Großschönau

Grossschönau is a market town with 1232 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Gmünd in Lower Austria.

• 2.1 Population development

Geography

Grossschönau located in the western Waldviertel in Lower Austria at the Greinerstraße B 119, which runs from Weitra on large - Gerungs to Grein. The area of ​​the municipality covers 41.95 square kilometers. 37.01 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

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

• Angel Stein ( 107)
• Friedreich's (78 )
• Great Otten (119 )
• Grossschönau (317 )
• Harmannstein (129 )
• Hirschenhof (26 )
• Mistelbach (72 )
• Rothfarn (73)
• Rugged (63 )
• Thaures (96 )
• Wachtberglifte (30 )
• Wörnharts (87)
• Zweres (36)

The municipality comprises the cadastral angel stone, Friedreich's, Great Otten, Grossschönau, Harmannstein, mistletoe Bach, Rothfarn, Rugged, Thaures, Wachtberglifte, Wörnharts and Zweres.

Neighboring communities

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 1264 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 1177 inhabitants, 1223 and 1981 in 1971, 1263 inhabitants.

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Martin Bruckner, Head Office Rosmarie Mayer.

In the market there are a total of 19 council seats in the local elections of 14 March 2010, the following distribution of seats: L.ÖVP 16, SPÖ 3

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 44 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 176 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 590 The employment rate in 2001 was 47.31 percent.