Eschenau

Eschenau is a municipality with 1357 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Lilienfeld in Lower Austria.

  • 2.1 Population development

Geography

Eschenau is located in the Most district in Lower Austria, in a tributary of the Traisen about 20 km south of St. Pölten. The area of ​​the municipality, a church and scattered settlement comprises 24.71 square kilometers. 49.68 percent of the area is forested. The highest mountain is 946 m of Lindenberg, followed by Lorenzipechkogel with 883 m. A popular destination is the Kaiserkogel with the Kaiserkogel hut at 716 m above sea level.

Community structure

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

  • Eschenau ( 578 )
  • Disclaimer trench ( 20)
  • Rotheau ( 547)
  • Sonnleitgraben (26)
  • Steubach (60)
  • Military Abach (30 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Eschenau and military Abach.

History

In ancient times, the area was part of the province of Noricum. In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place informed the eventful history of Austria. 1230 the site was documented as a " Eschenowe " from the Abbey of Lilienfeld. The parish has incorporated the Lilienfeld. Since 1786 Eschenau is an independent parish.

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1162 inhabitants. In 1991, the municipality had 1016 inhabitants, 1024 and 1981 in 1971, 1020 inhabitants.

Policy

The council has 19 seats, mayor of the municipality is Alois Kaiser.

In the municipal elections of 2011, the ÖVP reached 12, the SPÖ 6 and the list ABOUT a mandate. After the local elections in 2010, when the ON is no longer took, ÖVP and FPÖ each won a mandate while the SPÖ lost one.

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural workplaces, there were 40 in 2001, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 79 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 532 The employment rate in 2001 was 47.33 percent.

Through the village leads the L107 Rotheau - Rabenstein an der Pielach, the Traisental and Pielachtal connects.

Culture and sights

  • Parish Church of St. Catherine. A simple hall church in 1300 with a recessed square square choir and a massive southern featured tower, which was built in 1541.
  • See also: List of the listed objects in Eschenau

Gallery

Kaiserkogel - Kaiserkogel hut

Elementary school; 1908 on the occasion of the 60-year government jubilee of Emperor Franz Joseph I. built as an anniversary elementary school.

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