St. Martin im Innkreis | |
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 Parish church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  St. Martin im Innkreis Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates:48°17′39″N13°26′25″E / 48.29417°N 13.44028°E /48.29417; 13.44028 | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Upper Austria |
| District | Ried |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kurt Höretzeder (FPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.88 km2 (3.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 372 m (1,220 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 2,055 |
| • Density | 231/km2 (599/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4973 |
| Area code | +43 7751 |
| Vehicle registration | RI |
| Website | www.st-martin-innkreis.ooe.gv.at |
St. Martin im Innkreis is a municipality inRied District, in theAustrian state ofUpper Austria.
St. Martin lies in theInnviertel (Innkreis) region, situated on the west slope of the Troßkolm forest in theAntiesen valley. It is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the district capitalRied im Innkreis on the Hausruck Straße highway (B143) near the Ort im Innkreis junction of theInnkreis Autobahn (A8).
The municipal area comprises thecadastral communities of Diesseits and Jenseits (literally "On This Side" and "Beyond"), referring to the Antiesen River.
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The Sankt Martin parish church was first mentioned in a 1084 deed, when the surrounding estates were held by the BavarianBishops of Passau. A castle was mentioned in 1150, it burnt down during thePeasants' War in Upper Austria in 1626 and was rebuilt in aBaroque style.
With the whole Innviertel region Sankt Martin belonged to theDuchy of Bavaria (Electorate from 1623) until it was ceded to theArchduchy of Austria according to the 1779Treaty of Teschen. After theNapoleonic Wars, Sankt Martin was incorporated into theAustrian crown land of Upper Austria. The present-day municipality was established in 1850.
InWorld War II OberstAlois Podhajsky, director of theSpanish Riding School in Vienna, had most of theLipizzan stallions evacuated to St. Martin. His hostess was at that time the Swedish born Countess Gertrud Arco- auf Valley - Wallenberg (1895–1983), alias Gertrud ”Calle” Wallenberg. She has been a member of the Swedish banking dynasty, and cousin of anti-Nazi heroRaoul Wallenberg. There Oberst Podhajsky met on the seventh of May 1945 with the American GeneralGeorge S. Patton andRobert Porter Patterson, Sr. the United States Under Secretary of War under President Franklin Roosevelt and the United States Secretary of War under President Harry S. Truman. The remaining horses and riders of the school orchestrated an impressive performance in the indoor school of the castle for their foreign guests, whereafter the Americans agreed to place the white stallions under the protection of the United States.
Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2009 local elections:
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