Feistritz am Wechsel

  • ÖVP: 13
  • SPÖ: 4
  • FPÖ: 2

Feistritzwerke the exchange is a municipality with 1044 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Neunkirchen in Lower Austria.

  • 3.1 Demographics
  • 3.2 Religion

Geography

Feistritzwerke the exchange is located in the southern industrial district in Lower Austria. The municipality is situated in the valley of Feistritzwerke which opens between Aspangbahn and Grimm stone in the Pitten and is therefore not identical with the Feistritzwerke in Styria.

The area of ​​the municipality covers 23.76 square kilometers. 60.91 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipality comprises the three villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Feistritzwerke the exchange (870)
  • Cave Village (99 )
  • Hasleiten (81 )

Katastralgemeinden are Feistritzwerke and cave village.

Neighboring communities

At Feistritzwerke borders clockwise:

  • In the north Warth
  • In the east Grimm Stein and Thomas Berg
  • In the south Aspangberg -St. Peter
  • In southwest St. Corona am Wechsel
  • In the west and northwest Kirchberg am Wechsel

History

In ancient times, the area was part of the province of Noricum. In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place told the eventful history of Austria.

Population

Demographics

Religion

According to the data of the 2001 census, 97.1 % of the population Roman Catholic, 0.3 % are Protestant. 0.3 % are Muslims. 2.0% of the population has no religious affiliation.

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Franz Sinabel, Office Manager Christian Nothnagel.

In the council, there are a total of 19 seats after the municipal elections of 14 March 2010, the following distribution of seats: 13 ÖVP, SPÖ 4, FP 2, no other seats.

Culture and sights

Late Gothic fortified church; Baroque Marian column; Castle (first documented in 1136 ): powerful system of the 17th century with hunger tower, castle chapel ( Stained Glass 1557) and old riding school, remodeling in 1815 with a romantic park.

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001 35, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 78 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 516 The employment rate in 2001 was 49.49 percent.

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