Pöggstall

Poeggstall is an Austrian market town in the district of Melk in Lower Austria with 2488 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).

• 2.1 Population development

Geography

Poeggstall located in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the municipality covers 58.86 square kilometers. 50.64 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 55 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

• At the Pond (38 )
• Annagschmais (5)
• Arndorf (40 )
• Aschelberg (46)
• Auhof ( 5)
• Salvors in Poeggstall (38 )
• Salvors in Würnsdorf (22 )
• Brennhof (13 )
• Burning Mill ( 4)
• Bruck am Ostrong (23 )
• Dietsam (119)
• Gerersdorf (50 )
• Gmainhofmühle (7)
• God Mountain (28 )
• Grub Aschelberg ( 19)
• Grub Neukirchen am Ostrong (23 )
• Gsteinert (23)
• Hague ( 7)
• Background field (9 )

• Höfleshof (7)
• Hölltal ( 4)
• Kälberhof (2)
• Kremper Bach ( 16)
• Krumling (14)
• Laas (25 )
• Landstetten (15 )
• Loibersdorf (95 )
• Muckendorf (36 )
• Mürfelndorf (38)
• New World (15 )
• Neukirchen am Ostrong (106 )
• Oberbierbaum (20 )
• Oberdörfl (15 )
• Upper Hohenau (16 )
• Osha ( 5)
• Poeggstall ( 918)
• Pömmerstall (16)

• Prinzelndorf (79)
• Tabs ( 3)
• Riedersdorf ( 0)
• Sading (29 )
• Perennials houses (6 )
• Stockhof ( 7)
• Stoll mill ( 8)
• Straßreith ( 5)
• Thann (11 )
• Thannhof ( 8)
• Troising (13)
• Under Hohenau ( 7)
• Wachtberglifte (17 )
• Weinling (50 )
• Weißpyhra (43)
• Würnsdorf (217 )
• Zöbring (78)

The municipality comprises the cadastral Arndorf, Aschelberg, salvors in Poeggstall, Bruck am Ostrong, Dietsam, Gerersdorf Kremper Bach, Krumling, Laas, Landstetten, Loibersdorf, Muckendorf, Mürfelndorf, Neukirchen, Oberbierbaum, Upper Hohenau, Öd, Poeggstall, Pömmerstall, Prinzelndorf, Straßreith, sub Hohenau, Wachtberglifte, Weinling, Weißpyhra, Würnsdorf and Zöbring.

History

In ancient times, the area was part of the province of Noricum. In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place informed the eventful history of Austria.

The place was first mentioned already in 1188 ( " Pehstal " - was collected location on the pitch ). At that time, the area around Poeggstall was transferred to the Benedictine Abbey Kremsmuenster. The aim was to build a branch monastery. Finally, it stayed with the construction of the church to St. Anne. In 1260 may have originated the first parts of the castle well, which was expanded in the course. Especially in the area of Poeggstall and the further north Ottenschlag the settlements consisted largely of hamlets and small villages streets. 1407 Poeggstall was raised to market. The history of settlement in the area of ​​today's forest area has to be mentioned that especially the southern part has clearly distinguished from the northern places like Zwettl. Thanks to its convenient location, close to the Danube and viticulture in this area, it also came in the 16th century to a further increase in population and expansion of settlements. Unlike in the north, because there has stagnated the expansion, since Bohemia was integrated into the kingdom, and no further border security was necessary. Thus there were 30 houses in Poeggstall 1450, 1590 61 and 1628 108

From 1899 to 1939 Poeggstall was the capital of the then political district Poeggstall (consisting of the judicial districts of Donau, Ottenschlag and Poeggstall ).

In 1966, the municipalities Aschelberg and Pömmerstall 1968 Loibersdorf and the cadastral Gerersdorf and Oed concluded from the community Troibetsberg 1971 Würnsdorf the market town of Poeggstall. 1972, by state law, the merger with Neukirchen am Ostrong ( which was created in 1965 by the merger of the municipalities Bruck am Ostrong, Arndorf and Mürfelndorf ) and Weinling.

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 2594 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 2732 inhabitants, 1981 and 2892 in 1971, 2912 inhabitants.

Policy

The council has 21 seats, mayor of the municipality is Johann Gillinger, chief officer Johann planer.

In the municipal elections of 2005, the ÖVP reached 12, the SPÖ and the ÖVP 6 - close list together life ( COMMON) 3 mandates. In the municipal elections of 2010, the SPÖ lost one seat to the ÖVP and TOGETHER.

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural workplaces there were in 2001 116, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 230 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census, 1102. The employment rate in 2001 was 43.71 percent.

Personalities

• Johann Nagl (1905-1988), farmer and politician
• Franz Traunfellner (1913-1986), painter and graphic artist
• Hermann Gail ( b. 1939 ), writer and publisher

Culture and sights

• See also: List of the listed objects in Poeggstall

• Castle Poeggstall, also called Castle Rogendorf: Castle Poeggstall with Rondell was originally created in the 13th century moated castle. In the area of the castle a small Christmas or Christmas market is held regularly.

• Local history museum with a torture chamber: The torture chamber is the only surviving original torture chamber in the southern German -speaking world.
• Museum of Apiculture
• Museum of History of Law: The Medieval Law Museum brings facts about the historical capital punishment, as well as the special history of torture.
• Prof. Franz Traunfellner documentation
• Toy Museum

• Branch Church of St. Anne in the field in Poeggstall: St. Anna is in the field on a hill near Poeggstall. The church was built in the late Gothic and has a typical for this time hall. In addition, the church is equipped with medieval stained glass windows and a late Gothic winged altar double, whose construction dates back to the 15th or 16th century. In the church there are remarkable wall paintings from the 14-15. Century. Also remarkable is a tomb that dates back to the Renaissance, from 1590, as well as a coat of arms grave stone on the outside of the church.
• Parish Church of St. Anna in Poeggstall: The former castle church was the parish church in 1810.
• Parish of the Assumption in Neukirchen am Ostrong: A Gothic with Romanesque Staffelbau core and massive western tower

Gallery

Look into the torture chamber