Pasching

Pasching
Pasching
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Linz-Land
Mayor	Peter Mair (SPÖ)
Area	12.48 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	295 m  (968 ft)
Population	6,577 (1 January 2011)
- Density	527 /km2 (1,365 /sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	LL
Postal code	4061
Area codes	07221, 07229
Website	www.pasching.at

Pasching is a municipality in Upper Austria, Austria, located 298 meters above sea level, with a population of about 6100. It is situated a few miles southwest of Linz and borders Leonding, Hörsching, Wilhering and Traun.

Situated along the famous shopping mile the Kremstal Straße, it is the home of many retailers. One of the biggest shopping centers in Austria, the Plus City is located in Pasching. Due to the vicinity of Linz many smaller industries have settled down here too.

A major problem in Pasching is the heavy traffic along the Kremstal Straße especially around the shopping center. A by-pass has partially already been built from Traun to the Plus City. The rest of it is readily planned but a conflict on the financing of the construction between the affected municipalities of Pasching and Leonding and the Republic of Austria as the owner of the street delays the start of construction.

Pasching got major attention for its football (soccer) club FC Superfund that played in the Austrian major league, the Bundesliga 2002-2007.

Politics

The "Paschinger Gemeinderat" (the city council of Pasching) includes 31 "Gemeinderäte" (Senators). Since the last elections in 2009:

• Socialdemocratic Party of Austria - SPÖ: 14 seats
• Austrian People's Party - ÖVP: 7 seats
• The List of Fritz Böhm: 4 seats
• Freedom Party of Austria - FPÖ: 3 seats
• The Greens - The Green Alternative: 1 seat
• People's List for Human, Environment and Development: 1 seat
• The List of Franz Kainz - KAINZ: 1 seat

The elected mayor of Pasching is Peter Mair, who received over 51% of votes in the first election round so that he was elected immediately. There was no second voting round.