Straning-Grafenberg

  • ÖVP: 9
  • SPÖ: 6

Straning -Grafenberg is a market town with 755 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Horn in Lower Austria.

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 Natural Monuments
  • 5.1 Regional Cooperation

Geography

Straning -Grafenberg is right on the border of the wine district to the Waldviertel in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the municipality covers 26.47 square kilometers. 7.5 percent of the area is forested.

Neighboring communities

Community structure

The municipality comprises the following four localities ( in parentheses population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Etzmannsdorf at Straning (113 )
  • Grafenberg (203 )
  • Straning (299 )
  • Wartberg (150 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Etzmannsdorf at Straning, Grafenberg, Straning and Wartberg.

History

Colonization is detectable in Straning from the Early and Middle Neolithic, Bronze Age, the Hallstatt period, the Roman Empire and from the 9th century. In the other cadastral prehistoric colonizations are detected, such as in Grafenberg also from the urn fields time and the La Tène period. Archaeological finds from all eras in Krahuletz Museum in Eggenburg and Höbarthmuseum in Horn.

The first mention of Straning is found in a document dated July 11, 1239 from the Abbey of Melk, in which reports on the sale of goods in Straning to the pin Baumgartenberg.

Population Development

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Albert Holluger, chief officer Erwin Schmöger. In the market there are local council after the local elections in 2010 with a total of 15 seats following distribution of seats: 9 ÖVP, SPÖ 6, no other seats.

Culture and sights

  • The cadastral Grafenberg is the Fundzone a Germanic settlement.

Structures

  • Parish Straning
  • Parish Grafenberg
  • Parish Wartberg

Natural Monuments

  • North of Grafenberg is the nature reserve Fehhaube - Kogelsteine ​​with interesting rock formations of granite and nature conservation significant silicate dry grasslands.

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001 12, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 98 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 326 The employment rate in 2001 was 42.98 percent.

Regional Cooperation

The market town Straning -Grafenberg is a member of the small region Manhart mountain.

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