The Bauernhügel is an obelisk-styled memorial in Pinsdorf, constructed to pay tribute to people killed in the brutal Battle of Gmunden between the Bavarianstadtholder Adam Graf von Herbertstorff and the farmers, who resided in Pinsdorf (German page de:Oberösterreichischer Bauernkrieg). The farmers fought against the Counter-Reformation. A plaque on the memorial states the remains of the slain farmers are buried under the hill (see below: Coat of arms).
Geography
The river Aurach flows through the village. There are several notable hills in the settlement's immediate surroundings, including the Pinsdorfberg, the Gmundnerberg, the Vöcklaberg and the Kronberg.
Local Outline
The municipality includes the following 10 villages (in brackets population as of January 1, 2018):
Buchen (438)
Großkufhaus (591)
Innergrub (227)
Moos (172)
Neuhofen (153)
Pinsdorf (1240)
Pinsdorfberg (159)
Steinbichl (211)
Wiesen (558)
Wolfsgrub (100)
Population
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1869
1,324
—
1880
1,304
−1.5%
1890
1,378
+5.7%
1900
1,552
+12.6%
1910
1,721
+10.9%
1923
1,684
−2.1%
1934
1,823
+8.3%
1939
1,814
−0.5%
1951
2,057
+13.4%
1961
2,349
+14.2%
1971
2,716
+15.6%
1981
2,806
+3.3%
1991
3,176
+13.2%
2001
3,441
+8.3%
2016
3,821
+11.0%
Politics
The results of the last election of the local government in 2015: