Kreuzstetten

Kreuzstetten is a market town with 1530 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the Mistelbach district in Lower Austria.

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 3.1 Coat of Arms

Geography

Kreuzstetten lies in the wine district on the northern edge of the Kreuttals. The area of ​​the municipality covers 24.29 square kilometers. 16.43 percent of the area is forested. Through the municipal area of ​​the Hautzendorfer Bach, which east of Unterolberndorf in Rußbach flows flows.

Kreuzstetten is one of the nine member communities of the region around Wolkersdorf, a small region around the city Wolkersdorf in the wine district.

Community structure

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

  • Niederkreuzstetten (941)
  • Upper Kreuzstetten ( 387)
  • Streifing (183 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Niederkreuzstetten, Upper Kreuzstetten and Streifing.

The districts Niederkreuzstetten and upper Kreuzstetten are created as Anger villages, Niederkreuzstetten with street village -like extensions. The district Streifing is a loosely used in construction scattered village.

History

Kreuzstetten was already inhabited in the Neolithic, the Bronze Age and the La Tène period. First mentioned was the place in 1125, as the market in the year 1664th

In the last days of World War II, on 17, 1945, was Niederkreuzstetten scene of fierce fighting between troops and eventful of the Wehrmacht and the Red Army, with five buildings, including the elementary school, were destroyed by fire. It also six civilians were killed and blown up three bridges. In Upper Kreuzstetten three civilians were killed.

In the first half of the 20th century Kreuzstetten developed into a summer resort. On 25 January 2007, the parish of St. James in Niederkreuzstetten celebrated its 800th anniversary.

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1499 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 1353 inhabitants, 1981 and 1159 in 1971, 1203 inhabitants.

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Franz Strobl, Head Office Eva Wohlmuth.

In the market there are local council after the local elections in 2010 with a total of 19 seats following distribution of seats: 12 ÖVP, SPÖ 5, 2 FP, no other seats.

Coat of arms

Blazon: divided by red and blue, above a growing silver unicorn, bottom covered with four golden lilies, placed three to one.

Culture and sights

  • Parish Church of St. James the Elder
  • Surrounded by a garden-surrounded castle Kreuzstetten was mentioned as a castle was first documented in 1265. His eldest member today, the west wing, dates from the 16th century.
  • Granary of the castle
  • Figure hl. Felix on the southern village exit
  • Branch Church St.. Martin
  • Station building
  • Parish of the Assumption
  • Vicarage
  • Ringwallanlage Ochsenberg
  • Branch Church St.. Barbara

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001 47, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 51 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 661 The employment rate in 2001 was 45.36 percent.

In the district there is a new building of the Eastern Railway Station Laa with a listed building Shoo. In the municipality there are three volunteer fire departments: in Niederkreuzstetten, Upper Kreuzstetten and Streifing. The building of the elementary school in Kreuzstetten was opened in 1969.

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