Himberg
Himberg is a market town in the Vienna Basin with 6869 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Wien-Umgebung in Lower Austria.
- 2.1 Population development
- 3.1 Municipal Council
Geography
Himberg is located a few kilometers south of Vienna, in the industrial area in Lower Austria. The municipality is crossed by the cold aisle.
The area of the municipality covers 47.63 square kilometers. 5.82 percent of the area is forested.
Community structure
The municipality comprises the following four localities ( in parentheses population as of 31 October 2011):
- Gutenhof (33 )
- Himberg ( 4864 )
- Pelle village (631)
- Velm ( 1143 )
The municipality comprises the cadastral Gutenhof, Himberg, Pelle village and Velm.
Neighboring communities
History
In ancient times, the area was part of the province of Pannonia. The first settlements on the territory of today Himbergs came from the Teutons and Romans. The region gained by the Roman legion camp Vindobona, Carnuntum ALANOVA and important. The name Himberg first appears in 1100 AD in connection with the Battle of Lechfeld in 955 against the Hungarians, when the region went to the Babenberg Margrave.
A Babenberg, namely Marquardus de Hintperg, the community derives its name. Later, the spelling of Hintberg about Himperch in Himberg changed. The Babenberg Duke Frederick II the Quarrelsome acquired in 1243 Himberg, including the castle and all its possessions.
1312-15 Himberg was the scene of the Inquisition. On behalf of the Bishop of Passau Bernard of Prambach two Waldenses were burned at the stake here as part of a nationwide persecution of heretics.
Around 1320 Himberg was elevated to an independent parish in 1365 and Himberg was granted market rights, which underlines its importance in the Middle Ages.
The invasion of the Turks during the siege of Vienna in 1529 and 1683 destroyed not only the castle but also led to serious damage to the place. As compensation for the injuries in the Turkish wars damage confirmed King Ferdinand, later Emperor Ferdinand I, his subjects to Himberg with Decree of 10 August 1533 and market freedom granted in addition that place the Mautprivilegium. It was then possible every Friday, a weekly market and St. Lawrence held a cattle market and served throughout the year Hungarian (now Burgenland ) wine and tolls are levied.
1749 -bought to the wealthy social class Himberg free from the princely possession by the amount of 40,100 guilders. Himberg was thus free market.
In the 19th century the settlement of different sites in Himberg began. The opening of the Eastern Railway line Vienna -Bruck supported the economic development of the area around Himberg.
During the Nazi rule was October 15, 1938 with the incorporation to Greater Vienna, where Himberg remained until August 31, 1954 as part of the 23 municipal district of Vienna. On September 1, 1954 became Himberg, like most so-called former border communities, restore the full independence and was simultaneously extended to the field of cadastral Gutenhof.
On January 1, 1971, the voluntary pooling of community Himberg and Velm and January 1, 1972, ordered by the Lower Austrian government forcibly union with the community Pelle village.
Population Development
According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 5423 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 5173 inhabitants, 1981 and 4981 in 1971, 4614 inhabitants.
Policy
Municipal council
- SPÖ: 18
- ÖVP: 8
- FPÖ: 2
- GREEN: 1
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Mayor of the municipality is Erich Klein, chief officer Wolfgang Pohsl.
In the market there are local council after the local elections of 14 March 2010, a total of 29 seats following distribution of seats:
- Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ ): 18
- List Austrian People's Party (ÖVP ): 8
- Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ ): 2
- List The Greens - The Green Alternative ( GREEN ): 1
Other parties have no seats.
Economy and infrastructure
Non-agricultural workplaces there were in 2001 260, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 65 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census, 2486. The employment rate in 2001 was 47.04 percent.
The Himberg station is located on the Eastern Railway.
In Velm the Munich villages Lakeland, with its bathing ponds.
Culture and sights
The Roman Catholic parish church of Himberg was built around the year 1130 fortified church. She was originally part of a ruined 16th century castle. The Evangelical Lutheran Church was built in 1961 and was designed by Rudolf Angelides. 2011 in Himberg the new custodian of the Kunsthistorisches Museum was completed.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the municipality:
- Karl Eduard Bauer Schmid (1801-1875), civil servant, politician and journalist
- Thomas Panny (* 1987), footballer
- Julius Robert (1826-1888), chemist and industrialist
- Herwig Zens ( born 1943 ), painter and art educator