Raabs an der Thaya

  • ÖVP: 18
  • SPÖ: 5

Raab an der Thaya is a municipality with 2729 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Waidhofen an der Thaya in Lower Austria.

  • 2.1 Meaning of the name Raab in the Czech language
  • 3.1 Demographics
  • 4.1 Town twinning
  • 5.1 Structures
  • 5.2 Exhibition of Lower Austria 2009

Geography

Raab an der Thaya is located in the northern Waldviertel in Lower Austria. Here unite the two source rivers Thaya, the German Thaya and the Moravian Thaya. The area of ​​the municipality covers 134.65 square kilometers. 27.6 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 34 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Silly village (33 )
  • Eibenstein (51 )
  • Großau (128 )
  • Kogge village (23 )
  • Kollmitzdörfl (73)
  • Liebnitz (63 )
  • Lindau ( 55)
  • Luden (47 )
  • Modsiedl (97)
  • Most Bach ( 63)
  • Neuriegers (72)
  • Niklas Berg ( 3)
  • Nonndorf at Raab (69 )
  • Oberndorf bei Raab (177 )
  • Oberndorf bei Weikertschlag (70 )
  • Oberpfaffenhoffen village (13 )
  • Pommer village (50 )
  • Primmersdorf (20 )
  • Raab an der Thaya ( 852)
  • Rabenreith (80 )
  • Reith (35 )
  • Rossa ( 92)
  • Schaditz (48 )
  • Speisendorf (87 )
  • Süssenbach (52 )
  • Traber village (13 )
  • Unterpertholz (71)
  • Unterpfaffstall village (44 )
  • Weikertschlag an der Thaya (134 )
  • Wetzles (22 )
  • Wilhelmshof ( 0)
  • Zabernreith (37)
  • Zemmendorf (59)
  • Ornamental Reith (39 )

Silly village (3.55 km ²) Eibenstein (3.35 km ²) Großau ( 5.42 km ²) Kogge village (1.58 km ²) Kollmitzdörfl (3.94 km ²) Liebnitz (2.79 km ²) Lindau (3.72 km ²) Luden (5.99 km ²) Modsiedl (8.25 km ²) Most Bach ( 4.26 km ²) Neuriegers ( 3.91 km ²) Nondorf (3.86 km ²) Upper and lower Reith ( 3.31 km ²) Oberndorf bei Raab ( 5.96 km ²) Oberndorf bei Weikertschlag (3.94 km ²) Oberpfaffenhoffen village (1.87 km ²) Pommer village (6.65 km ²) Primmersdorf (2.84 km ²) Raab an der Thaya (6.20 km ²) Rabenreith ( 4.17 km ²) Rossa ( 4.21 km ²) Schaditz (3.56 km ²) Speisendorf (6.55 km ²) Süssenbach (4.45 km ²) Traber village (1.98 km ²) Unterpertholz (620 km ²) Unterpfaffstall village (362 km ²) Weikertschlag ( 458 km ²) Wetzles (256 km ²) Wilhelmshof (181 km ²) Zabernreith (312 km ²) Zemmendorf (219 km ²) Ornamental Reith ( 429 km ²)

Silly village (D) Eibenstein (D) Großau (D) Kogge village (D) Kollmitzdörfl (D) Liebnitz (D) Lindau ( D) Luden (D) Modsiedl (D) Most Bach ( D) Neuriegers (D) Niklas Berg ( R) Nonndorf (D) Oberndorf bei Raab (D)

Oberndorf bei Weikertschlag (D) Oberpfaffenhoffen village (D) Pommer village (D) Primmersdorf (D) Raab an der Thaya (St) Rabenreith (D) Reith (D) Rossa ( D) Schaditz (D) Speisendorf (D) Süßenbach (D) Traber Village (W) Unterpertholz (D) Unterpfaffstall village (D) Weikertschlag an der Thaya (D) Wetzles (D) Wilhelmshof ( Mh ) Zabernreith (D) Zemmendorf (D) Ornamental Reith (D)

Neighboring communities

History

In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place told the eventful history of Austria. From Raab an der Thaya, the first Viscount of Nuremberg originate (see also History of the City of Nuremberg ), the lords and counts of Raab. In June 1260, the county gave Queen Margaret Raab the Bohemian nobles Wok von Rosenberg. His sons Henry and Witiko VI. gave on 19 March 1272 duly certified in Rosenberg deed the right of patronage of the Raabser church founded by her father Monastery Hohenfurt. On March 26, 1282 Heinrich von Rosenberg handed with a certificate issued in Vienna the rule Raab the Austrian Duke Albrecht of Habsburg.

During the First World War was to Grossau the detention Grossau.

Meaning of the name Raab in the Czech language

Through several sound shifts arose from a personal name (possibly Ratgoz ) the castle name Rakoc. Of the Czechs in the Middle Ages the county Raab, which reached about 50 km long from Raab to Litschau, called Rakousko ( which means " Raabser country "). This designation was later extended to the land behind Raab. Today, the Czechs call throughout Austria as Rakousko.

Population

Demographics

Policy

Mayor of Rudolf Mayer, chief officer Herbert Hauer. In the city council there after the municipal elections of 2010 a total of 23 seats following distribution of seats: L.ÖVP 18, SPÖ 5 other no seats.

Twinning

  • Jehnice Czech Republic, Czech Republic
  • Reszel Poland, Poland

In addition, there is a twinning with Třešť in the Czech Republic.

Culture and sights

Structures

Above the village is situated on a rock, the well preserved castle Raab an der Thaya.

  • The cadastral Eibenstein are the ruins Eibenstein as well as the parish church of St. Giles.
  • The cadastral Kollmitzdörfl lie the extensive ruins of the castle Kollmitz, the Bohemian Wall and the Klingermausoleum.
  • The cadastral Luden is the so-called Gaber Church as a remnant of the castle Gaber.
  • The cadastral Primmersdorf is the granary.
  • The cadastral Weikertschlag an der Thaya the former town hall houses the local museum.

Exhibition of Lower Austria 2009

On 28 March 2006 the Lower Austrian Governor Dr. Erwin Pröll announced the decision on the hosting of the Lower Austrian Provincial Exhibition 2009 known which is jointly organized with the City of Horn and the first time with a Czech town ( Telc ). The theme of the exhibition is Austria. The Czech Republic. divided - separated - united. In the parsonage of Raab, the so-called Lindenhof, formed mainly the limit and life on the border the main focus. Austria is called in Czech Rakousko, which literally means as much as land behind Raab is why Raab offered itself as a location for the subject line.

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001 121, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 328 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census, 1259. The employment rate in 2001 was 42.26 percent.

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