Aggsbach

Aggsbach is a market town with 676 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Krems- Land in Lower Austria.

  • 2.1 Population development

Geography

Aggsbach lies on the left bank of the Danube in the Wachau in Lower Austria and belongs to the district of Krems on the Danube.

Community structure

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

  • Aggsbach Market ( 409)
  • Groisbach (75 )
  • Koefering (30 )
  • Willendorf in der Wachau ( 169)

The municipality comprises the cadastral Aggsbach, Groisbach, Koefering and Willendorf.

History

During a glacial period 25,000 years ago, the world famous "Venus of Willendorf " was created - a fertility statue completely preserved.

Aggsbach was already mentioned in 1148 as " Accusabah ".

Population Development

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Hannes Ottendorfer, chief officer Eduard Stummvoll.

In the market there are a total of 15 council seats after the municipal elections of 14 March 2010, the following distribution of seats: 8 ÖVP, SPÖ 5, 2 WFE no other seats.

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 25 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 46 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 303 The employment rate in 2001 was 43.25 percent.

Personalities

  • Sigismund Calles (1696-1767), Jesuit and historian
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