Echsenbach

  • ÖVP: 16
  • SPÖ: 3

Echsenbach is a market town with 1205 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district Zwettl in Lower Austria.

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 5.1 Regional Cooperation

Geography

Echsenbach located in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the municipality covers 23.13 km ². 21.65 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipal area covers seven villages (in brackets population as at 31 October 2011):

  • Echsenbach ( 725 )
  • Gerweis (112 )
  • Großkainraths (107)
  • Haim beat ( 86)
  • Kleinpoppen (69 )
  • Rieweis (36)
  • Wolfenstein (61 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Echsenbach, Gerweis, Großkainraths, home blow Kleinpoppen, Rieweis and Wolfenstein.

History

Echsenbach, noble seat of the von Ochsenbach, was first documented in 1175. 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 1249 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 1259 inhabitants, 1214 and 1981 in 1971, 1315 inhabitants.

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Josef Baireder, office manager Maria Kletzl.

In the market there are local council after the local elections of 14 March 2010, a total of 19 seats following distribution of seats: 16 ÖVP, SPÖ 3 seats.

Culture and sights

  • Austria's only shot glass museum with around thousand exhibits from the Harald Rath collection.
  • Twice glass art weeks annually (glass bubbles in the glass factory ).

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 36 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 90 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 586 The employment rate in 2001 was 48.27 percent. The largest employer in the village is the Hartl HOUSE Timber Industry Co., Ltd..

Regional Cooperation

The market town Echsenbach is a member of the small region ASTEG.

Personalities

  • Rudolf Franz Eichhorn (1853-1925), clergyman and social reformer, was born in the district Kleinpoppen. #
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