Attnang-Puchheim is a town in

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, located in the

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district, lying between the cities

and Schwanenstadt. Its partner city is the city of

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Geography

Attnang-Puchheim is centered in the ''Hausruckviertel'', a county within Upper Austria in the northern Austrian Prealps. Attnang-Puchheim is also called as "Door to

Salzkammergut The Salzkammergut (, ; ) is a resort area in Austria, stretching from the city of Salzburg eastwards along the Alpine Foreland and the Northern Limestone Alps to the peaks of the Dachstein Mountains. The main river of the region is the Traun (r ...

History

Attnang was founded by Bavarian settlers in the late 8th century. The town of Puchheim is documented the first time in 1135, Attnang about one hundred years later in 1242. In 1912 the community changed its name from Puchheim to Attnang-Puchheim to acknowledge this growing part of the town. In

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, the Attnang-Puchheim marshalling yard was bombed on April 21, 1945, between 1157 ~ 1340 hrs. by 179 bombers of the US 15th Air Force from

Foggia Foggia (, ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere delle Puglie, Tavoliere, also know ...

, Italy. The marshalling yard was target as an alternative due to heavy weather over the primaries of Brennero marshalling yard and Campodazzo marshalling yard. Excellent concentration across entire yard, target area completely devastated, all stock and tracks within a belt 600-feet wide stretching from the center of the yard destroyed, railroad station gutted, locomotive depot and railway workshops leveled, turntable struck / wrecked, 41 x locomotives, 3 x passenger trains and coaches, 500 x rail cars damaged / destroyed, several tremendous explosions reported, nothing remains in the goods siding area, strikes destroyed/damaged 120 apartments and 277 houses, 99th BG missed the MPI with strikes landed on adjacent residential areas. The Allies captured Attnang-Puttheim on May 5, 1945.

Population

Transportation

Attnang-Puchheim railway station is a railway junction, where the

line connects with the

Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...

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line. It is an important station for travellers who wish to access the

from the rest of Austria and Europe, serving both rail and bus passengers. It has some importance for freight traffic and locomotive servicing, though not as much as in former days, when it was a major division poin

Politics

The current mayor (Bürgermeister) is Peter Groiß of the SPÖ (Social Democratic Party of Austria).

Industry

The largest enterprises ar
STIWA
and
Spitz
giving work to more than 1.500 people in the area.

Personalities

The following were born or grew up in Attnang: * Franz Koch (writer), Franz Koch (1888–1969), Germanist * Friedrich Peter (1921–2005), Head of the Austrian Freedom Party from 1958 to 1978 (

FPÖ The Freedom Party of Austria (, FPÖ) is a political party in Austria, variously described as far-right, right-wing populist, national-conservative, and Eurosceptic. It has been led by Herbert Kickl since 2021. It is the largest of five par ...

) *

Maria Fekter Maria Theresia Fekter is an Austrian politician (ÖVP) and was the Austrian Minister of Finance between 2011 and 2013. Before that, she was Minister of the Interior. On 27 June 2008, it was announced by her party that she was to be appointed as ...

(* 1. February 1956), Politician (

ÖVP The Austrian People's Party ( , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria. Since January 2025, the party has been led by Christian Stocker (as an acting leader). It is currently the second-largest p ...

)
Josef Dollinger
journalist and foreign correspondent * Martin Schermaier, professor of law

Sports

Attnang-Puchheim is home to the Attnan
Athletic's
baseball team. Their ballpar
A's Garden
further serves as trainingcenter for the Austrian Baseball Association.

References and notes

Cities and towns in Vöcklabruck District {{UpperAustria-geo-stub