Ybbsitz

  • ÖVP: 16
  • SPÖ: 4
  • GREEN: 2
  • FPÖ: 1

Ybbsitz is a market town with 3593 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Amstetten district in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

The community of the Lower Austrian iron street has a large montane - historical tradition.

  • 3.1 Population development
  • 3.2 Culture and sights
  • 4.1 traffic

Geography

Ybbsitz is the Eisenwurzen in Lower Austria's wine district, in the valley of the Little Ybbs, a tributary of the Ybbs. The Small Ybbs, up Ybbsitz bears the name Black Ois in its upper reaches, takes the place of the coming of the south Prollingbach.

The area of ​​the municipality covers 104.16 square kilometers. 58.09 percent of the area is forested. Mountain of Ybbsitz is located directly southeast Prochenberg.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 11 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Großprolling (185)
  • Haselgraben (240 )
  • Hubberg (125 )
  • Kleinprolling (88)
  • Knieberg (220 )
  • Corn Mountain (295 )
  • Prochenberg (139 )
  • Black Mountain (286 )
  • Schwarzois (133 )
  • Ybbsitz (1814 )
  • Zogelsgraben (97)

The municipality comprises the cadastral Haselgraben, corn mountain, Prochenberg, Prolling, Black Mountain, Schwarzois, Forest Office and Ybbsitz.

History

In ancient times, the area was part of the province of Noricum. The name Ybbsitz is mentioned in records in 1107 and is of Slavic origin, which, like other place names in the region, suggesting an early Slavic settlement. In the 12th century a parish was established, around which a settlement developed, the 1480 by Emperor Frederick III from Seitenstetten. market rights were awarded.

Being close to the Styrian Erzberg, the forest wealth and the natural water power to Ybbsitz became a local center of iron processing of iron sausages, which had its heyday in the 16th century. Numerous well-preserved historical monuments testify montane nor the former economic importance of the place and are now incorporated in accordance tourist concepts.

Ybbsitz is a member of the Ring of forging European cities, has set itself the goal of promoting the regional diversity of blacksmithing and metal design in the global unity of Europe at all levels. By 2010, the forging in Ybbsitz was included in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Austria.

Policy

The council has 23 seats, mayor of the municipality is Josef Hofmarcher, Office Manager Martin Reingruber.

In the municipal elections of 2005, the People's Party 17, the SPÖ 4, The Greens and the FPÖ reached 1 each mandate. In the municipal elections of 2010, the People's Party lost one seat to the Greens.

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 3,790 inhabitants. In 1991, the market town of 3,915 inhabitants in 1981 and 3,858 in 1971, 3,811 inhabitants.

Culture and sights

Economy and infrastructure

Non-agricultural work places there were in 2001 119, according to the 1999 survey, there were 243 agricultural and forestry holdings. Employed at the residence were 2001 1.662 people according to the census. The employment rate in 2001 was 45.09 percent. In 2003, on average there were 33 unemployed at the site.

This is also one of Austria's oldest companies has its headquarters for more than 450 years, the company Riess metal products manufactures. Since 1980, Riess is the only remaining enamel cookware producer in Austria. In addition, the known pressure cooker Kelomat is produced here. The number of employees varies between 50 and 100 (according to the web site ).

Traffic

Ybbsitz is located on the Grestner Straße (B 22), also known by Gstadt on the Grestner height ( 631 m above sea level. A. ), from the other side also Ybbsitzer height, according Gresten and continues to Erlauftal.

Personalities

  • Alfred Habermann (1930-2008), significant metalsmith, sculptor, metal sculpture, drawing, restorer and designer, internationally known as " forging Pope "
  • Abbot Berthold Heigl, abbot in Seitenstetten von 1984 - 2013

Gallery

The Fahrngruber hammer on Prollingbach, one of the oldest forging hack in Ybbsitz (16th century) to 1984 in operation today Schauschmiede

The Black House, a former hammer mansion in Ybbsitz with Marktbrunnen

The Grade II listed warehouse Sonneck II and Marktbrunnen

Mostviertel Parish (Catholic Church) Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor Allhartsberg Amstetten, Lower Austria Ardagger Ennsdorf Ferschnitz Kematen an der Ybbs Oed-Öhling Zeillern
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