Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde

  • SPÖ: 14
  • ÖVP: 7

St. Aegyd am Neuwalde (also Saint Aegyd am Neuwalde ) is an Austrian market town in the district of Lilienfeld in Lower Austria with 2017 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).

  • 2.1 Population development

Geography

St. Aegyd am Neuwalde is in the Most district in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the municipality covers 184.56 km ². 87.61 % of the area is forested. It is thus one of the most forested communities in Central Europe.

The Mayor of St. Aegyd am Neuwalde Rudolf pepper (b. 1948).

Community structure

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

  • Kernhof (328 )
  • Lahnsattel (86 )
  • Mitterbach (187 )
  • St. Aegyd am Neuwalde ( 1424)
  • Ulreichsberg (32)

The municipality comprises the cadastral Gscheid, domination reasons Keeramt, Mitterbach Office, St. Aegyd am Neuwalde, Unrechttraisen and Weissbach office.

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.

Traces have been around from the time of the Celts and later the Slavs. An upheaval took place in the 18th and 19th century, began as a first industrialization. At that time, many foreign skilled workers came into the upper Traisental. The forestry needed manpower. Thus, a closed group of Protestants came from the Salzkammergut to St. Aegyd. Therefore, the proportion of Protestants at 12.4 % still above the Austrian average.

From November 2, 1944 to April 1, 1945, there were in St. Aegyd a KZ subcamp. Up to 300 prisoners were used here as forced laborers for warehouse construction, automotive engine manufacturing and road construction.

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 2,344 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 2,518 inhabitants in 1981 and 2,887 in 1971, 3,188 inhabitants.

Policy

The council has 21 seats, mayor of the municipality is Rudolf pepper, chief officer Hannes Gonaus.

In the municipal elections of 2005, the SPÖ and the ÖVP reached 12 9 mandates. In the municipal elections of 2010, the People's Party lost two seats to the SPÖ.

Culture and sights

Personalities

  • John Heppner, January 31, 1868 - † October 22, 1954
  • Karl Winkler, born October 29, 1893 - † May 28, 1966
  • August Mitterböck, born August 16, 1910 - † October 18, 1976
  • Gearfried Hilscher, born August 19, 1919 - † May 6, 1997
  • Herbert Mitterböck, * June 10, 1948

Tourism

St. Aegyd is a tourist area, which also benefits by its proximity to Mariazell. The proximity of the Ötscher - Tormäuer attracts many guests. As the crowds Kameltheater Kernhof founded in 2000 has evolved with 35,000 visitors in the cadastral Kernhof.

One attraction is the Herzerl - Mitzi, who has the world record in 1989 baked heart with 31.13 m² and thus came into the Guinness Book of World Records. Also culinary St. Aegyd has a lot to offer for the tourists. A gourmet restaurant " Zum Blumentritt " in St. Aegyd delighted many epicures.

The optimal Traisental- cycle path crosses the St. Aegyd and offers specifically for children from the river, over forests, the Herzerl Decorating in Herzerl - Mitzi up to Kameltheater many attractions.

In winter, cross-country skiers, snowshoers, skiers and ski touring riders are welcome in the beautiful area between Gippel and Goeller.

Economy

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 95 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 104 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 977 The employment rate in 2001 was 42.61 %. At the site there was a significant production of steel files under the " St. Aegyd ". A particularly large factory in nearby Furthof (municipality Hohenberg ) was shut down in 1982.

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