Altenburg, Lower Austria

  • ÖVP: 11
  • SPÖ: 2
  • FPÖ: 2

Altenburg is a town in Lower Austria in the district of Horn in the Waldviertel. The competent jurisdiction is horn.

  • 4.1 Demographics

Geography

The place is located 4 km southwest of Horn in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria. The altitude of the town center is 388 meters. The area of the town includes 28.12 km ². The population amounts to 819 (as of 1 January 2013).

Neighboring communities

Community structure

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Altenburg ( 13.26 km ²) Burgerwiesen (2.47 km ²) Fuglau ( 6.53 km ²) Mahrersdorf (2.91 km ²) Steinegg (2.95 km ²)

Altenburg ( D) Burgerwiesen (D) Fuglau (D) Mahrersdorf (D) Steinegg (R )

The most important of the abbreviations used are:

  • M = center of the municipality
  • Stt = district
  • R = Rotte
  • W = hamlet
  • D = village
  • ZH = Scattered houses
  • Sdlg = settlement
  • E = bowery (only if they have their own locality code)

The complete list that uses the Statistics Austria, can be found at Topographic settlement Labelling according to STAT

Please note that some places may have different spellings. So Katastralgemeinden write differently than the same localities.

Source: Statistics Austria -

Area Code

In the entire community Altenburg postcode is 3591 use.

Coat of arms and flag

By decision of the Government of Lower Austria on 25 June 1996, the municipality of Altenburg was awarded a coat of arms. His Blazon: " shared oblique links above in blue from the division line growing, gequaderter silver tower with five pinnacles, open gate and arched windows, a left inclined Rosenstock below in silver on green Three mountain with three red roses and green leaves. " The church colors are blue White.

Population

Demographics

History

The Benedictine Abbey of Altenburg, founded in 1144, the story of Altenburg significantly influenced. The church today Altenburg has been created from the merger of Altenburg ( with the districts Burgerwiesen and Steinegg ) and Mahrersdorf to January 1, 1968 and the annexation of Fuglau January 1, 1970.

La Tène settlement at Kamp

In the Kamp loop ( Umlaufberg ) at Altenburg Latène a Celtic settlement was excavated in the first third of the 20th century. Fireplaces, iron-melting furnace, stone circles and pavements were uncovered. Of finds stray finds from the Neolithic period were ( 11500-2200 BC) and the Hallstatt period ( 800-475 BC), but above all from the La Tène period ( 5th to 1st century BC ) available. Iron tools (knives, nails, brackets), scabbards parts, axes, glass beads and ceramics ( clay pot, shell fragments ) indicate a dirt settlement. The time of settlement focus lay in the middle and late La Tène period, however, some ceramic fragments have a settlement to the 1st century AD through.

Policy

Mayor of the municipality since 2010 Markus rich father, chief officer is Markus Smeritschnig. The council has 15 seats.

Since the local elections on March 14, 2010, the following distribution of seats shall:

Culture and sights

Clubs

  • Village Renewal Association Altenburg
  • Parents' Association Altenburg
  • " in medias res " Society for Art and New Media
  • Youth group "step by step "
  • Kameradschaftsbund Altenburg- Fuglau
  • Catholic men's movement Altenburg
  • Senior club Altenburg

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 34 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 40 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 365 The employment rate in 2001 was 46.19 percent.

Business

  • Small automotive GmbH, Altenburg
  • Bakery Wögenstein, Altenburg
  • Painting company Manfred Strupp, Fuglau

Other Facilities

  • In the community Fuglau located with the North ring ( originally Muckgrubenring and Britaxring ) an automobile racetrack, will be held on since the mid- 1970s national and international rallycross and autocross races, including already many FIA European Championship races. The operator of the North ring is the Fuglauer innkeeper Franz Eisenhauer.

Education

  • Elementary school Altenburg
  • Education and Heimatwerk Lower Austria - Regional Education Altenburg

Security and Fire Protection

  • Volunteer Fire Altenburg
  • Volunteer Fire Fuglau

In the community not have its own police station is installed.

Regional Cooperation

The community Altenburg is a member of the small region Kamp- Taffatal.

Traffic

Altenburg, Burgerwiesen and Fuglau lie at the Bohemian Forest Road ( B38 ). The bus company PostBus moves in Altenburg, Burgerwiesen and Fuglau on several stops of the line 1923 ( Horn- notch field). The nearest railway station is the ÖBB Roseburg at the Kamp Valley Railway. The 115.6 km long Kamp valley trail with its starting point in Altenwörth and its target point in Zwettl performs Altenburg.

Significant born in Altenburg or acting here people

  • Bernhard Naber ( born 1943 ) is since 2006 the abbot of the pin Altenburg.
  • Dieter O. Holzinger (1941-2006) author, film, television and theater director, 1987-2004 Director of the Altenburger Summer Games.
  • Raymundus Regondi (1652-1715), was abbot of the pin Altenburg.
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