Karlstein an der Thaya

Karl Stein an der Thaya is a municipality with 1509 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Waidhofen an der Thaya in Lower Austria.

  • 2.1 Population development

Geography

Karl Stein an der Thaya is located in the northern Waldviertel in Lower Austria and is traversed by the German Thaya. The area of ​​the municipality covers 48.86 km ². 33.64 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 12 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Egger village (53 )
  • Göpfritzschlag (108)
  • Goschenreith (58 )
  • Griesbach (99 )
  • Hohenwarth (92 )
  • Karl Stein an der Thaya ( 627 )
  • Münch Reith an der Thaya (94 )
  • Obergrünbach (115 )
  • Schlader (46 )
  • Thuma (151 )
  • Thures (34 )
  • Wertenau (26)

The municipality comprises the cadastral village Egger, Göpfritzschlag, Goschenreith, Griesbach at Dobersberg, Hohenwarth, Karl Stein, Münichreith an der Thaya, Obergrünbach, Schlader, Thuma and Thures.

Neighboring communities

History

Situated on the Austrian-Czech border the site told the eventful history of Austria. Karl Stein was first mentioned in a document an der Thaya in 1112 In the 18th century it was a center of the watch industry (see article: Horologenland ). , And raised to market before 1784. During the First World War, when this was the internment Karl Stein an der Thaya.

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1,586 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 1,596 inhabitants in 1981 and 1,723 in 1971, 1,948 inhabitants.

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is serious Herynek, office manager Günter Koll

In the market there are local council after the local elections in 2010 with a total of 19 seats following distribution of seats: 14 ÖVP, SPÖ 4, 1 FPÖ

Culture and sights

The Karlstejn Castle an der Thaya is an old spur castle, which was rebuilt in the Gothic period. In 1880 she became the seat of a watch factory. The parish church in Münch Reith is a Gothic building in the core with Baroque and later transformations. The simple branch church of the Holy Trinity was built in 1898.

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 66 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 138 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 677 The employment rate in 2001 was 44.13 percent.

A major company is the auto supplier Pollmann, who here has its corporate headquarters and operates plants in other countries.

Personalities

  • Johann Holetschek (1846-1923), Astronomer
  • Hermann -Josef Weidinger (1918-2004), known as "herbal pastor "
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