Leonding

{{Expand German|topic=geo|Leonding|date=November 2016}}

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| subdivision_name1 = Upper Austria

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| subdivision_name2 = Linz-Land

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Walter Brunner

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| postal_code = 4060

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| area_code = 0732

| website = [http://www.leonding.at www.leonding.at]

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Leonding ({{IPA|de|ˈleːɔ̯nd̥iŋ|-|De-Leonding.ogg}}) is a town 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. Leonding is the most populous town of the Linz-Land district and the fourth most populous town in Upper Austria.

It is very close to Linz and offers views of the Alps and therefore attracts the upper social classes for living without providing much infrastructure on its own.{{fact|date=May 2022}} Due to the proximity of Linz and transport connections{{fact|date=May 2022}} (like West railway, Westautobahn, B1 Wiener Straße or Linz Airport) it attracts companies like Rosenbauer, Ebner Industrieofenbau, Poloplast or Neuson.{{fact|date=May 2022}} Other major employers are the UNO Shopping Center (approximately 850 jobs) as well as the Plus City Shopping Center (approximately 2200 jobs).

From 1898 to 1905 Adolf Hitler lived in Leonding where he attended the local primary school and later a grammar school in nearby Linz. The graves of his parents Alois and Klara are in Leonding. His brother Edmund, who died of measles, was buried there too.Anna Rosmus Hitlers Nibelungen, Samples Grafenau 2015, pp. 120f A delegation of Passau National Socialists visited the family's grave illegally.Anna Rosmus Hitlers Nibelungen, Samples Grafenau 2015, pp. 121 Hitler visited the grave in 1938. In 2012, when a relative of Alois Hitler's first wife, Anna, did not renew the lease, the grave was dissolved.Anna Rosmus Hitlers Nibelungen, Samples Grafenau 2015, pp. 122

In 1903, Hitler's father died when drinking a glass of wine in a guesthouse in Leonding.{{fact|date=April 2017}}

Leonding is split up into 22 localities: Aichberg, Alharting, Berg, Bergham, Buchberg, Doppl, Enzenwinkl, Felling, Friesenegg, Gaumberg, Haag, Hart, Holzheim, Imberg, Jetzing, Leonding, Reith, Rufling, St. Isidor, Staudach, Untergaumberg and Zaubertal.

Population

{{Historical populations

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|1869|2250

|1880|2378

|1890|3016

|1900|3829

|1910|4365

|1923|4762

|1934|5235

|1939|5771

|1951|6832

|1961|11211

|1971|14968

|1981|19389

|1991|21209

|2001|22203

|2011|25295

|2018|28698

}}The Town of Leonding grew rapidly since the year 2000 and the Population in 2018 was 28,698 jumping up from 22,203 in 2001. This rapid growth was mainly due to affordable, decently sized homes that were much cheaper than those in neighboring Linz. Leonding is also a very attractive living area for middle class Families which is another reason for the speedy growth.

Local council

The elections in 2015 showed the following results:

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! width="150px"| Party

! width="80px"| Vote share

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! width="100px"| Seats in the Gemeinderat

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! width="80px"| Seats in the Stadtrat

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|SPÖ

33,84 %- 9,23 %13-44
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|FPÖ

23,39 %+ 9,92 %9+42
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|ÖVP

22,27 %- 6,80 %8-32
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|The Greens - The Green Alternative

13,64 %+ 2,05 %5+11
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|NEOS

5,97 %+ 5,97 %2+20

Total: 37 seats

Mayors

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! style="background:#EFEFEF" align="center" colspan="4" | Mayors since 1945

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! Name

! Party

! Term of office

style="background:#FFE8E8;"Josef Lehner

|align="center" | SPÖ

|align="center" | 1946-1961

style="background:#FFE8E8;"Franz Klafböck

|align="center" | SPÖ

|align="center" | 1961-1968

style="background:#FFE8E8;"Leopold Finster

|align="center" | SPÖ

|align="center" | 1968-1982

style="background:#FFE8E8;"Leopold Kronsteiner

|align="center" | SPÖ

|align="center" | 1982-1997

style="background:#FFE8E8;"Herbert Sperl

|align="center" | SPÖ

|align="center" | 1997-2008

style="background:#FFE8E8;"Walter Brunner

|align="center" | SPÖ

|align="center" | since 2008

See also

References

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