Wiesmath

  • ÖVP: 14
  • SPÖ: 4
  • FPÖ: 1

Wiesmath is a market town with 1513 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Wiener Neustadt- Land in Lower Austria.

Geography

Wiesmath located in the industrial district, in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the municipality covers 38.56 square kilometers. 50.78 percent of the area is forested.

There are no other cadastral except Wiesmath.

History

Before Christ's birth, the area was part of the Celtic kingdom of Noricum and belonged to the area of the Celtic hillfort castle on the Schwarzenbacher Castle Hill.

Later, under the Romans today Wiesmath then lay in the province of Pannonia.

In the core Austrian state of Lower Austria lying the place told the eventful history of Austria. The first mention Wiesmaths was in 1295 as " Wiesmarcht ". By 1300 the three oldest houses were built Wiesmaths: Beisteiner, Trimmel, traditional Viennese.

In the 17th century Wiesmath suffered greatly from the Turks and kuruc. After almost the entire population died of the plague. As a reminder, a Marian column erected.

Population

Demographics

Religion

According to the data of the 2001 census, 97.9 % of the population Roman Catholic, 0.4 % are Protestant. 0.1 % are Muslims. 1.4% of the population has no religious affiliation.

Policy

Mayor of the municipality is Roland Weber, chief officer Erich Rasner.

In the council there after the local council elections in 2005, for a total of 19 seats following distribution of seats: 14 ÖVP, SPÖ 4, Freedom Party 1, other parties have no seats.

Coat of arms

The market town of Wiesmath was awarded by resolution of the northeast state government on 24 September 1991, a municipal coat of arms.

Blazon: "In a blue shield, made ​​of green Dreienberg excellent, six Golden Wheel, growing from a golden man with coat and cap in his right hand holds a sword and his left arm braces in the side. "

At the same time fixed by the council of the municipality Wiesmath municipality colors " blue -yellow-green " were approved.

Culture and sights

  • Branch Church St.. Anna in Annaberg
  • See also: List of the listed objects in Wiesmath

Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001, 58 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 147 The number of persons employed at the residence was according to the 2001 census 722 The employment rate in 2001 was 45.96 percent.

1918 consisted of ( unrealized heart) plan to build a standard gauge branch line from Wiener Neustadt to Wiesmath.

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