Annaberg, Lower Austria
- ÖVP: 10
- SPÖ: 4
- FPÖ: 1
Anna is a municipality with 536 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Lilienfeld in Lower Austria. The main village is situated on the Annaberg pass
- 2.1 religions
- 2.2 Population development
- 2.3 Sons and daughters of the town
- 3.1 street
- 3.2 bus
- 3.3 Railway
Geography
Annaberg is located in the Most district in Lower Austria. Geologically, the area belongs to the Lower Austrian Limestone Alps. The area of the municipality covers 63.48 square kilometers. 81.47 percent of the area is forested.
In several sharp bends, the Mariazellerstraße B 20 leads from Türnitz to Annaberg. It has in this case a slope of up to 12%.
Community structure
The municipality comprises the following four localities ( in parentheses population as of 31 October 2011):
- Annarotte (222 )
- Haupttürnitzrotte (65 )
- Langseitenrotte (160 )
- Lassingrotte (115 )
The municipality comprises the cadastral Annarotte, Haupttürnitzrotte, Langseitenrotte and Lassingrotte.
History
In ancient times, the area was part of the province of Noricum. In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place told the eventful history of Austria.
The area around Annaberg came in 1202 through a donation of Leopold VI. to the Cistercian Abbey of Lilienfeld. Already in 1207 began Abbot Gerhard to make the 976 m high mountain saddle arable. Ten years later there was a fixed settlement and a chapel, which was dedicated to St. Anne. In 1327 this was expanded due to the numerous visits of pilgrims. 1380 Annaberg was elevated to a parish.
During the Thirty Years War in 1639 the whole town was destroyed by a fire, and rebuilt with the help of donations of the Emperor Ferdinand II and his wife Eleonora Gonzaga. Especially in the 18th century, there were also lively mining activity, such as the silver mine in the village of enamel. Furthermore, lead, gypsum and coal was still mined.
The opening of the Mariazell Railway in 1907 finally brought the era of tourism.
Religions
About two-thirds of the population is Roman Catholic ( parish Annaberg ), and a third committed to the Evangelical Church AB (as part of the Protestant parish Mitterbach ).
Population Development
According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 687 inhabitants. In 1991 the community had 891 inhabitants in 1981 and 1,031 in 1971, 1,040 inhabitants.
Sons and daughters of the town
- John Tesar (1895-1988), Member of the Landtag of Lower Austria and Mayor
- Erwin Wenzl (1921-2005), Upper Austrian provincial governor
- Liese Prokop (1941-2006), Austrian athlete and politician
Traffic
Road
By Annaberg State Road 20 runs ( Mariazellerstraße ), which leads from St. Pölten on the Annaberg pass to Mariazell.
Service bus
On the Mariazellerstraße also post buses, the Annaberg with St. Pölten and Mariazell run connect.
Railway
The Annaberg railway station of the narrow- Mariazell Railway is located in the village of Reith, which belongs to the municipality Annaberg and is about 6 km far from the lying on top of the pass main town of Annaberg. The next stop Wienerbruck -Josef Berg is still in the municipality of Annaberg. It is frequented by many hikers through the Ötschergräben. Both stations are equipped with waiting rooms, public toilets and benches. Operationally, they can be used on the single track line as a backup location.
The attractiveness of the Mariazell Railway as a transport agent is to be increased by 2014 through modernization. In 2015, the Mariazell Railway is the main attraction of the Lower Austrian exhibition " conquest of the Alps - Nature and Technology" to be.
Policy
The council has 15 seats, mayor of the municipality is Petra toe, office manager Karl Schachinger.
In the municipal elections of 2005, the ÖVP and the SPÖ reached 11 seats 4 After the municipal elections in 2010, a mandate from the People's Party for Freedom Party shifted despite a slight vocal profits.
Culture and sights
See list of monumental objects in Annaberg
Economy and infrastructure
Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 52 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 47 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 297 The employment rate in 2001 was 43.95 percent. In the area of the municipality Annaberg is the power plant Wienerbruck.