Hohenberg, Lower Austria
- SPÖ: 14
- ÖVP: 5
Hohenberg is a market town with 1510 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Lilienfeld in Lower Austria.
- 2.1 Population development
Geography
Hohenberg lies in the valley at the foot of the Unrechttraisen Türnitzer Hoeger Mostviertel in Lower Austria. The area of the municipality covers 56.62 square kilometers. 84.7 percent of the area is forested.
Community structure
The municipality comprises the following five villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):
- Anders Bach ( 43)
- Furthof (278 )
- Hofamt (246 )
- Innerfahrafeld (122)
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.
Population Development
According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1638 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 1715 inhabitants, 1981 and 1771 in 1971, 2021 inhabitants.
Policy
The council has 19 seats, mayor of the municipality is Heinrich Preus, chief officer Ludwig Platzer.
In the municipal elections of 2005, the SPÖ and the ÖVP reached 14 5 mandates. In the municipal elections of 2010, the composition did not change.
Economy and infrastructure
Non-agricultural workplaces, there were 81 in 2001, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 46 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 659 The employment rate in 2001 was 41.26 percent.
Traffic
Hohenberg is developed since 1893 by the railway line Traisen Kernhof. Other stops in the municipality of Hohenberg were Innerfahrafeld and Furthof. After the adjustment of passenger traffic, the route was now converted into a connecting railway.