Schönbühel-Aggsbach

Aggsbach is a market town with 1018 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Melk in Lower Austria.

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 5.1 choirs
  • 5.2 Musikverein
  • 5.3 Attractions

Geography

Aggsbach is located in Lower Austria in the Wachau valley on the right bank of the Danube. The area of ​​the municipality covers 28.33 square kilometers. 71.69 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

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

  • Aggsbach Village (420 )
  • Aggstein (57 )
  • Berging (79 )
  • Gschwendt ( 0)
  • Stroke ( 70)
  • Schoenbuehel on the Danube (341)
  • Siedelgraben (9)
  • Wolfenstein (57 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Aggsbach, Aggstein, Berging, stroke, Schoenbuehel on the Danube and Wolfenstein.

History

In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place told the eventful history of Austria. In 1969, the municipality by the merger of the municipalities Schoenbuehel and Aggsbach village.

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1033 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 1045 inhabitants, 1051 and 1981 in 1971, 1017 inhabitants.

Policy

The council has 19 seats, mayor of the municipality is Erich Ringseis, office manager Reinhard Gruber.

In the municipal elections of 2005, the ÖVP and the SPÖ reached 13 6 mandates. In the municipal elections of 2010, the SPÖ lost two seats to the FPÖ, who moved to the municipal council.

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 42 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 42 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 477 The employment rate in 2001 was 47.82 percent.

Culture

Interesting cultural facets found in the minerals center " stone rebuke " in the hammer mill Pehn and in the Charterhouse Museum. Musical focus exist in the field of wind and choral music.

  • Chorgemeinschaft Aggsbach - Arnsdorf - Schoenbuehel
  • Church choir of the parish Aggsbach village
  • Church choir of the parish Schoenbuehel
  • Family choir Schoenbuehel

Musikverein

  • Trachtenmusikkapelle Schoenbuehel
  • Brass Ensemble

Attractions

  • The Charterhouse Aggsbach with the Kartause and the parish church. An elongated unitary construction - consecrated in 1392 - with a 5/8-Schluss and a north-facing simple tower, which was built after the monastery discontinuation at the end of the 18th century.
  • Calvary next to the monastery
  • The forge Pehn
  • The minerals center stone barn ( Mineral Show )
  • The ruins Aggstein with the rose garden
  • The Schoenbuehel Castle
  • The former Servite in Schoenbuehel: Monastery Schoenbuehel
  • The ruined castle Wolfenstein
  • See also: List of the listed objects in Aggsbach

Gallery

Detail of Calvary next to the monastery

Forge Pehn

Castle Schoenbuehel

Melk District Chapter house Burgruine Aggstein Bischofstetten Blindenmarkt Dorfstetten Dunkelsteinerwald (municipality) Erlauf Golling an der Erlauf Hofamt Priel Loosdorf Maria Taferl Petzenkirchen
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