Hardegg

Hardegg is a town with 1356 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the Waldviertel, which lies on the Thaya directly on the border with the Czech Republic.

  • 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
  • 6.2 freeman

Community structure

The municipality comprises the following nine villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Felling (128 )
  • Hardegg (82 )
  • Heufurth (94 )
  • Mallersbach (166 )
  • Merkersdorf (122 )
  • Niederfladnitz (311 )
  • Pleissing (152 )
  • Rieger Castle (235 )
  • Wachbach (90 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Felling, Hardegg, Heufurth, Mallersbach, Merkersdorf, Niederfladnitz, Pleissing, Rieger Castle, circulation and Waschbach.

Demographics

Especially until the fall of the Iron Curtain Hardegg was very isolated. There is only the Thaya bridge Hardegg to Czech Republic - Čížov. This is also reflected in the decreasing number of inhabitants. As the only economic factor in the increasing tourism is mentioned. The highest population level since the statistical records by the State was recorded in 1890 as 3,209 inhabitants were counted in Hardegg. Since then - with the sole exception of the period between the two censuses in 1939 and 1951 - takes over the population steadily. Incidentally, this is indicative of the District Hollabrunn, where since 1890 no more increases in population were recorded.

Policy

Mayor of the former People's Party Member of Parliament Heribert Donnerbauer.

In the city council there are a total of 19 seats after the municipal elections of 14 March 2010, the following distribution of seats: 15 ÖVP, SPÖ 4, no other seats.

Attractions

  • Thaya Valley National Park
  • Castle Hardegg
  • Karner
  • Baroque castle Riegersburg
  • Ruins of Castle Kaja at Merkersdorf
  • Peep Hardegg Museum in the former elementary school
  • Gallery Kultur.Punkt Hardegg on the main square
  • Parish Church Felling
  • Brick columns of the former gallows between Niederfladnitz and Oberretzbach

Regular events

  • Pumpkin Festival in Retzerland ( venue Pleissing )

Economy and infrastructure

In 2001, there were 56 non-agricultural workplaces, according to the 1999 survey, there were 108 agricultural and forestry holdings. According to the 2001 census, the number of employed persons was at the residence 597 The employment rate in 2001 was 40.8 percent. The cadastral Rieger castle is also a former mine for coal mining, see lignite mining Langau -Rieger castle, and in the cadastral Felling with the company RM Austria - Mother of Pearl Design the last Perlmuttdrechslerei Austria. In Mallersbach and Niederfladnitz kaolin was mined.

After the April 12, 1990 made ​​seasonal opening of the border crossing Hardegg - Čížov on 9 May 2006, the full-year hourly release of border crossing for pedestrians, cyclists and skiers. Podmyče for pedestrians and cyclists - In July 2006, the hourly opening of the border crossing Felling followed. Since the Schengen enlargement on December 21, 2007, the nunmehrige internal frontier may in principle be crossed at any point and at any time, therefore there is no explicit border crossings longer exist.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Freddy Quinn ( born 1931 in Niederfladnitz ), pop singer and musician
  • H.C. Artmann (* 1921 in Niederfladnitz, † 2000 in Vienna), poet and translator, with language Gambling

Freeman

  • Erwin Pröll (* 1946) ( Governor of Lower Austria, May 21, 2000)
Hollabrunn District Burg Hardegg Alberndorf im Pulkautal Grabern Hadres Mailberg
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