Stockerau

Stockerau with 17,765 inhabitants (as of July 1, 2013 ) is the largest city of the wine district in Lower Austria.

The name derives Stockerau allegedly from the composition Stocker -Au from: the Au lumberjacks. The Stockerauer Au - the river forest between the city and the Danube - is still an important recreational area for the Stockerauer also occurred when the construction of the Danube power plant Greifenstein considerable interference in landscape and ecosystem. The area is a nature reserve since 1994.

Stockerau is also called " Lenaustadt ", as the poet Nikolaus Lenau in his youth has often spent time here with his grandparents.

  • 2.1 History of the name " Stockerau "
  • 3.1 Demographics
  • 3.2 religions
  • 4.1 Mayor
  • 4.2 Twin towns
  • 5.1 theater
  • 5.2 Museums
  • 5.3 Structures
  • 5.4 parks
  • 5.5 Natural Monuments
  • 5.6 Sports
  • 6.1 traffic
  • 6.2 energy
  • 6.3 Established businesses
  • 6.4 Public bodies 6.4.1 offices and authorities
  • 6.4.2 schools
  • 6.4.3 Health
  • 6.4.4 Military
  • 7.1 freeman
  • 7.2 Sons and daughters

Geography

Stockerau is the largest city in the wine district and is located 25 km north- west of Vienna, on the northern edge of Tulln Basin, just a few kilometers from the Danube.

Community structure

The municipality comprises the three villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Oberzögersdorf (249 )
  • Stockerau ( 15038 )
  • Unterzögersdorf (337)

The municipality comprises the cadastral Oberzögersdorf, Stockerau and Unterzögersdorf.

History

To 791 settled with working in the Au loggers the first people at the site of the present Stockerau to. 1012 Stockerau was first mentioned in connection with the Holy Koloman as " Stoccaerouwe ". Koloman was an Irish monk, who was killed by the Stocker Auern because they did not understand his language and thought he was a spy. When the rotten tree on which he was hanged, began to sprout again, but at the latest when his grave was spared during a flood by a miracle, they were convinced that he had been dealing here with someone who is obviously in God's grace was. The elder tree on which Koloman was allegedly hanged, grows still on the rear wall of the convent of the Holy Spirit Sisters of St. Koloman, the so-called " Klösterls ".

1014 saw the establishment of the parish Stockerau. On April 5, 1465 Stockerau received by the Emperor Frederick III. awarded market rights. 1514 was the market town of Maximilian I, coat of arms and seal as a sign of special imperial favor. The coat of arms shows on red-white- red background a young tree, which grows out of a rotten tree stump, a reminder of the Holy Koloman, but also to the " Stocker " as the founder of Stockerau.

Between 1722 and 1726 the construction of the 88 m high steeple was ( highest church tower in Lower Austria ). 1738-1740 was the town hall. The poet Nikolaus Lenau lives from 1818 to 1822 in Stockerau and begins to write poetry here.

1841, the third line from Vienna Austria Jedlesee was opened to Stockerau. On this line today run the high-speed railway trains to Vienna. The construction of the railway line, the local industry was able to develop strong. A number of companies built their factories in the area, including for textiles, candles, soaps, perfumes, food, leather, chemicals and machinery, etc. A major company was Josh. Stefsky, trimmings and Schnürwaren factory and kuk Purveyor. On August 29, 1893 Stockerau was charged by Emperor Franz Joseph I to the city.

1962 was the opening of the high-speed railway between Vienna - Stockerau. 1964 began with Jean Anouilh Stockerauer Festival " Jeanne or a lark ." 1966 was the opening of the recreation center. The Stockerauer Au was declared a nature reserve in 1994. 2006 joined Stockerau the Regional Development Association 10 before Vienna at.

History of the name " Stockerau "

Population

Demographics

The population floors designs has increased almost continuously since the second half of the 19th century. A marked decline in the population, there was only during the war years 1939 until 1951.

Also, since the second to last census in 1991 the population increased by 6.2 percent, which was due to the positive migration balance ( 8.1 % ), while the birth rate was negative (-1.9 %). Stockerau belongs to the so-called affluent suburbs in the area surrounding Vienna.

Religions

The majority of the inhabitants of Stockerau ( 72.5 %) are Roman Catholic. Evangelical or 3.8 %, Orthodox 1.2%. For Islam 3.6% profess. 15.8 % have no religious confession.

Policy

Mayor

Twin Cities

  • Andernach on the Rhine ( Germany ), since 1983
  • Baranowitschi ( Belarus ), since 1989
  • Mosonmagyarovar (Hungary ), since 1996

Culture and sights

Theater

The Lenautheater in Stockerau shows year-round game operating theater, music and cabaret performances. Artistic Director Richard Maynau.

In the summer months of July and August, the Stockerauer festival takes place on the square in front of the parish church. Director Stockerauer Festival is from 2013 Zeno Stanek.

Museums

In Stockerau there are two museums:

  • The District Museum in the Cultural Belvedere Schlössl
  • The Siegfried - Marcus - Automobile Museum

Structures

The following structures of Stockerau are particularly noteworthy:

  • The saint Stefan baroque parish church, dedicated to the highest church tower with 88 m of Lower Austria
  • The Town Hall, which was built in the years 1738-1740
  • The Luther Church: formerly synagogue, which was placed a bell tower in the Nazi era

Parks

  • City park in the center of Stockerau
  • Marie height, green area on the northwestern outskirts
  • Schaumann Park

Natural Monuments

The Stockerauer Au is since 1994 a nature reserve. She is one of the last large contiguous floodplains of Central Europe. The Stockerauer Au is watered by a so-called casting path. This casting path is a man-made river, which was completed in connection with the construction of the Danube power plant gripping stone in 1984. By the irrigation system, many new aquatic habitats such as wetlands and ponds were developed.

Sports

In Stockerau is a large recreation center with swimming pool, indoor swimming pool and ice rink. In addition, the nearby Au recovery and other sports and recreational opportunities. Also located in the sports center Stockerau Old Au, consisting of a football stadium, a sports hall and a multipurpose hall (Millennium Hall, opened in 1999 ). The stadium Old Au is home to the fourth division football club SV Stockerau, the opposite, especially in the early 1990s as the second division with the ÖFB Cup victory against SK Rapid Wien, taking part in the Super Cup final against FK Austria Wien and the narrow defeats in the European Cup Winners' Cup Tottenham Hotspur was a sensation.

In addition Stockerau has an excellent handball team, the UHC Stockerau.

Especially noteworthy is the performance center for judo and table tennis. The table tennis center is also a venue for a training of the Austrian national team. Here also plays the Austrian top club UTTC - Stockerau.

In addition, about three kilometers north of Stockerau is a sports airfield.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Stockerau is just off the A22 motorway and on the North Western Railway and thus has good transport links. The S -Bahn S3/S9 and S5/S6 Stockerau connect with Vienna, Wiener Neustadt and Hollabrunn; additionally Regional trains to Vienna, Retz and Krems.

Similarly, the FSV2000, Flugsportverein Stockerau, on the northern outskirts operates an airfield that allows the coupled approach private aircraft.

Energy

The Weinviertler Energie GmbH & Co KEG operates a wind farm with four wind turbines. With a total output of 2.4 MW, 3.5 million kWh of electricity are produced.

The power plant gripping stone in the Danube generated with a maximum capacity of 293 MW per year 1717.3 GWh of electricity. Operator is the COMPOSITE Hydro Power AG, a subsidiary of Verbund AG.

Established businesses

The following international companies come from Stockerau or having their head office:

  • ASOTRA International Forwarding and Transport -Gesellschaft mbH
  • J.u.A. Frischeis, wholesaler of wood and wood-based materials ( 2004 revenue approximately 270 million euros )
  • Isover Austria (formerly TEL mineral wool) insulation products ( sales in 2003 about 50 million euros )
  • Vogel pumps, manufacturers of pumps (sales in 2004 about 45 million euros )
  • Peter Max, furniture production and trade
  • WINE LINGER Ges.mbH, gravel extraction, earth moving, transport, Taxi
  • MOLL - ENGINE, Mechatronic Antriebstechnik GmbH ( sales in 2005 about 11 million euros )
  • MUT Maschinen, environmental, transport vehicles ( sales in 2003 about 23 million euros )
  • Cimbria Heid, Agricultural Machinery ( Sales unknown)
  • RedCon - Ing Felix Redl ( IT services company )
  • Dice Trade and Service Ltd., electric companies, trade with mother supplies
  • DeWitt, furniture production and trade
  • Measurement Neulinger & Partner GmbH - trade and development of measuring instruments, laser measuring technology, customer applications
  • Jos. Stefsky - trimmings and Schnürwaren Factory
  • Firm Contact - Kauntz KG - Real Estate Trustees

Public institutions

Agencies and public authorities

  • Branch office of the District Commission Korneuburg
  • City police and highway patrol
  • Chamber of Labour
  • Chamber of Commerce
  • Forest Service

Train

  • Josef Wondrak elementary school
  • West Elementary School
  • Computer science high school East
  • Europe Hauptschule West
  • Bundesgymnasium and Bundesrealgymnasium
  • Business school
  • Polytechnic School
  • General special school
  • Regional vocational schools for electrical engineering, motor mechanic and automotive electrician
  • Technical school for social work
  • School for general health and nursing

Health

  • Landesklinikum wine district Stockerau
  • Hospice of the municipality Stockerau
  • Landwehr Barracks I ( built in 1886 in the Schaumann alley )
  • Prinz- Eugen -Kaserne ( built in 1898 by Max goiter as Landwehr Cavalry Barracks II, renamed in 1937 in Prince Eugen -Kaserne; currently used with a bearing of AFDRU and civilian housing units).
  • Cavalry barracks (built in 1721, military decommissioned in 1955; utilized today as civil Niembsch -Hof )

Personalities

Freeman

  • Alfred Ritter von Arneth
  • Alois Czedik of Bründelsberg and Eysenberg, imperial parliaments
  • Josef Ecker
  • Johann Fuchs
  • Rudolf Furtmüller
  • Franz Jonas, President
  • Erich Graf Kielmansegg
  • Josef Manhart
  • Karl Renner, President
  • Leopold Richentzky, mayor from 1979 to 2006
  • Julius Schaumann
  • Anton Ritter von Schmerling, politician and lawyer
  • Guido Freiherr von Sommaruga
  • Stoeger Maximilian Meyer
  • Ignaz Weineck
  • Heinrich Widmann
  • Josef Wondrak, mayor from 1945 to 1970

Sons and daughters

  • Franz Blabolil (1920-1992), politician
  • Rudolf Maria Brandl ( born 1942 ), musicologist and composer
  • Emil Breisach (* 1923), writer and cultural managers
  • Horstbrink Meier ( born 1943 ), a five-time German champion in boxing ( welterweight )
  • Johann Culik (* 1946), military commander of Lower Austria
  • Martha Griebler (1948-2006), an artist
  • John Gutmann (1948-2011), engineer and pilot
  • John Grenzfurthner (* 1975), a pioneer in the digital arts
  • Edmund Hainisch (1895-1985), bookseller and politician
  • Rudolf Hirsch (1903-1984), a master shoemaker and politicians
  • Ernst Herbeck (1920-1991), poet
  • Jirgal Ernst (1905-1956), teacher and writer
  • Wolfgang Katzian (* 1956), trade unionists
  • Daniela Kix ( born 1984 ), tennis player
  • Franz Koci (1899-1966), politician
  • Günter force ( * 1972 ), machinist and politicians
  • Josef Pröll ( born 1968 ), politician
  • Karl Ritter ( born 1959 ), musician and composer
  • Wilhelm Seib (1854-1924), sculptor, painter and architect
  • Gottfried Seven (1856-1918), painter, writer and illustrator
  • Manfred Srb (* 1941), politician and social worker
  • Ewald Wagner ( * 1941 ), politician
  • Gerda Winklbauer (* 1955), judoka
  • Jacob Wohlschläger (1869-1934), architect and politician
  • Zeiller Otto (1913-1988), painter and graphic artist
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