Gutau

Gutau
Gutau centre
Coat of arms
Gutau Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°25′0″N 14°36′0″E
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Freistadt
Government
• Mayor	Josef Lindner (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	45.44 km2 (17.54 sq mi)
Elevation	589 m (1,932 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	2,724
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4293
Area code	07946
Vehicle registration	FR
Website	www.gutau.at

Gutau is a municipality in the district of Freistadt in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

History

Its name was first recorded in 1122. During the Napoleonic Wars, the town was occupied several times. After 1945, it belonged to the soviet control zone. In 1955 the Soviets left, so the infrastructural repairs and constructions began.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,112	—
1880	2,164	+2.5%
1890	2,052	−5.2%
1900	2,123	+3.5%
1900	2,123	+0.0%
1910	2,131	+0.4%
1923	2,151	+0.9%
1934	2,141	−0.5%
1939	2,027	−5.3%
1951	2,137	+5.4%
1961	2,292	+7.3%
1971	2,360	+3.0%
1981	2,379	+0.8%
1991	2,548	+7.1%
2001	2,650	+4.0%
2013	2,721	+2.7%

Language

In 2001, 98.1% of the population named German as their colloquial language, while 0.5% speaks Bosnian language, and a further 0.1% Turkish.

Sport

Gutau hosts stages for the Jänner Rallye, which was the season opener for the European Rallye Championship in 2012.

Sights

The ruined, medieval Prandegg Castle is also located nearby.

You will also find a beautiful Church right in the centre of Gutau.