Leonding () is a town southwest of Linz in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It borders Puchenau and the river Danube in the north, Wilhering and Pasching in the west, Traun in the south and Linz in the east. Leonding is the most populous town of the Linz-Land district and the fourth most populous town in Upper Austria.
It is very close to Linz and offers views of the Alps and therefore attracts the upper social classes for living without providing much infrastructure on its own. Due to the proximity of Linz and transport connections (like West railway, Westautobahn, B1 Wiener Straße or Linz Airport) it attracts companies like Rosenbauer, Ebner Industrieofenbau, Poloplast and Neuson. Other major employers are the UNO Shopping Centre (approximately 850 jobs) as well as the Plus City Shopping Centre (approximately 2200 jobs).
From 1898 to 1905 Adolf Hitler lived in Leonding where he attended the local primary school and later a grammar school in nearby Linz. The graves of his parents Alois and Klara are in Leonding. His brother Edmund, who died of measles, was buried there too.Anna Rosmus Hitlers Nibelungen, Samples Grafenau 2015, pp. 120f A delegation of Passau National Socialists visited the family's grave illegally.Anna Rosmus Hitlers Nibelungen, Samples Grafenau 2015, pp. 121 Hitler visited the grave in 1938. In 2012, when a relative of Alois Hitler's first wife, Anna, did not renew the lease, the grave was dissolved.Anna Rosmus Hitlers Nibelungen, Samples Grafenau 2015, pp. 122
In 1903, Hitler's father died when drinking a glass of wine in a guesthouse in Leonding.
Leonding is split up into 22 localities: Aichberg, Alharting, Berg, Bergham, Buchberg, Doppl, Enzenwinkl, Felling, Friesenegg, Gaumberg, Haag, Hart, Holzheim, Imberg, Jetzing, Leonding, Reith, Rufling, St. Isidor, Staudach, Untergaumberg and Zaubertal.
Population The Town of Leonding grew rapidly since the year 2000 and the Population in 2018 was 28,698 jumping up from 22,203 in 2001. This rapid growth was mainly due to affordable, decently sized homes that were much cheaper than those in neighboring Linz. Leonding is also a very attractive living area for middle class Families which is another reason for the speedy growth.
+Largest groups of foreign residents Nationality Population (2025) 728 550 497 470 327 235 218 218 155 124 114 98 85 75 72 60
Local council
The elections in 2015 showed the following results:
Party Vote share change Seats in the Gemeinderat change Seats in the StadtratSPÖ 33,84 % - 9,23 % 13 -4 4FPÖ 23,39 % + 9,92 % 9 +4 2ÖVP 22,27 % - 6,80 % 8 -3 2The Greens - The Green Alternative 13,64 % + 2,05 % 5 +1 1NEOS 5,97 % + 5,97 % 2 +2 0 Total: 37 seats
Mayors
Mayors since 1945 Name Party Term of office Josef Lehner SPÖ 1946-1961 Franz Klafböck SPÖ 1961-1968 Leopold Finster SPÖ 1968-1982 Leopold Kronsteiner SPÖ 1982-1997 Herbert Sperl SPÖ 1997-2008 Walter Brunner SPÖ since 2008
See also Oberösterreich
References
External links
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