Rohrau, Austria

Rohrau is a market town with 1534 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in Lower Austria ( Austria ).

Rohrau is the birthplace of the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn and his brother Michael Haydn.

Geography

Rohrau located in the industrial district, in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the municipality covers 20.47 square kilometers. 8.66 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

Gerhaus (3.12 km ²) Hollern ( 6.03 km ²) Pachfurth (5.55 km ²) Rohrau

Gerhaus (D) Hollern (D) Pachfurth (D) Rohrau (M)

The most important of the abbreviations used are:

  • M = center of the municipality
  • Stt = district
  • R = Rotte
  • W = hamlet
  • D = village
  • ZH = Scattered houses
  • Sdlg = settlement
  • E = bowery (only if they have their own town code)

The complete list that uses the Statistics Austria, can be found at Topographic settlement Labelling according to STAT

Please note that some places may have different spellings. So Katastralgemeinden write differently than the same localities.

Source: Statistics Austria - List for Lower Austria (PDF)

History

Rohrau is located in close proximity to the historical Carnuntum, a major in ancient Roman military camp ( now the town Petronell / Carnuntum ) to a link road (now B211 ) between the fortifications legionary fortress of Carnuntum and lock Prugg ( Bruck an der Leitha, which goes back to a Roman system and the next possible river crossing with a bridge over the Leitha was ). Rohrau has always been a place of transit.

In the 13th century there was a Rohrauer line of the house of Liechtenstein, who resided in the precursor of the local castle Rohrau.

Policy

  • Mayor Herbert Speckl. Head of Office is Josef Rössler.
  • The mandates of the council spread with 14 ÖVP, SPÖ 4, 1 FPÖ ( 2010 election ).

Demographics: According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1455 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 1224 inhabitants, 1981 and 1258 in 1971, 1341 inhabitants.

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural workplaces, there were 47 in 2001, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 74 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 633 The employment rate in 2001 was 45.29 percent.

Attractions

  • Haydn 's birthplace: The thatched farmhouse is available as Joseph Haydn Haydn memorial and museum to the public since 1959; it is not far from Castle Rohrau.
  • Rohrau Castle: late baroque castle. The facade of the palace is one of the few examples of simple " Josephine " style that prevailed under Emperor Joseph II. To compare, the facade of the old with the Vienna General Hospital and the Josephinum (Vienna). The Rohrau castle itself dates back to a two-part medieval moated castle, whose investment can still be seen in the plan and in the remains of the moat. Visible from the towers of the castle, there is only one in the northern corner of the entrance courtyard, but this is not accessible.
  • Count Harrachsche picture gallery: in Rohrau Castle Austria's largest private collection of paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries can be seen.
  • Parish Church of St. Vitus with Haydn organ and the tomb of the parents of Haydn. The parish church and the surrounding cemetery, together with the chapel at the cemetery entrance, wrought iron cemetery gate baroque and the impressive chestnut trees that surround the church grounds, a beautiful ensemble.
  • Stephanie - Harrach Square: Plaque in honor of the namesake, Marian column with kneeling in prayer pose of Mary
  • Oldest Haydn monument in the world, in front of the municipal office Rohrau. Originally it was on the so-called Haydn Island in the garden of the castle, which no longer exists today.

Regular events

  • Haydn Festival: Every year there are the Haydn Festival at Schloss Rohrau in early summer (June).

Personalities

Sons and daughters

  • Karl von Harrach (1570-1628), advisor of Emperor Ferdinand II
  • Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), composer
  • Michael Haydn (1737-1806), composer, brother of Joseph Haydn
  • Johann Herbsthofer (1866-1932), politician
  • Hellmuth bottom pond ( born 1921 ), painter and graphic artist

Persons with respect to the location

  • Andrew Molles ( 1907-1. June 1975), American painter ( Informal ), who settled in Rohrau, died in Rohrau

Historical Maps

  • Rohrau in the land survey in 1873

Gerhaus an der Leitha

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