Achau

Achau is a municipality with 1246 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) on the eastern edge of the district Mödling in Lower Austria.

• 3.1 Demographics
• 3.2 Religion

• 4.1 City Council Election 2010 (14 March 2010)

• 5.1 Structures

• 6.1 traffic

Geography

Geographical Location

In the northern part of the Vienna basin here opens Mödlingbach and Krottenbach in the Schwechat and Triesting in the Aubach ( new Schwechat).

Neighboring communities

Community structure

Achau ( 11.87 km ²)

48.066716.3833 Achau

History

Achau, first mentioned before 1170 in a papal document for the Admont to 1169 gives Duke Henry owned in Achau (then called Eichowe ). Wolfkerus de Aichowe is called for in 1177, so it has been around a solid house. The first lords of Achau are vassals of Mark Counts of Babenberg bad. The owner of the domain Achau change in the high and the Early Middle Ages very often; total are known by six ruling families. With family Haiden, which is also important in the Vienna city's history begins in 1447, a golden age for the rule, which lasted until the extinction of this noble family in 1599. 1732 is the Moser family from Ebenfurth with Karl Leopold Friedrich von Moser by purchase into the possession Achaus, on female succession takes the Moser- rule to the present day. Under the name Suttner this family is now the owner of castle and estate Achau and long time of lock Ebenfurth.

After Austria in 1938 connecting the city was incorporated into the City of Vienna 24th district. In 1954 the city became independent again and fell back to Lower Austria.

Population

Demographics

Source: Population Development of Statistics Austria

Religion

According to the data of the 2001 census, 74.4 % of the population Roman Catholic, 4.2% are Protestant. 2.1% are Muslim, 1.2% are members of Orthodox Churches. 15.8 % of the population have no religious affiliation.

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Josef Brunner of the SPÖ. Head Office is Gertrude Weber. In the council, there are a total of 19 seats following distribution of seats:

X Mario Brunner (former SPÖ)

City Council Election 2010 (14 March 2010)

SPÖ 9, ÖVP 5, BLA ( civil list Achau ) 5

Culture and sights

Structures

In the center Achaus there is the moated castle Schloss Achau.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Achau is located at the intersection of Mödlinger road B 11, which connects in parallel to the S1 Vienna outer ring expressway Mödling Schwechat and the B16, which runs from Sopron about Eisenstadt to Vienna. Thus, the northern Vienna Basin, the city of Vienna, the Schwechat and the Leitha Mountains are easily accessible. On the other hand, it leads straight to peak to an increased volume of traffic in this area. The access to public transport via the Pottendorfer line connecting the city with Vienna and Wiener Neustadt Meidling on weekdays every hour.