Waldhausen
- ÖVP: 16
- SPÖ: 3
Waldhausen is a market town with 1261 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district Zwettl in Lower Austria.
Geography
Waldhausen located in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria. The area of the municipality covers 39.85 square kilometers. 42.86 percent of the area is forested.
Community structure
The municipality includes the following 12 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):
- Brand ( 199)
- Good Brunn (48 )
- Hirschenschlag (55 )
- King Bach ( 104)
- Loschberg (67 )
- Niedernondorf (152 )
- Lower Walt Reith (42 )
- Obernondorf (123)
- Rappoltschlag (102 )
- Waldhausen (227 )
- Werschenschlag (81 )
- Wies Reith (66 )
The municipality comprises the cadastral fire, Hirschenschlag, King Bach, Loschberg, Niedernondorf, Lower Walt Reith, Obernondorf, Rappoltschlag, Waldhausen, Werschenschlag and meadow Reith.
Neighboring communities
History
In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place told the eventful history of Austria.
In the Middle Ages Lozburg dominated the area. Remains of their ruins can still be seen on the Loschberg. On 21 January 2006, in a forest near the cadastral fire the hideout of the Saliera, one stolen from the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna art piece found.
Policy
Mayor of the municipality is Franz Häusler, Head of Office is Franz Strabler.
In the market there are local council after the local elections of 14 March 2010, a total of 19 seats following distribution of seats: 16 ÖVP, SPÖ 3
Culture and sights
Economy and infrastructure
Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001 51, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 173 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 554 The employment rate in 2001 was 42.8 percent.
The largest employer is the large sawmill Stora Enso Timber (formerly until August 2001 timber industry Schweighofer ) on fire with about 350 employees.
Waldhausen 's up to the local railway Schwarzenau - Zwettl -Martin Berg, whose passenger section Zwettl - was set in December 2010, Martin mountain Gutenbrunn 1986 and Schwarzenau - Zwettl. Freight transport is still to Waldhausen, the remaining distance was set in 2010 for freight transport.