Auerbach, Upper Austria
# Auerbach, Upper Austria

Auerbach (German pronunciation: (listen)) is a town in Upper Austria, Austria. Its length from north to south is 4.3 km and from east to west is 5 km; its area is 10.78 $km^2.$ In 2015, it had 565 inhabitants.

## Subdivisions

Auerbach consists of two Katastralgemeinden: Auerbach and Irnprechting. It contains the following settlements:

* Auerbach
* Holz
* Höring
* Oberirnprechting
* Oberkling
* Riensberg
* Rietzing
* Unterirnprechting
* Unterkling
* Wimpassing

## History

Auerbach was part of the Duchy of Bavaria until 1779, when it passed to Austria with the rest of the Innviertel as a result of the Treaty of Teschen, that ended the War of the Bavarian Succession. During the Napoleonic Wars, it became Bavarian again until 1814, when it rejoined Upper Austria.

