Kautzen

  • ÖVP: 14
  • SPÖ: 4
  • UFW submission: election diagram / ​​Maintenance / code: 1

Kautzen is a market town with 1179 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Waidhofen an der Thaya in Lower Austria.

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 4.1 Sport

Geography

Kautzen located in the northern Waldviertel in Lower Austria, the area of ​​the market municipality covers 35.41 square kilometers. 35.37 percent of the area is forested.

From small taxis leads to the deserted village Košťálkov a road into the Czech Staré Město pod Landštejnem.

Community structure

The municipality comprises the following nine villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Engelbrechts (89 )
  • United Taxis (83 )
  • Kautzen ( 633 )
  • Small Gerhart (67 )
  • Small taxes (29 )
  • Pleßberg (142 )
  • Reinberg Doberman Berg ( 35)
  • Tiefenbach ( 59)
  • Triglas (51 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Engelbrechts, United taxis, Illmau, Kautzen, Small Gerhart, small taxes, Plessenberg, Reinberg Doberman Mountain, Tiefenbach and Triglas.

Neighboring communities

History

Kautzen was first documented in 1212 ( certificate in the monastery archives Michaelbeuern ). In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place informed the eventful history of Austria. Kautzen served the reign Illmau ( 1337) as its capital. A market was mentioned in 1520 and 1675. End of the 17th century, companies settled on the glass and paper production. From this period is still an old paper mill received. In the second half of the 18th century, the textile production was significant. In Illmau castle consisted 1914-1917 the detention Illmau, primarily located to citizens of Austria - Hungary at war with States.

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1275 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 1389 inhabitants, 1533 and 1981 in 1971, 1803 inhabitants.

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Manfred Scavenge, office manager Franz Eglau. 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, UFW 1

Culture and sights

The hilltop castle wholesale taxes was first mentioned in 1347. After a fire in 1621 it was structurally renovated and rebuilt in the first third of the 18th century again. The northern and western tract were further expanded in the 19th century. The first time mentioned in 1337 Illmau castle originally served as a border. The present Renaissance structure dates from the 16th century. Both castles are privately owned.

The parish church of Kautzen to St. James the Great is a baroque building with a Gothic core, which was greatly increased from 1868 to 1870.

In Illmauer forest there is a small pyramid of granite, erected in 1825 in honor of the General Philipp Ferdinand family of Grünne.

In a forest near Dittersberg is a formation of granite stones, the stone is called Scorpio and now is an internationally known place of pilgrimage for esoterics. Next to it is a UFO landing site.

Sports

The UPS / UTV Kautzen maintains the sections soccer, tennis, cheerleading, cycling, table tennis and gymnastics.

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural workplaces, there were 53 in 2001, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 96 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 534 The employment rate in 2001 was 42.58 percent.

Personalities

  • Erwin Hornek, Austrian politician
  • Hans Moravec, Austro- Canadian pioneer robot
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