G erm any ), ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁it ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁du chy ▁" A ust ria ", ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 2 1 1 , ▁the ▁market ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁Pass au ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 0 0 ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 4 1 1 , ▁the ▁brothers ▁Cas par ▁and ▁G und ak ar ▁bought ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁Star h emberg ▁family . ▁Since ▁ 1 4 9 0 , ▁it ▁has ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁princip ality ▁of ▁" Ö sterreich ▁ob ▁der ▁En ns ". ▁During ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁wars ▁it ▁was ▁occupied ▁several ▁times , ▁and ▁now ▁belongs ▁to ▁Upper ▁Austria . ▁From ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁the ▁Hor se ▁railway ▁transport ed ▁Good s ▁and ▁persons ▁through ▁Gall ne uk ir chen . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Gall ne uk ir chen ▁became ▁a ▁European ▁municipality ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Gall ne uk ir chen ▁in cur red ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁N ort heim ▁in ▁Lower ▁Sax ony . ▁The ▁last ▁large ▁change ▁was ▁when ▁Gall ne uk ir chen ▁became ▁a ▁city ▁on ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Population ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Gall ne uk ir chen ▁is ▁at ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ 3 3 7 ▁m ▁at ▁the ▁lower ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁M ühl v iert el . ▁The ▁dimension ▁from ▁north ▁to ▁south ▁are ▁ 2