Furth bei Göttweig
Furth Göttweig is a market town with 2897 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Krems- Land in Lower Austria.
- 2.1 Population development
- 3.1 Town twinning
Geography
Furth Göttweig is in the Most district on the eastern end of the Wachau, and on the eastern edge of the Dunkelsteinerwald in Lower Austria. The area of the municipality covers 12.37 square kilometers. 24.79 percent of the area is forested.
Community structure
The municipal area covers seven villages (in brackets population as at 31 October 2011):
- Aigen (127 )
- Furth Göttweig ( 1492)
- Little Vienna (86 )
- Oberfucha (150 )
- Palt ( 793 )
- Steinaweg (224 )
- Göttweig (39 )
The municipality comprises the cadastral Aigen, Furth, Göttweig, Oberfurcha, palt and Steinaweg.
History
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 2726 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 2471 inhabitants, 1981 and 2289 in 1971, 2051 inhabitants.
Policy
- Mayor of the municipality is Gov. Alfred Bruckner.
1st Vice Mayor Walter Hinsmann, 2nd Vice Mayor Ing Edward Leitner
Office manager is Joseph Jamöck. Head of sales is Ferdinand Bruckner.
- In the market there are a total of 21 council seats after the municipal elections of 14 March 2010, the following distribution of seats: 11 ÖVP, SPÖ 9, Freedom Party 1
Twinning
Attractions
- Göttweig with collegiate Göttweig
Economy and infrastructure
Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 82 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 108 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census, 1162. The employment rate in 2001 was 44.49 percent.