is also well known as the birthplace in
1889 of
Adolf Hitler. Outside the building he was born in is a
memorial stone warning of the horrors of
WWII.
Nowadays, Braunau has the full range of
schools and
colleges;
industries including
electronics,
metal (
AMAG) and
woodworking, and
glass. After two successful seasons, the local
football team, S.V. Braunau, reached the Austrian 1st Division before suddenly going bankrupt in
2000. The team was refounded as F.C. Braunau.
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Official website of Braunau*
Official website of the HTBLA Braunau*
Official website of the HLW Braunau*
Official website of the BG & BRG Braunau*
Portal for the district Braunau
