Stolpersteine in the district of Braunau am Inn Stolpersteine in the district of Braunau am Inn The Stolpersteine in the district of Braunau am Inn are small, cobble stone-sized memorials to the former residents of the district who perished at the hands of the Nazis during the Third Reich. Conceived and installed by Cologne artist Gunter Demnig, they were set in the pavement at various locations between August 11–12, 2006. Demnig has laid over 20,000 Stolpersteine since 1996. The 11 Stolpersteine in the district Braunau am Inn are in eight different municipalities. The former "Heimatgau des Führers" (Adolf Hitler's birthplace) was the first area to receive its Stolpersteine.
AMAG Austria Metall AG AMAG Austria Metall AG AMAG (Austria Metall AG) is the biggest company in the Austrian Aluminium industry sector. It is situated in the village of Ranshofen, which is in Braunau am Inn (Upper Austria). The aluminium smelting business was founded in 1938 in Ranshofen as "Mattigwerk", with reference to the Mattig river. After the Second World War, the factory was occupied by US troops until 1946, when it was handed over the Austrian government. It was nationalized as "Österreichische Metallwerke AG" (ÖMAG), and this name as later changed again to "Vereinigte Aluminiumwerke AG" (VAW). In 1957, VAW merged with the