Seebenstein

  • SPÖ: 15
  • ÖVP: 4

Seebenstein is a municipality with 1361 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Neunkirchen in Lower Austria.

  • 3.1 Demographics
  • 3.2 Religion
  • 6.1 Structures
  • 6.2 Natural Monuments

Geography

Seebenstein located in the industrial district, in Lower Austria. The place is located in the region hunchback world. The area of ​​the municipality covers 9.09 square kilometers. 62.21 percent of the area is forested. The municipality is located the Natural Park Seebenstein - Türkensturz.

Community structure

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

  • Schiltern ( 467 )
  • Seebenstein ( 844 )
  • If trench ( 2)

The municipality comprises the cadastral Schiltern and Seebenstein.

History

In ancient times, the area was part of the province of Noricum. In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place informed the eventful history of Austria.

On April 16, 1972 in Seebenstein was the epicenter of the earthquake to Vienna appreciable magnitude 5.3.

Population

Demographics

Religion

According to the data of the 2001 census, 84.4 % of the population Roman Catholic, 3.8% are Protestant. 0.5 % are Muslim, 0.3% are members of Orthodox Churches. 9.4% of the population has no religious affiliation.

Policy

The successor to the unexpectedly died on January 18, 2011 Mayor Walter Endl stepped in with the February 1, 2011 Gerald Pavlovich. Head Office is Eva Bach Mayer. In the council there after the municipal elections of 2010 a total of 19 seats following distribution of seats: 15 SPÖ, ÖVP 4, no other seats.

Coat of arms

The community Seebenstein was awarded by resolution of the northeast state government on 14 November 1978, a municipal coat of arms.

Blazon: " is provided in a gold shield on a blue background standing on a gray rock silver, rotbedachter with three black round windowed tower with a red sign occupied with two gold interlocking half a mill-wheels. "

At the same time fixed by the council of the municipality Seebenstein municipality colors " yellow - white-blue " were approved.

Culture and sights

Structures

  • Castle Seebenstein
  • Parish Church of St. Andrew
  • Pension Hermione house of the School Sisters of the Order of Saint Francis in Vienna

Natural Monuments

  • Nature Park Seebenstein - Türkensturz

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001 53, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 23 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 549 The employment rate in 2001 was 46.82 percent.

Personalities

  • Miguel II of Braganza He was, like his father, Michael I of Portugal (1802-1866), pretender to the throne of Portugal. Through its close relationship with the House of Habsburg, he took to the end of the century exile in the newly built in the local Ried of Seebenstein Castle [note 1], which he constantly from 1917 lived and where he died on 11 October 1927.
Neunkirchen District, Austria Burg Seebenstein Edlitz, Austria Enzenreith Grimmenstein Otterthal Schottwien Schrattenbach Trattenbach Wimpassing im Schwarzatale
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