Wang, Austria
Wang is a market town with 1321 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district Scheibbs in Lower Austria.
- 3.1 Demographics
- 5.1 Structures
Geography
Wang is in the Most district in Lower Austria Eisenwurzen. The area of the municipality covers 19.66 square kilometers. 29.05 percent of the area is forested.
Community structure
The municipality includes the following 18 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):
- Berg ( 12)
- Ewixen (12)
- Griesperwarth (42)
- Grieswang (46)
- Courtier (11 )
- Hofweid (34)
- Kaisitzberg (55)
- Lehmgstetten (121)
- Mitter Berg ( 67)
- Nebetenberg (57)
- Pyhrafeld (40)
- Reid Ling Mountain (36 )
- Reid Ling village (37 )
- Ride ring (48)
- Schlott (14 )
- Road ( 7)
- Thurhofwang (141)
- Wang (545)
The municipality comprises the cadastral Pyhrafeld, Reid Ling Mountain and Wang.
History
In ancient times, the area was part of the province of Noricum. At the small Erlauf was a Roman road, so probably a small settlement existed here a long time. The first mention Wang was however only in 1334. In the Austrian state of Lower Austria lying core of the site told the eventful history of Austria. After the dissolution of the manorial Wang / Reinsperg the 1538 market levied Wang 1850 was a separate municipality. In 1970 the municipalities Reid Ling Mountain and Pyhrafeld were incorporated.
Population
Demographics
Policy
The council has 19 seats, mayor of the municipality is Franz Sonnleitner, Office Manager Christian Hofmarcher.
In the municipal elections of 2005, the ÖVP reached 15, the SPÖ and the FPÖ 3 1 mandate. In the municipal elections of 2010, the People's Party lost one seat to the FPÖ.
Culture and sights
Structures
- St. Mary's Chapel in a former transformer station
Economy and infrastructure
Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 34 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 101 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 627 The employment rate in 2001 was 49.8 percent.