Pasching is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Austria
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n state of
Upper Austria
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. It is situated a few miles southwest of
Linz
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and borders
Leonding
Leonding () is a city 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. With a population of more than 27 ...
,
Hörsching
Hörsching is a municipality in the district Linz-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It is next to the Linz Airport which is served by a shuttle bus from the Hörsching railway station. Anton Bruckner
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,
Wilhering
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Its slogan is "culture and life". There is the Wilhering Abbey, a Cistercian Abbey, and a Rococo church, and woods aro ...
and
Traun
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.
Situated along the famous ''shopping mile'' the
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The climate ...
, it is the home of many retailers. One of the biggest shopping centers in Austria, the
Plus City
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is located in Pasching. Due to the vicinity of Linz many smaller industries have settled down here too.
A major problem in Pasching is the heavy traffic along the ''Kremstal Straße'' especially around the shopping center. A by-pass has partially already been built from Traun to the ''Plus City''. The rest of it is readily planned but a conflict on the financing of the construction between the affected municipalities of Pasching and Leonding and the
Republic of Austria
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as the owner of the street delays the start of construction.
Pasching got major attention for its
football (soccer)
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club
FC Superfund that played in the Austrian major league, the
Bundesliga
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2002-2007.
Population
Politics
The "Paschinger Gemeinderat" (the city council of Pasching) includes 31 "Gemeinderäte" (Senators). Since the last elections in 2009:
* Socialdemocratic Party of Austria - SPÖ: 14 seats
* Austrian People's Party - ÖVP: 7 seats
* The List of Fritz Böhm: 4 seats
* Freedom Party of Austria - FPÖ: 3 seats
* The Greens - The Green Alternative: 1 seat
* People's List for Human, Environment and Development: 1 seat
* The List of Franz Kainz - KAINZ: 1 seat
The elected mayor of Pasching is Peter Mair, who received over 51% of votes in the first election round so that he was elected immediately. There was no second voting round.
References
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Cities and towns in Linz-Land District