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Braunau am Inn Destrict

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Bezirk Braunau
Destrict
KintraAustrick
StateUpper Austrick
Nummer o municipalities46
Area
 • Total1040.4 km2 (401.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total95,189
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Bezirk Braunau is a destrict o the state o Upper Austrick in Austrick.

History

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While the Bavarie uprisin in 1705 an 1706 the kintra defence congress ( "Braunau Parliament") wis held in Braunau. In addition tae the leader Johann Georg Meindl born in Weng, Christian Probst reportit o ither leaders frae the court o Braunau; auld Hofbauer frae Wuerlach, the rotbartete Schwaiger, Schienkhueber zu Mitterndorf, Neuhauser zu Hochburg, Meindlsberger in office at Eggelsberg, the innkeeper o Ibm an Baron o Taufkirchen, who wis a ceevil servant thare.

The destrict wis creatit in 1868.

Municipality structur

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The destrict o Braunau is dividit intae 46 municipalities, includin three ceeties an five mercat touns.

Layin o 13 memorial blocks in 2006

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The Cologne airtist Gunter Demnig laid 13 memorial blocks for Victims o Naitional Socialism on the 11t an 12t August in the destrict o Braunau. The umwhile "hame destrict o the Führer" is the first destrict or coonty in the German speakin pairts o Europe tae remind o Nazi victims in this form an in thae proportions. Gunter Demnig haes placed ower 20,000 pavement stanes wi the inscription “Hier wohnte” (German for “here lived”) in front o the hooses o Nazi victims syne 1997. Housomeivver, this occurred maistly in ceeties, the invitation in landwart commonties remained the exception.

Municipalities

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Touns (Städte) are indicatit in boldface; mercat touns (Marktgemeinden) in italics; suburbs, hamlets an ither subdiveesions o a municipality are indicatit in sma chairacters.

Freemit airtins

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