Ansfelden
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 two rivers, the organ pipes the organist and composer 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.Population
Seats in the council, Elections 2015:
- FPÖ 15
- SPÖ 15
- ÖVP 5
- The Greens 2
- Total 37
- Anton Bruckner, composer, organist and teacher of music theory and pipe organ performance
- Walter Wimmer, politician and member of parliament
- Hermann Aichmair, university professor, author, painter and sculptor
- Hermann Krist, politician and member of parliament
- Josef Schicklgruber, football player.
People with relationship to the city
- Bernhard Sallmann, German filmmaker; grew up in Ansfelden
- Werner Gruber, neurophysicist and author; grew up in Ansfelden
