Retzbach

Retzbach is a municipality with 1033 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Hollabrunn in Lower Austria.

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 Monuments and memorials
  • 4.3 Regular events

Geography

Retz is located in the wine district in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the municipality is 18.14 square kilometers. 6.34 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

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

  • Mitterretzbach (240 )
  • Oberretzbach (124 )
  • Unterretzbach ( 690 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Mitterretzbach, Oberretzbach and Unterretzbach.

History

In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place informed the eventful history of Austria.

From autumn 1944 to mid April 1945 Jewish forced laborers were housed in from Hungary Mitterretzbach. In Oberretzbach 1945 21 army deserters were shot in the spring.

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1038 inhabitants. In 1991, the municipality had 1101 inhabitants, 1202 and 1981 in 1971, 1430 inhabitants.

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Manfred Nigl, office manager Manfred Nigl. In the council, there are a total of 19 seats after the municipal elections of 14 March 2010, the following distribution of seats: 14 ÖVP, SPÖ 5

Culture and sights

Structures

  • Holy Stone in Mitterretzbach

Monuments and memorials

  • Monument to the home sold Südmährer from the district Znojmo with the inscription "home right is a human right " and a viewing tower overlooking the former German - Moravia; Location: at Unterretzbach ( Straßenabzweigung of the E 84 / B 2 1.5 km before the border crossing ), built in 1980, completed in 1985.

Regular events

  • Pumpkin Festival in Retzerland ( venue Unterretzbach )

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural workplaces, there were 26 in 2001, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 131 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 414 The employment rate in 2001 was 41.52 percent.

Personalities

  • Ferdinand Piringer (1780-1829), violinist, conductor and friend of Ludwig van Beethoven was born on 18 October 1780 in Unterretzbach.
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