Göstling an der Ybbs

Gostling an der Ybbs is a market town in the district of Scheibbs in Lower Austria with 2059 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 6.1 traffic
  • 7.1 Tourism
  • 9.1 Gallery

Geography

Gostling an der Ybbs is in the Most district in Lower Austria Eisenwurzen in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the municipality covers 143.55 square kilometers. 84.7 percent of the area is forested.

The market is located on the northeast. Iron street in Göstlinger Alps ( 1808 m Hochkar, Dürrenstein 1878 m) in the tri-border region of Lower Austria, Styria, Upper Austria and belongs to the political district Scheibbs. Geographically Goestling belongs to the group of mountains Göstlinger Alps to the northern Kalkalpengebirge.

Community structure

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

  • Iron meadows (30 )
  • Gostling an der Ybbs ( 569 )
  • Grossegg ( 2)
  • Hochreit (101 )
  • Königsberg (102 )
  • Lassing (174 )
  • Mendling (20 )
  • Upper Kogel Bach ( 51)
  • Pernegg (30 )
  • Steinbachmauer (102 )
  • Stixenlehen (295 )
  • Straw Market ( 357)
  • Ybbssteinbach (252)

The municipality comprises the cadastral Gostling, Hochreith, Königsberg, Lassing, Steinbachmauer and Ybbssteinbach.

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 Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 2,181 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 2,187 inhabitants in 1981 and 2,198 in 1971, 2,159 inhabitants.

Policy

The council has 21 seats, mayor of the municipality is Franz Heigl, office manager Walter Ruspekhofer.

After the ÖVP had in the council election 2000 989 1,604 valid votes achieved and gained a new term at the expense of the Social Democrats, this was after the municipal elections of March 6, again in 2005 to the SPÖ back. In the municipal elections of 2010, the Austrian People's Party won a seat by the SPÖ

Culture and sights

  • Parish: late baroque, gothic gates, tower in 1718 in Baroque style by Josef Munggenast. The images of St. Andrew, St. Mary and St. Anthony of Padua was painted in 1794 by Martin Johann Schmidt, known as Kremser Schmidt.
  • Sgraffito: Sgraffito in Gostling an der Ybbs (see ' Gallery' below)
  • Dr. Stepan Park:

Twinning

  • Hut mountain in the Lahn- Dill-Kreis, Germany
  • Purkersdorf in Lower Austria

Economy and infrastructure

Used to be the place by iron industry ( Eisenwurzen ) and agriculture dominated, especially the tourism is today dominant in addition to agriculture and forestry.

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 99 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 110 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 907 The employment rate in 2001 was 42.54 percent.

Traffic

By 2009 Goestling had a station on the narrow gauge Ybbstalbahn ÖBB. In summer 2012, the museum railway Kienberg -Gaming - Lunz, a former stretch of the Ybbstalbahn extended by Gostling.

Sports

  • Ybbstaler Solebad
  • Summer: hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, rafting, fishing
  • Winter: Alpine skiing cross-country skiing,

Tourism

  • Winter Tourism: Goestling is one of the most traditional resorts of Lower Austria and has been with the Hochkar the largest and snow- ski in Lower Austria.

There are ski runs of all difficulty levels, available from easy slopes to steep moguls. At the ski lifts over four quad chairs, a detachable quad chairlift, two lifts and a chairlift has. In addition to a further, smaller ski area ( Steinbach lifts) complement tobogganing, indoor swimming pool with sauna park, several cross- country ski trails, including the " Panorama Trail Riding High " and ice skating rinks, the tourist offers in winter.

  • Summer Tourism: Tourist Summer is emphasized especially walking to 1880 m above sea level on cultivated pastures, rafting, paragliding and adventure world " Mendlingtal " with one of the last timber rafting facilities in Europe.

Personalities

  • Andreas Buder ( born 1979 ), alpine skier who grew up in Gostling
  • Elfi Deufl (born 1958 ), Alpine skier, lives in Gostling
  • John Dürr (* 1987), cross-country skiers, who grew up in Gostling
  • Herbert Mandl ( b. 1961 ), alpine ski racer and coach, who grew up in Gostling
  • Olga Pall (* 1947), alpine skier, was born in Gostling
  • Thomas Sykora (* 1968 ), Austrian alpine skier
  • Kathrin Zettel ( born 1986 ), Alpine skier, lives in Gostling

Regular events

  • Pentecost: annual Pentecost of the local football clubs
  • Seven Tabernacles: organized by the Ski Club and the Kameradschaftsbund around Mary the Assumption
  • Schneeflockerlball the boys ÖVP: a ball on or around St. Stephen's Day
  • Festival of Mountain Rescue: there is always the first weekend in August

Gallery

Sgraffito in Gostling an der Ybbs

Winter panorama

On the main square

Scheibbs District Mostviertel Freising Lahn-Dill-Kreis Gresten Gresten-Land Lunz am See Wieselburg
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