Weistrach

  • ÖVP: 18
  • SPÖ: 2
  • FPÖ: 1

Weistrach is a municipality with 2186 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Amstetten district in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

  • 2.1 Population development

Geography

Weistrach is in the Most district in Lower Austria. 16.48 % of the area of the municipality is forested.

Community structure

The community Weistrach consists of the six villages and cadastral ( number of inhabitants according to 2011 census registers ):

  • Grub ( 7.78 km ², 278 Ew. )
  • Hartlmühl (7.70 km ², 288 Ew. )
  • Wood Schachen ( 3.68 km ², 263 Ew. )
  • Rohrbach (4.95 km ², 268 Ew. )
  • Schwaig (5.98 km ², 145 Ew. )
  • Weistrach (5.70 km ², 941 Ew. )

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.

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 2,197 inhabitants. In 1991 the municipality had 2,113 inhabitants in 1981 and 2,017 in 1971, 1,952 inhabitants.

Policy

The council has 21 seats, mayor of the municipality is Erwin Pitter Berger, chief officer Josef Payrleitner.

In the municipal elections of 2005, the ÖVP reached 17, the SPÖ and the FPÖ 3 1 mandate. In the municipal elections of 2010, the Social Democrats lost one seat to the ÖVP.

Culture and sights

  • Parish Weistrach with a nave in 1520, a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture.

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 60 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 174 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 1,025. The employment rate in 2001 was 48.24 %. Unemployed were at the site in 2003, on average 96

Mostviertel Allhartsberg Amstetten, Lower Austria Ardagger Ennsdorf Ferschnitz Kematen an der Ybbs Oed-Öhling Seitenstetten Zeillern
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