Türnitz

  • ÖVP: 14
  • SPÖ: 5
  • FPÖ: 2

Türnitz is a market town with 1884 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Lilienfeld in Lower Austria.

Geography

Türnitz is located in the southwestern part of the Traisental, which is drained by the Türnitzer Traisen and heard as the other Traisen valleys to the Lower Austrian region of Most district.

The area of ​​the municipality covers 145.53 square kilometers, of which 85.01 percent are forested. This is one of the highest forest shares in Austria dar. regard to land Türnitz is the fourth largest town in Lower Austria. The altitude of the municipality ranges from 400 m ( Außerfahrafeld ) and the top corridors of the surrounding mountains, which reach up to 1400 m altitude: Türnitzer Hoeger, Eibl and Tirolerkogel in the southwest of the valley, as well as Eisenstein and Hohenstein in the north.

Community structure

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

  • Open Land ( 82)
  • Lehenrotte (413 )
  • Türnitz (1419)

The municipality comprises the cadastral Anthofrotte, Außerfahrafeld, Lehenrotte, moss creek rotting, rotting Pichel, Rachsenbachrotte, Schildbach rotting, rotting Steinbach, Traisen river Rotte, Türnitz and Weidenaurotte.

History

In ancient times, the area was part of the province of Noricum. The name is of Slavic origin and means Türnitz " secluded place ".

In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place told the eventful history of Austria.

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 2050 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 2170 inhabitants, 1981 and 2171 in 1971, 2309 inhabitants.

Policy

The council has 21 seats, mayor of the municipality is Christian Leeb, office manager Bianca Punz.

In the municipal elections of 2005, the ÖVP and the SPÖ reached 14 7 mandates. In the municipal elections of 2010, the SPÖ lost two seats to the FPÖ, who moved to the municipal council.

Culture and sights

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 93 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 107 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 863 The employment rate in 2001 was 43.07 percent.

Traffic

By Türnitzer Traisental runs - of St. Pölten and Lilienfeld Coming - Mariazell road leading to Annaberg- pass at 976 m at the end of the valley. At the upper end of the village Türnitz another pass road to Pielachtaler Gscheid branches ( 841 m), which leads over into Pielachtal. In the same area the Traisental branches to the south, where water-rich streams from the massif of Traisen mountain (1230 m) flow down.

From 1908 to 2001 Türnitz was reached by branching in free- spur track free- Türnitz. Since the setting of the branch line of the public transport is guided by coach.

Train

  • Elementary school Türnitz
  • HBLA Auhof - The school in the countryside

Personalities

  • Johann Ladislaus Pyrker (1772 - 1847), poet, bishop and pastor from 1807 of Türnitz
  • Döbler Ludwig (1801 - 1864), Wizard
  • Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Kohlrausch (1884 - 1953), Physicist
  • Anton Pfeffer ( b. 1965 ), football player, who also played at SV Türnitz
  • Franz Ignatius Petuelli (* 1750 -? ), Market judges in Türnitz, reported on the French invasions in 1805 and 1809 in the book market, he joined with Ladislaus Pyrker intimate friendship.
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