The Bauernhügel is an obelisk-styled memorial in Pinsdorf, constructed to pay tribute to people killed in the brutal Battle of Gmunden between the Bavarian stadtholder Adam Graf von Herbertstorff and the farmers, who resided in Pinsdorf (German page de:Oberösterreichischer Bauernkrieg).

A plaque on the memorial states the remains of the slain farmers are buried under the hill (see below: Coat of arms).

There are several notable hills in the settlement's immediate surroundings, including the Pinsdorfberg, the Gmundnerberg, the Vöcklaberg and the Kronberg.

The municipality includes the following 10 villages (in brackets population as of January 1, 2018): The results of the last election of the local government in 2015: Dieter Helms (SPÖ) is the current mayor of Pinsdorf.

The current vice-mayor is Christa Schiemel(SPÖ) This Upper Austria location article is a stub.