Eisgarn

  • ÖVP: 9
  • SPÖ: 6

Eisgarn is a market town with 664 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Gmünd in Lower Austria.

  • 2.1 Coat of Arms
  • 5.1 Demographics

Geography

Eisgarn located in the northern Waldviertel in Lower Austria six kilometers north of Heidenreich stone. The area of ​​the municipality covers 22.49 square kilometers. 42.73 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

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

  • Eisgarn (336)
  • Wholesale Radischen (203 )
  • Small radishes (61 )
  • Wielings (68 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Eisgarn, Großradischen, Kleinradischen and Willings.

Neighboring communities

History

Eisgarn is a typical slash and name is derived from the old Slavic izgorje that means so much as burned- point from. The village was first mentioned in 1294. Johann von Klingenberg, who received the county Litschau as collateral for the financial support of the Habsburg Albert II, founded here in 1330 a Säkularkanonikerstift. The foundation was confirmed in 1344 by the Duke. The already mentioned in a document in 1393 at the Abbey School building still exists today and is among the oldest primary schools in Lower Austria.

1680 there was a settlement expansion by founding the Vordorfes by Provost Ezekiel Ludwig. Eisgarn 1930 was raised to market.

Coat of arms

In a green shields a sechsspeichiges silver cartwheel appears.

Partnerships

Since August 18, 1996, a partnership with the market town in the district of Groß-Schweinbarth Gaenserndorf.

Population Development

How many churches in the Waldviertel is also Eisgarn faced with a steady population decline. While 1910 still 1,449 inhabitants were counted, their number decreased in 1961 for the first time under the 1,000 threshold ( 989). According to the results of the 2001 census, there were only 694 inhabitants. The decrease is primarily due to a negative balance of migration, as the poor labor market situation, many young people moved to the migration.

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Günter Schalko, Office Manager Sabine Brunner.

Demographics

In the market there are a total of 15 council seats after the municipal elections of 14 March 2010, the following distribution of seats: L.ÖVP 9, SPÖ 6

Culture and sights

  • Parish Church of the Assumption: On the west front of probably 1330/40 resulting from the conversion and extension of a Romanesque -Gothic Marienkirche church was built from 1765 to 1782 a baroque tower with onion dome. In 1999, the parish church were refurbished.
  • Propsteihof: Gothic core of the 14th century
  • Kolomanistein

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 31 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 68 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 302 The employment rate in 2001 was 45.53 percent. The two largest employers in the city are the joinery Franz Eglau and the Raiffeisen warehouse.

Freeman

  • Ulrich Küchl (* 1943), pastor I.R. of Eisgarn and Altpropst the pin Eisgarn
  • Franz Eglau, master carpenter I.R.
  • Ignaz Haimerl (1910-1987), school inspector
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