Otterthal

• ÖVP: 10
• SPÖ: 5

Otterthal is a municipality with 596 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Neunkirchen in Lower Austria.

Geography

Otterthal located in the industrial district, in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the municipality covers 6.18 square kilometers. 61.72 percent of the area is forested.

Otterthal located in Feistritztal at the foot of the otter.

There are no other cadastral except Otterthal.

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.

On 1 January 1971 the municipalities were amalgamated Raach on high mountains and Trattenbach to Otterthal. On 1 January 1985 these two congregations became independent again. Reason was a decision of the Constitutional Court.

Population

Religion

According to the data of the 2001 census, 93.3 % of the population Roman Catholic, 1.1% are Protestant. 1.8% are Muslim, 0.5% are members of Orthodox Churches. 3.2% of the population has no religious affiliation.

Demographics

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Karl Mayerhofer (ÖVP ) Vice Mayor Leopold Rennhofer (ÖVP ), Office Manager Gerhard Prix. In the council there after the municipal elections of 2010 a total of 15 seats following distribution of seats: 10 List ÖVP, SPÖ 5, no other seats.

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 14 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 25 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 266 The employment rate in 2001 was 48.31 percent.

Personalities

Persons with respect to the site:

• Ludwig Wittgenstein ( * 1889 Vienna, † Cambridge 1951 ), 1925-1926 elementary school teacher in Otterthal