Mönichkirchen

• ÖVP: 11
• FPÖ: 2
• SPÖ: 2

Mönichkirchen is a market town in the district of Neunkirchen with 607 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) and is located in the southeast of the Austrian state of Lower Austria at the border to Styria.

• 3.1 Demographics
• 3.2 Religion

Geography

Mönichkirchen lies at the eastern end of the AC Mountains in the southeast industrial area on the border with Styria. The area of ​​the municipality covers 16.27 km ². 68.34 % of the municipal area is wooded.

Community structure

Mönichkirchen consists of a cadastral district of the same name. The municipality consists of the villages adjacent to the main town on Hartberg, cultivators, Mönichkirchner Schwaig, pepper digging, diving and courtyards. Neighboring municipalities are: Aspangberg - Saints Peter and Zöbern (both belonging to Lower Austria) and the Styrian municipalities Schäffern and Pinggau.

Mönichkirchen traffic is moderate by the AC road B 54 and opened up the exchange path. The nearest motorway junctions are Aspangbahn and Pinggau the south motorway A 2 ( Vienna -Graz ).

Mönichkirchen ( 16.30 km2)

Mönichkirchen (M)

History

In ancient times, the area was part of the province of Noricum. Settled is the area of Mönichkirchen at least since the early Middle Ages. Around 1130 built by the Hospitallers at Hartenberg for the purpose of taking care of pilgrims a hospital whose church organization was under the archbishopric of Salzburg. Since the 12th century Mönichkirchen is occupied with this name, which referred to the resident monks here. In the later Middle Ages, the town developed into one of the oldest Marian pilgrimage sites in Austria. Otherwise there was peasant life in front yards in Grouped ( " Oberndorf ", " lower village ").

During the reign of Joseph II in the second half of the 18th century disappeared pilgrimage facilities, the population increased - 1823 recorded one 174 inhabitants. Raged in 1865 a large fire, which a large part of the village was destroyed.

Even in the 19th century came with the opening of the railway to exchange 1881 first tourism. Since the turn of the 19th to the 20th century Mönichkirchen is known as Höhenluftkurort and viewpoint and appreciated. The numerous historic villas and Glanzbauten reminders of the imperial period and will continue to be maintained and kept alive.

The area around Mönichkirchen was fought from time immemorial border country and also in the Second World War, of which even a military cemetery at nearby Hochwechsel testifies. The tunnel of the alternating path in Mönichkirchen served the mobile Führerhauptquartier "Spring Storm " Adolf Hitler from 12 to 25 April 1941 as a place for conducting the Balkan campaign. After the Second World War, the line of demarcation between the Russian (Lower Austria ) and the British occupation zone (Styria ) ran directly through the town. In addition, a historic landmark on the diving stream exists directly on the B 54 direction Schaueregg.

Population

Demographics

Religion

According to the data of the 2001 census, 94.1 % of the population Roman Catholic, 2.1% are Protestant. 0.2 % belong to the Orthodox churches. 3.4% of the population has no religious affiliation.

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Andreas Graf, Office Manager Nicole Ochenbauer.

In the market there are local council after the local elections in 2010 with a total of 15 seats following distribution of seats:

• Austrian People's Party: 11
• Freedom Party of Austria: 2
• Social Democratic Party of Austria: 2

Society

The place has on the education sector a kindergarten and an elementary school as well as in the social field two volunteer fire ( Mönichkirchen and diving), a mountain rescue and a device for the treatment of addicted adolescents and adults.

Economy

After the sample census of 2006 dominate the population Mönichkirchner the economic sectors manufacturing sector ( 15.4 % of workers ), agriculture and forestry ( 12.0% ) and transport and communications ( 12.0 %). According to a survey in 1999, there were 40 agricultural and forestry holdings; according to the Census of 2001, there were 46 non-agricultural workplaces. The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 263 The employment rate in 2001 was 43.82 percent, in 2006 at 44.6 percent.

Culture and sights

The poet Anton Wild Goose has immortalized in his epic " or Kirbisch The gendarme, the shame and happiness " Mönichkirchen under the name " Übelbach ". Although he by the inhabitants recorded in a by no means flattering picture, is still commemorated by annual readings as an almost locals. He is also worshiped in the local population, not least through his often testified attachment to Mönichkirchen remains high. So for some time, there is a newly created Anton wild- goose - way dedicated to the person of the poet.

In Mönichkirchen the WPM youth club Mönichkirchen exist to promote youth culture as well as two music clubs traditional. Since 2006, the youth association organizes every summer the rock music event "Rocky Mountain Festival ".

With the affairs of the local tourism and cultural things to deal with village renewal Mönichkirchen club and village renewal diving club.

Sport and Leisure

In the field of sport, there are two clubs in Mönichkirchen:

• Winter Sports Club Mönichkirchen
• Football club FC Mönichkirchen

The area immediately around Mönichkirchen is a ski resort. Mönichkirchen in this respect is connected by a cable-car to the members of the community Aspangberg - Sankt Peter Mariensee place. Together, the runway length about 13 km. The two locations currently own three chairlifts and a platter lift. Furthermore, there are a number of hiking trails and a climbing park and a spa park.

In a Mönichkirchen designed by a single person model park exists. The miniatures are mainly replicas of famous or typical buildings mainly from Austria and partly animated reenactments of folkloristic and biblical scenes. The park contains the world's largest mechanical nativity scene.

Persons with respect to the municipality

• Cysarz Herbert (1896-1985), German German scholar who lived from 1944 to 1951 in Mönichkirchen
• Dietmar Larcher (* 1940), Austrian educationalist, living among others in Mönichkirchen
• Anton Wild Goose (1881-1932), Austrian poet and dramatist, spent some time in Mönichkirchen