Pilsbach

Pilsbach
Municipality
South-southwest view of Pilsbach
Coat of arms
Coordinates:
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Vöcklabruck
Government
• Mayor	Alois Gruber (ÖVP)
Area
• Total
Elevation	475 m (1,558 ft)
Population  ()
• Total
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4840, 4841, 4800
Area code	07672, 07676
Vehicle registration	VB
Website	www.pilsbach.at

Pilsbach is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

Pilsbach lies in the area of Upper Austria known as the Hausruckviertel, about 4 km from Vöcklabruck. The total area of the town is 10.2 km², of which 45.1% is forested and 49% is used for agriculture. The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Einwald, Kien, Kirchstetten, Mittereinwald, Oberpilsbach, Schmidham, Untereinwald, and Unterpilsbach.

History

Originally in the eastern portion of the Duchy of Bavaria, the town has belonged to Duchy of Austria since the 12th century. The town was occupied multiple times during the Napoleonic Wars. It became part of Upper Austria in 1918. After the Nazi annexation of Austria (Anschluss), the town became part of "Gau Oberdonau", returning to Upper Austria in 1945.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	554	—
2001	630	+13.7%
2016	608	−3.5%