Gnadendorf

Gnadendorf is a municipality with 1118 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the Mistelbach district in Lower Austria.

  • 2.1 Eichenbrunn
  • 2.2 Population development

Geography

Grace village lies in the valley of Zaya on the northern edge of the Leiser Berge in the wine district in Lower Austria, about 15 km west from Mistelbach. The area of ​​the municipality covers 48.25 square kilometers. 32.95 percent of the area is forested.

The municipality is the summit of the 491 meter high bush mountain, the highest peak of the wine district, is widely easily recognizable by the fact built radar station.

Community structure

The municipal area covers seven villages (in brackets population as at 31 October 2011):

  • Eichenbrunn (290 )
  • Gnadendorf (255 )
  • Oedenkirchenwald (2)
  • Pyhra (228 )
  • Röhrabrunn (138)
  • Wenzersdorf (67 )
  • Zwentendorf (161 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Eichenbrunn, Gnadendorf, Oedenkirchenwald, Pyhra, Röhrabrunn, Wenzersdorf and Zwentendorf.

History

The first mention of the town was made in 1113 as " Gnannendorf ". In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place told the eventful history of Austria and had to suffer greatly from the border battles with Hungary and Bohemia. The owner of the place changed frequently. 1543 finds Christoph Kuenritz as the owner, his grandson sell Hagenberg including Gnadendorf 1650 the brothers Leo and Sigmund Friedrich von Sinzendorf whose descendants are proved until 1822. They were succeeded in 1828 Reuss - Koestritz. The high altarpiece of the Assumption in 1945 was badly damaged by artillery hits during the invasion of the Red Army. 2000 was in Gnadendorf the grave of about 14 - discovered and excavated to 18 -year-old early Hungarian mounted warrior. Two radiocarbon datings date the burial to the year 1000.

Eichenbrunn

In the last days of World War II, 20 to 22 April 1945 Eichenbrunn scene of fierce fighting between troops and eventful of the Wehrmacht and the Red Army, where 6 German and 30 Soviet soldiers were killed was.

On 14 August 2006, the groundbreaking ceremony for the avoidance of Eichenbrunn by Laa road was. After a year of construction, it was opened on 20 September 2007.

On January 11, 2009 the first oak Brunner Christmas tree distance casts took place.

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1,175 inhabitants. In 1991 the municipality had 1,203 inhabitants in 1981 and 1,230 in 1971, 1,401 inhabitants.

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Manfred Schulz, chief officer Richard fur Elmayer.

In the council, there are a total of 19 seats after the municipal elections of 14 March 2010, the following distribution of seats: 16 ÖVP, SPÖ three, no other seats.

Culture and sights

  • Parish Church of St. Koloman in Eichenbrunn
  • Parish Church of St. John the Baptist in grace village, with its baroque interior, surrounded by a wall and moat
  • St. Mary's Chapel in Oak Forest
  • Forest house in Sopron Kirchwald
  • Parish church of "St. Body of Christ " in Pyhra
  • Chapel of Our Lady in Röhrabrunn,
  • Parish Church of the Annunciation and retention basins in Wenzersdorf
  • Castle ruins Wenzersdorf
  • Chapel of the Good Shepherd and Kellergasse in Zwentendorf

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 42 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 114 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 509 The employment rate in 2001 was 44.34 percent.

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