Steinakirchen am Forst
Steinakirchen am Forst is a market town with 2244 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district Scheibbs in Lower Austria.
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 3.1 religions
Geography
Steinakirchen am Forst is located in the Most district in Lower Austria. The area of the municipality covers 34.96 square kilometers. 25.22 percent of the area is forested. The market town of Steinakirchen cooperates as part of a community association with the communities Wang and Wolfpassing. This is among other things responsible for the operation of the leisure center and the publication of a community information. Steinakirchen holds 30 % of the inter-municipal operating area small Erlauftal. Steinakirchen is also Eisenstraße community.
Community structure
The municipality includes the following 29 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):
- Altenhof (53 )
- Amesbach (33)
- Instead of fire (16 )
- Dürnbach (17 )
- Edelsbach (34 )
- Edla (44 )
- Ernegg (22 )
- Felberach (38)
- Götzwang (125)
- Haberg (58 )
- Mountain House (46 )
- Kerschenberg (8)
- Kleinreith (6 )
- Knolling (89 )
- Lonitzberg (101 )
- Upper Stamp Began (16 )
- Ochsenbach (44 )
- Oedt (18 )
- Reith bei Weinberg ( 42)
- Schollödt (35)
- Schönegg (47 )
- Steinakirchen am Forst (960 )
- Strasbourg (17 )
- Stritzling (35)
- Under Stamp Began (21 )
- Windpassing (52 )
- Zehetgrub (53)
- Zehethof (168)
The municipality comprises the cadastral Except Ochsenbach, Ernegg, Lonitzberg, Steinakirchen am Forst Zehetgrub.
Neighboring communities
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.
After the conquest of the Avar by the Frankish emperor Charlemagne got the monastery Mondsee the place taught here a missionary center for the new Baierische Ostland and populated it with people from the surrounding area. Steinakirchen was first documented ( " Steininachiricha " ) in a charter of Emperor Otto II on 14 October 979 This shows that the place was repopulated by Bishop Wolfgang of Regensburg to the Hungarian invasions. The original of the certificate is to be found in the Bavarian State Archives.
The name comes from the Stone Church Steinakirchen - at that time the only, as all around the churches were built of wood. Around the year 1100 ( Codex traditionum ) has been locked in the parish boundaries of Steinakirchen in Mondseer goods directory.
In the second Turkish siege of Vienna in 1683, Turkish troops arrived on July 18, 1683 Steinakirchen down and burned the church and place. The attacks came as a surprise, for the morning of this day is even a wedding in the parish registers entered. Through the fires, the privileges of the market were lost, which were renewed in 1699 and now also spearheaded a fair on Michaelifest ..
1713 the plague raged in the area of the parish Steinakirchen and claimed many lives.
In 1866 a major fire shook the place, as on June 2, a house fire was of unknown causes, the roof and tower of the church and the school and 13 houses destroyed ..
Incorporations
On 1 January 1967, the municipality was incorporated to Ernegg Steinakirchen am Forst. It was followed by the municipality on 1 January 1970 and Lonitzberg finally on 1 January 1971 except Ochsenbach and Zehetgrub.
Demographics
2013 lived in Steinakirchen 2244 inhabitants. According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 2,370 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 2,319 inhabitants in 1981 and 2,119 in 1971, 2,091 inhabitants.
Religions
The majority of the population is Roman Catholic (96.5 %), religious affiliation (1.6%) and Protestant (0.9%) represent the second or third largest grouping
Policy
The council has 21 seats, mayor of the municipality is Johann Schagerl.
In the municipal elections of 2005, the ÖVP reached 15, the SPÖ 4 and the list lives in Steinakirchen ( LISTE. ) 2 mandates. In the municipal elections in 2010 L.I.STE occurred. no longer present, the People's Party won two seats.
Culture and sights
- Parish Church of St. Michael with the rarity of a rotating gallery.
- Schloss Ernegg
- Mostviertler solstice circle
Music
- Wind music club Steinakirchen
- TonARTisten Youth Choir
- Music School Ybbsfeld
Sports
- Beach volleyball court in the outdoor pool
- Tennis court
- Golf Course Ernegg
Regular events
- Summer and winter solstice on Solstice Circle June / December
- Spring Kirtag 2nd Sunday in April
- Market festival in late July ( last 2011)
- Michaelikirtag - late September / early October
Economy and infrastructure
Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 70 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 165 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census, 1,103. The employment rate in 2001 was 47.51 percent.
In 2008, an intercommunal operating area was established in the neighboring municipality Wolfpassing in which companies can settle conveniently. 2012, the operational area was extended in cooperation with the State Agency Ecoplus to 30 acres. In 2010, running in a north-westerly direction bypass was opened. Another running in a southwesterly direction ring road is being planned to relieve the town center from the heavy traffic. The motorway exit Amstetten East ( A1/E60 ) is located 10 kilometers away. Further runs through the municipality, a railway line ( Wiesel castle - Gresten ), which was a branch line of the front of the Mariazell Railway Umspurung. Today the railway line serves only to freight, passenger services were set with the Umspurung. The nearest railway station is Purgstall at the Erlauf with connection to the Western Railway in Poechlarn.
Personalities
- Karl Miinichreiter (1891-1934), resistance fighters
- Karl Etlinger ( politician ) ( 1895-1959 ), politician
- Rudolf Distelberger (1937-2011), art historian
- Engelbert Schaufler (1941-2000), politician
- Johann Sengstschmid (* 1936), sound series composer
- Walter Sengstschmid (* 1947), organist, composer and choirmaster