title: Auerbach, Upper Austria
text: # 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.
  
  