Matzen-Raggendorf
Matzo Raggendorf is a market town with 2708 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). It lies on the border between the Weinviertler hill country and the March Field in Lower Austria, about 35 km northeast of Vienna. The community is not only because of their wines known, but also because of large oil and gas deposits in the area. After the Matzen " Matzen field ," the largest continuous oil deposits in Central Europe, is named.
- 2.1 Town twinning
- 4.1 Music and Culture
History
Community structure
The municipality comprises the three villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):
- Small Harras (351)
- Matzen ( 1676 )
- Raggendorf ( 648)
The municipality comprises the cadastral small Harras, matzoh and Raggendorf.
Population Development
According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 2583 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 2501 inhabitants, 2416 and 1981 in 1971, 2418 inhabitants.
Policy
Mayor of the municipality is Claudia Weber (SPÖ ), Office Manager Hubert Sedlaczek. In the market there are a total of 21 council seats following distribution of seats: 10 ÖVP, SPÖ 10, Freedom Party 1, others no seats. (As of 2011 election )
Twinning
Economy and infrastructure
Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 79 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 113 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census, 1147. The employment rate in 2001 was 45.56 percent.
Culture and sights
- The Matzner bear on the main square
- The Tree of Life in the main square
- The Hubertuskapelle
- The Carpathians views
- The war memorial
- Schloss Matzen
- Josef square with statue of St. Joseph and historical oil pump
Music and Culture
- Musikverein Matzen
- Musikverein Raggendorf
- Musikverein small Harras
- Singkreis Matzen
- School St. Barbara
Personalities
- The sculptor Karl Nieschlag ( born May 27, 1909 in Matzen, † January 8, 1975 in Vienna) was born here.