Gemeindeamt Mitterkirchen

1111 First documentary mention of Mitterkirchen as "mittrinchirchin"

1501 Biggest flood disaster of the millennium

1817 Construction of a new school (compulsory schooling from the age of 6 to
12 years of age)

1841 Fire at the vicarage

1848 Liberation of the farmers; today's municipal and district administration
administration is created

1937 Merger of the municipalities of Mitterkirchen, Hofstetten and
Langacker to form the large municipality of Mitterkirchen

1954 Flood of the century (causes damage totalling approx. 835,000 euros)

1964/65 New primary school building and church extension

1968 Opening of the Wallsee-Mitterkirchen power station and a new office building

1971 Creation of the Mitterkirchen swimming lake

1978 Market elevation and municipal coat of arms

1984 First presentation of the excavation results on ORF

1987 Opening of the sewage treatment plant

1991 Opening of the Celtic village

1996 First resettlements (Kaindlau and 3 houses in Hütting)

2002 Flood of the century: an entire village has to be relocated as a result

2007 The village of Neu Hütting, created after the flood, receives its village sign

2009 Ground-breaking ceremony for the flood protection dam in Mitterkirchen

2012 Opening of the Machland dam; Mitterkirchen has been flood-proof since the beginning of the year

2013 At the beginning of June, our flood protection dam passed its test of courage

Population: 1731 (as of 2021)
Area: 28.67 km²
Altitude: 234 m
Location: approx. 40 km downstream from Linz on the northern bank of the Danube

The mayor is Herbert Froschauer and the deputy mayor is Martina Kranzl.

There are 5 members on the municipal board and 19 members on the municipal council.

The coat of arms of the municipality:
On the occasion of the market elevation, Mitterkirchen also receives a municipal coat of arms, which is described in the award certificate as follows: "Divided, above in gold a blue weir (as in the sign for waterway traffic); below in blue a golden, thoughtful boat." The municipal colours blue and yellow also correspond to this.

The name of the market town "Mittrinchirchin" was first mentioned in a document in 1111. However, archaeological finds in recent decades prove that Mitterkirchen can look back on a much longer past: From 1981 to 1988, the so-called Mitterkirchen barrow cemetery was scientifically analysed. This mainly brought to light finds from the Hallstatt period, the early Middle Ages and even the Neolithic period. Since 1991, the open-air museum "Keltendorf" Mitterkirchen has been demonstrating what life may have been like in Machland several thousand years ago with over 20 artefacts.

But the museum is not the only attraction in Mitterkirchen. The late Gothic church, which characterises the market square, has been offering visitors a special atmosphere since its renovation in 2004 with sophisticated lighting elements and olive wood.
The Mitterkirchen bathing lake in the village of Weisching offers recreation to thousands of visitors every year. Equipped with a tennis court, a beach volleyball court, a boccia court and a spacious children's playground, it offers young and old a local recreation area for sport and leisure. But that's not all: there are also numerous hiking and cycling trails, fishing waters, a large sports field, as well as tarmac and bowling alleys. The 20 villages in the municipality offer something for everyone.

The flood disaster in 2002 put the market town in a difficult financial situation. The damage totalled 2.8 million euros. All buildings and facilities - such as the Celtic village, primary school, sewage treatment plant, nursery school and office building - which are under the administration of the market town had to be renovated. The infrastructure has also undergone rapid change since then:
The village of Hütting, with over 60 households, was relocated to create additional retention space. The houses closest to the Danube were gradually demolished and some were rebuilt outside the village centre in the "Neu Hütting" settlement.
Construction of the Machland dam began in 2009. Since the beginning of 2012, the market town of Mitterkirchen im Machland has been flood-proof.