Raach am Hochgebirge

  • ÖVP: 10
  • SPÖ: 3

Raach on high mountains is a municipality with 297 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Neunkirchen in Lower Austria.

  • 3.1 Demographics
  • 3.2 Religion
  • 5.1 Structures

Geography

Location

Raach on high mountains lies south of Gloggnitz in the Lower Austrian industrial area. The municipality is located on the border between the scenic metropolitan areas of the Hunchback world and the Semmering. The Raachbach formed from the coming from the north and flows Raachtal Otterthal in the Otterbach.

The area of ​​the municipality covers 13.25 square kilometers. 70.37 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipality comprises the following four localities ( in parentheses population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Raach on high mountains (145 )
  • Schlagl (61 )
  • Sonnleiten (75 )
  • Wait Stone (9 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Raach, Sonnleiten Wartenstein.

Neighboring communities

History

In ancient times, the area was part of the province of Noricum. Around 1130 Raach was first mentioned. In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place informed 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

Demographics

Religion

According to the data of the 2001 census, 91.8 % of the population Roman Catholic, 3.3% are Protestant. 0.3 % are Muslims. 4.6% of the population has no religious affiliation.

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Rupert Dominic.

In the council there after the municipal elections of 2010 a total of 13 seats following distribution of seats: 10 ÖVP, SPÖ 3, no other seats

Culture and sights

Structures

  • Parish Church of St. Giles
  • Castle Wartenstein

Regular events

  • In the seminar center Raach is held every year the Austrian Mathematical Olympiad.
  • During Advent, the church choir Raach held in the parish church of the carol singing.

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural workplaces, there were 10 in 2001, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 37 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 132 The employment rate in 2001 was 43.75 percent.

Parish

The parish Raach on high mountain part of the Vicariate under the Vienna Woods / Deanery Gloggnitz. The Gothic parish church is the St.. Consecrated Giles. Annually (St. Anthony the Great ) is celebrated " Antoni Kirtag " on January 17th.

Neunkirchen District, Austria Industrieviertel Semmering-Pass Enzenreith Schottwien Edlitz, Austria Grimmenstein Schrattenbach Wimpassing im Schwarzatale
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