Ansfelden

Geschichte

Ansfelden is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. The rivers Traun and Krems run through the municipality. The town is perhaps best known for being the birthplace of the composer and organist Anton Bruckner.Ansfelden has two museums, the Anton Bruckner Museum and a museum of musical instruments.In the town's coat of arms, granted on October 28, 1985, the wavy stripe represents the rivers, the organ pipes, the organist and composer Anton Bruckner, and the cog-wheel, the town's paper-mills and other older industries.Between 1945 and 1964 the DP Camp Haid was located in the district Haid.Local council (Gemeinderat)Seats in the council, Elections 2015: FPÖ 15SPÖ 15ÖVP 5The Greens 2 Total 37Sons and daughters of the city Anton Bruckner (1824–1896), composer, organist and teacher of music theory and pipe organ performance Walter Wimmer (1919–2003), politician (SPÖ) and member of parliament Hermann Aichmair (born 1924), university professor, author, painter and sculptor Hermann Krist (born 1959), politician (SPÖ) and member of parliament Josef Schicklgruber (1967), football player (goalkeeper).