Haag, Austria

  • ÖVP: 16
  • SPÖ: 8
  • LFH submission: election diagram / ​​Maintenance / Symbol: 4
  • FPÖ: 1

Hague is a town with 5444 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria.

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Geography

Haag is located in the west of the Most district in Lower Austria's Alpine foothills. 15.79 percent of the area of the municipality is forested.

Community structure: Hague consists of the twelve Katastralgemeinden ( number of inhabitants according to 2011 census registers ):

  • Edelhof ( 6.16 km ², 633 Ew. )
  • Gstetten ( 3.26 km ², 213 Ew. )
  • Hague City ( town Hague) (2.71 km ², 2,632 inhabitants).
  • Heimberg (3.60 km ², 129 Ew. )
  • Holzleiten ( 4.48 km ², 453 Ew. )
  • Knillhof ( 4.04 km ², 177 Ew. )
  • Krottendorf ( 4.81 km ², 216 Ew. )
  • Porstenberg (2.95 km ², 143 Ew. )
  • Radhof ( 5.18 km ², 106 Ew. )
  • Reichhub (7.75 km ², 255 Ew. )
  • Salaberg (3.72 km ², 277 Ew. )
  • Schudutz ( 6.14 km ², 171 Ew. )

History

In ancient times, the area was part of the Roman province of Noricum. 1032 is the consecration of the Church of Hague by the Bishop of Passau, Berengar occupied, this is the first documentary mention of the place name. 1282 occurs the first mention of the castle Salaberg. In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place informed the eventful history of Austria. 1932 was the city survey. In 1938 the separate communities Haag and Haag were combined into one large village.

Population

Demographics

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 5,170 inhabitants. In 1991, the municipality of 5,146 inhabitants in 1981 and 5,097 in 1971, 5,060 inhabitants.

Religions

Hague is the seat of a Roman Catholic parish and an evangelical branch of Amstetten. The parish celebrated its 975th anniversary in 2007.

Policy

  • Mayor of Josef Sturm ( ÖVP ) chief officer Gottfried Schwaiger.
  • In the council there, for a total of 29 seats, after the municipal elections of 14 March 2010, the following distribution of seats: 16 ÖVP, SPÖ 8, LFH 4, 1 FPÖ, no other seats.

Attractions

  • Fortified church: The municipality of The Hague has a built in 1432-1485, late Gothic fortified church, which is dedicated to St. Michael. 1969/70 complete redesign of the interior. 2001 Opening new organ with 36 registers ( organ building Koegler, St. Florian ).
  • Castle Salaberg: with components from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Not open to the public. However, the Venetian Banquet Hall can be rented for events and also the chapel is provided for church celebrations.
  • Baroque Bath House: The Salaberg to the castle belonging baroque bathhouse, however, can be visited.
  • Lower Austrian Open Air Museum presents about 20 objects (old building), predominantly from the musts district.
  • Most District Museum: The Most district museum displays numerous articles on the subject of wine, box, business, flax processing, bee-keeping, old living culture, etc
  • Tierpark Stadt Haag: with more than 80 domestic and exotic animal species. Open year-round zoo is located in the park of Schloss Salaberg Eduard Petzold.

Regular events

  • Theatre Summer Hague: Director Gregor Bloéb; place since 2000 annually Theatre Summer Hague; is played in the main square on the temporary grandstand theater Hague; designed by nonconform architecture, spectacular red temporary grandstand has won many awards.

Culture

  • Hague Theaterkeller
  • Theatre Summer Hague: see ' Regular Events '

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural workplaces there were in 2001 214, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 242 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census, 2,325. The employment rate in 2001 was 46.49 percent. Unemployed were at the site in 2003, on average 372

Traffic

Hague city lies on the ancient route of the Western Railway, which here also has a railway station. ( The new line circling the city in a tunnel. ) Few kilometers from the town is the junction of the West Hague motorway A 1; few kilometers can be reached at 1 Strengberg the Wiener Straße ( Austria ) B. Result, both the district capital of Amstetten, the state capital Sankt Pölten and finally Vienna and the nearby cities already in Upper Austria Enns and Linz are easily accessible. About the Hague road B 42, there is also a connection to the approximately 15 km from Steyr.

Personalities

  • Franz Brunner (1926-1982), farmer and politician
  • Hans Achatz ( born 1943 ), politician and judge
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