Haugschlag

  • ÖVP: 12
  • SPÖ: 3

Haugschlag is a municipality with 495 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Gmünd in Lower Austria.

Geography

Haugschlag, Austria's northernmost town, is on the drawing creek in the northwest corner of the Waldviertel in Lower Austria, directly on the border with the Czech Republic. At the mouth of the creek in the Rottaler Neumühlbach opposite the former Czech barracks Peršlák the northernmost point of Austria. On Stan Kauer pond is at the border in the forest Rottaler a meridian stone that marks the intersection of the 15th meridian and the 49th circle.

The area of ​​the municipality covers 22.65 square kilometers. 65.58 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipality comprises the following four localities ( in parentheses population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Griesbach (108 )
  • Haugschlag (236 )
  • Rott Valley (72 )
  • Türnau (85)

The municipality comprises the cadastral Griesbach, Haug shock, Rott Valley and Türnau.

Culture and sights

  • The parish church of Exaltation in Haugschlag is a hall church from 1787 with a baptismal font with a Baroque sculptural group.
  • Local chapel Türnau

Tourism and Sport

  • In Haugschlag the Leading Golf Resort Haugschlag is.

Policy

  • Mayor of the municipality is Adolf Kainz, office manager Irene Kainz.
  • In the council, there are a total of 15 seats after the municipal elections of 14 March 2010, the following distribution of seats:

ÖVP 12, SPÖ 3

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 527 inhabitants. In 1991 the community had 556 inhabitants in 1981 and 629 in 1971, 693 inhabitants.

The population of the individual villages ( 2001 census ): Haugschlag 270, Griesbach 96, Rottalblick 81, Türnau 80th

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 22 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 53 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 228 The employment rate in 2001 was 45.73 percent.

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