Bezirk Braunau am Inn is a

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of the state of

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History

During the Bavarian uprising of 1705 and 1706 the country defense congress ("Braunau Parliament") was held in Braunau. In addition to leader Johann Georg Meindl, born in Weng, Christian Probst wrote of other leaders from the court of Braunau: old Hofbauer from Wuerlach, the rotbartete Schwaiger, Schienkhueber zu Mitterndorf, Neuhauser zu Hochburg, Meindlsberger in office at Eggelsberg, the innkeeper of Ibm and Baron of Taufkirchen, who was a civil servant there. The district was created in 1868. Franz Xaver Gruber composer of the Christmas carol "Stille Nacht" (" Silent Night") was born in the district in 1787.

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was born here on 20 April 1889.

Memorial blocks

The

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artist

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laid 13 Stolperstein memorial blocks for victims of

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on the 11 and 12 August in the district of Braunau am Inn. The former "home district of the

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" was the first district or county in German-speaking Europe to memorialize Nazi victims in this form and on this scale. Gunter Demnig has placed over 20,000 paving stones with the inscription "Hier wohnte" (German for "here lived") in front of the houses of

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victims since 1997. However, this occurred mostly in cities and in rural communities the practice remained the exception.

Municipalities

The district of Braunau am Inn is divided into 46 municipalities, including three towns ''(Städte)'' (indicated in bold) and five market towns ''(Marktgemeiden)'' (indicated in ''italics)''

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s and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters. * Altheim * '' Aspach'' *

Auerbach Auerbach, German for "meadow-brook", may refer to the following: Places In Austria *Auerbach, Upper Austria, Braunau am Inn district In Germany Places: *Auerbach (Albtal), a village of Karlsbad, administrative area in Baden-Württemberg * Auerb ...

* Braunau am Inn * Burgkirchen * ''

Eggelsberg Eggelsberg is a municipality in the district Braunau am Inn in Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Eggelsberg lies in the Innviertel. About 20 percent of the municipality is forest and 69 percent farmland. The Ibmer Moor is the largest m ...

'' * Feldkirchen bei Mattighofen *

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Geretsberg Geretsberg is a municipality in the district Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Geretsberg lies in the Innviertel The Innviertel (literally German for "Inn Quarter"; officially called the ''Innkreis''; ) is a tra ...

* Gilgenberg am Weilhart * Haigermoos * Handenberg * '' Helpfau-Uttendorf'' *

Hochburg-Ach Hochburg-Ach is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn (district), Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Hochburg-Ach lies in the Innviertel on the Germany border, directly opposite the Bavarian town of Burghau ...

* Höhnhart * Jeging *

Kirchberg bei Mattighofen Kirchberg bei Mattighofen is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. Its capital is Linz. ...

* Lengau * Lochen * Maria Schmolln *

Mattighofen Mattighofen is a town in the district of Braunau am Inn, part of the Innviertel region, in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. History Initially Mattighofen belonged to the stem duchy of Bavaria, that became a part of Francia. In 757 a Kaiserpfa ...

* ''

Mauerkirchen Mauerkirchen is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria ...

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* Moosbach *

Moosdorf Moosdorf is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the region of Innviertel within the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It had a population of 1,684 as at 1 January 2019. The name ''Moosdorf'' (lit.: "moss village") relates to its p ...

Munderfing Munderfing is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Munderfing lies on the western edge of the Kobernauß forest in the Innviertel The Innviertel (literally German for "Inn Quarter"; ...

* Neukirchen an der Enknach * ''

Ostermiething Ostermiething is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Ostermiething lies in the upper Innviertel on the western edge of the Weilhart forest directly across the Salzach from Germany. The ...

'' * Palting * Perwang am Grabensee *

Pfaffstätt Pfaffstätt is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Pfaffstätt lies in the Innviertel The Innviertel (literally German for "Inn Quarter"; officially called the ''Innkreis''; ) is a tra ...

* Pischelsdorf am Engelbach * Polling im Innkreis * Roßbach *

Sankt Georgen am Fillmannsbach St. Georgen am Fillmannsbach, also Sankt Georgen am Fillmannsbach is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Sankt Georgen lies in the Innviertel The Innviertel (literally German for ...

Sankt Johann am Walde St. Johann am Walde is a municipality in the district of Braunau in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography St. Johann lies in the Innviertel The Innviertel (literally German for "Inn Quarter"; officially called the ''Innkreis''; ) is ...

Sankt Pantaleon St. Pantaleon, also Sankt Pantaleon (Central Bavarian: ''Pontigo'') is a municipality in the district Braunau am Inn in Upper Austria, Austria. A monument was erected by the riverlet Moosach in memory of the slave workers engaged there in 1940/41 ...

Sankt Peter am Hart St. Peter am Hart, also Sankt Peter am Hart is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Sankt Peter lies in the Innviertel The Innviertel (literally German for "Inn Quarter"; officiall ...

Sankt Radegund Sankt Radegund, abbreviated St. Radegund, is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria, named after Saint Radegund. It is situated at the western rim of the Innviertel region, where the Salzach river fo ...

Sankt Veit im Innkreis St. Veit im Innkreis, also Sankt Veit im Innkreis is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Sankt Veit lies in the Innviertel The Innviertel (literally German for "Inn Quarter"; offic ...

Schalchen Schalchen is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Schalchen lies in the Innviertel The Innviertel (literally German for "Inn Quarter"; officially called the ''Innkreis''; ) is a tra ...

* Schwand im Innkreis *

Tarsdorf Tarsdorf is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state Upper Austria. Geography is located in the . Situated at an altitude of 429 metres (1,407 ft), the municipality covers an area of 32.2 km² (12.4 mi²), measuring ...

Treubach Treubach is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn (district), Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Treubach lies in the Innviertel. About 17 percent of the municipality is forest and 76 percent farmland. Ref ...

* Überackern * Weng im Innkreis

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