Auerbach, Upper Austria

Auerbach 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 km2. 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.