Hafnerbach

Hafnerbach is a market town with 1561 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Sankt Pölten -Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

  • 6.1 traffic
  • 6.2 Football
  • 7.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Hafnerbach located south of Dunkelsteinerwald at the Pielach in the Most district in Lower Austria.

The area of ​​the municipality covers 29.21 km ². 34.19 % of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 21 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Double ( 19)
  • Eichberg (73 )
  • Hafnerbach ( 448 )
  • Hengstenberg ( 19)
  • Hoheneggstraße ( 5)
  • Korning (71 )
  • Obergraben (17 )
  • Pfaffing (78 )
  • Pielachhaag (4)
  • Rannersdorf (9 )
  • Sasendorf (127 )
  • Stone (73 )
  • Thal ( 9)
  • Undermined (22 )
  • Weghof (17 )
  • Weinzierl (22 )
  • Wimpassing at the Pielach (325 )
  • Windschnur (180 )
  • Würmling (3)
  • Zendorf (37)

The municipality comprises the cadastral double in Rannersdorf, Hafnerbach, Hengstenberg, Hohenegger forest, Korning, top and undermining, Oed at Korning, Pfaffing, Pielachhaag, Rannersdorf, Sasendorf, stone Eichberg, Thal, Weghof, Weinzierl, Wimpassing at the Pielach Würmling and Zendorf.

History

In ancient times, the area was part of the province of Noricum. A Roman grave stone was found. In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place told the eventful history of Austria. Of particular importance for the place had the rule of the Montecuculi. Prince Raimund Montecuccoli made ​​famous by the Battle of Mogersdorf an der Raab in 1664. The local church Hafner Bach is dedicated to St. Zeno.

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1,647 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 1,537 inhabitants in 1981 and 1,399 in 1971, 1,414 inhabitants.

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Josef Grießler, chief officer Alois Fischer.

In December 2008, the "Energy Group Hafnerbach " was founded. The energy group has set itself the goal of achieving a networked energy self-sufficiency in the community Hafnerbach. In this model, there is still material and energy flows into and out of the church, but the sum of the energy sustainably produced must exceed the total consumption.

In the spring of 2009, a wind farm in the area was discussed by the dark stone. The People Committee " Committee for the Protection of Dunkelsteinerwald ", which is a member of the German Association for the Protection of the forest, from the neighboring village of Neidling has repeatedly spoken out against the planned wind power plants on environmental, regional image moderate and scenic and considerations. Nevertheless, spoke out in a contract binding on the council vote on 7 June 2009, 56% of Hafner Bacher for the construction of wind farms. In October 2009, the operating company ImWind Operations were still economic reasons their project retreat known.

In the market there are a total of 19 council seats after the municipal elections of 14 March 2010, the following distribution of seats: 12 ÖVP, SPÖ 6, FPÖ 1, no other seats.

Culture and sights

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001 55, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 85 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 728 The employment rate in 2001 was 45.35 percent.

Traffic

Hafnerbach is accessible by the Postbus and in a few kilometers south Prinzersdorf both the Wiener Straße B 1 and the western railway to reach, provide the high-level connections in the approximately 10 km from St. Pölten.

Football

Hafnerbach has its own football club with the club name TSU Hafnerbach, the club colors are yellow - red since 1975.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Karl Werner (1821-1888), Catholic philosophy and church historian, university professor at the University of Vienna.
  • Hans resel (1861-1928), journalist, politician of the SDAP, Member of the Styrian parliament 1897-1900, member of the Provisional National Assembly 1918-1919, Member of the Styrian Government, 1918-1928, member of the Federal Council 1920-1927
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