Mitterbach am Erlaufsee

  • ÖVP: 11
  • SPÖ: 4

Mitter am Erlaufsee is a municipality with 531 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Lilienfeld in Lower Austria.

  • 2.1 Population development

Geography

Mitter am Erlaufsee located in the southern Mostviertel in Lower Austria. The Mitterland Bach himself is directly adjacent to the Styria; only about seven kilometers to the south is Mariazell. In the municipality there are the Ötschergräben, Erlaufsee, the Erlaufstausee and Gemeindealpe ( with ski ).

The area of ​​the municipality covers 67.28 square kilometers. 78.86 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

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

  • Josefsrotte (157 )
  • Mitter Bach Seerotte (391)

The municipality comprises the cadastral Josefsrotte and Mitterbachseerotte.

History

In ancient times, the area was part of the province of Noricum. In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place told the eventful history of Austria. Due to the immigration of Protestant woodcutters in the 18th century in Mitterbach a strong Protestant community with a Toleranzbethaus well preserved.

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 615 inhabitants. In 1991 the community had 667 inhabitants in 1981 and 689 in 1971, 768 inhabitants.

Policy

The council has 15 seats, mayor of the municipality is Alfred Hinterecker, office manager Roland Sagmüller.

In the municipal elections of 2005, the ÖVP and the SPÖ reached 10 5 mandates. In the municipal elections of 2010, the Social Democrats lost one seat to the ÖVP.

Culture and sights

See list of monumental objects in Mitter am Erlaufsee

Personalities

  • Wilhelm Friedrich Krückeberg (1914-1990), German theologian

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001 47, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 27 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 245 The employment rate in 2001 was 42.92 percent.

The Mitterbach the Mariazell Railway Station belongs to the adjacent Styrian composting Mitterbach, which is part of the municipality of Saint Sebastian.

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