Emmersdorf an der Donau

Emmer village on the Danube is an Austrian market town in the district of Melk in Lower Austria with 1731 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).

  • 6.1 Population development

Geography

Emmer village on the Danube is located in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria and is the gateway to the Wachau, as the name says, on the Danube, opposite of Melk. The area of ​​the municipality covers 29.81 square kilometers. 52.55 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 13 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Emmer village on the Danube ( 686 )
  • Fahnsdorf (75)
  • Gossam (263 )
  • Grimsing (133 )
  • Hain ( 126)
  • Hofamt (103 )
  • Luberegg (11 )
  • Mödelsdorf (27)
  • Pömling (58)
  • Rantenberg (32 )
  • Reith (31 )
  • Sound Emmer village (46 )
  • St. Georgen (129 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral village Emmer, Fahnsdorf, Gossam, Grimsing, grove, court office, Mödelsdorf, Pömling, Rantenberg, Reith, sound Emmer village and St. Georgen.

History

In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place told the eventful history of Austria.

Culture and sights

When Luberegg Castle are close to the Danube still stone-built low towers look to have served the night lighting at the flooding of wood.

Economy and infrastructure

There were in 2001 a total of 55 non-agricultural workplaces and according to a survey made ​​in 1999, 111 agricultural and forestry holdings. According to the census in 2001, the number of employed persons amounted to 797 persons at the residence. The employment rate in 2001 was 48 percent.

Clubs

  • Village Renewal Association Emmer village
  • Village Renewal Association Gossam
  • Glee club " cheerfulness "
  • Beekeepers Association Emmer village
  • Rural Youth Emmersdorf
  • ÖKB Emmersdorf
  • ÖKB Gossam
  • Rapid- Fan "Green phylloxera Wachau "
  • Sportunion Emmersdorf
  • Tourist Association Emmer village
  • Trachtenmusikkapelle Emmersdorf
  • Turnverein Emmersdorf

Policy

The council has 19 seats, mayor of the municipality is Erwin Neuhauser, office manager Maria Pigall.

In the municipal elections of 2005, the ÖVP and the SPÖ reached 13 6 mandates. In the municipal elections of 2010, the distribution of seats in the municipal council did not change.

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1706 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 1631 inhabitants, 1981 and 1473 in 1971, 1429 inhabitants.

Personalities

Sons and daughters

  • Ernst von Dombrowski (1896-1985), author, and illustrator Xylograph

Volunteer Fire Department

There exist in the municipality of Emmersdorf two volunteer fire ( Emmer & Gossam village ), which combine with 7 vehicles, 3 boats and 180 active members in about 200 missions a year for safety.

Melk District Bischofstetten Blindenmarkt Dorfstetten Dunkelsteinerwald (municipality) Erlauf Golling an der Erlauf Hofamt Priel Loosdorf Maria Taferl Petzenkirchen
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