Grossdietmanns

Großdietmanns is located in the Lainsitz valley in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria. In the north, the community borders directly on Gmünd . The area of the market town covers 39.92 square kilometers. 25.6 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipal area comprises the following eight localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Dietmanns (668)
Ehrendorf (445)
Eichberg (290) including Schöberleiten
Höhenberg (124)
Hörmanns near Weitra (221)
Reinpolz (50)
Unterlembach (178)
Wielands (238)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Dietmanns, Ehrendorf, Eichberg, Höhenberg, Hörmanns , Reinpolz, Unterlembach and Wielands.

Großdietmanns is a member municipality of the Waldviertler StadtLand region .

Neighboring communities

Nové Hrady ( CZ )	České Velenice (CZ)	Gmuend
Unserfrau-Altweitra		Waldenstein
	Weitra

history

coat of arms

Blazon : "Under a silver shield main counter-fir cut in green over silver Three mountain , in a red ring, a silver wave beams."

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census , there were 2183 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 2166 inhabitants, in 1981 2214 and in 1971 2281 inhabitants.

politics

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The municipal council has 21 members.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 ÖVP and 7 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 7 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 8 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP and 9 SPÖ.
With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP and 5 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP and 5 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 17 ÖVP and 4 SPÖ.

mayor

2003–2018 Johann Weissenbök (ÖVP)
since 2018 Erhart Weißenböck (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Parish church Dietmanns in Großdietmanns

Parish church Höhenberg

Catholic parish church Dietmanns in Großdietmanns Hll. Fourteen helpers
Catholic parish church Höhenberg hl. James the Elder: The church was built in the 13th century. It is essentially Romanesque , its choir is Gothic.
The local chapels in Ehrendorf, Eichberg and Hörmanns date from the 18th century, the local chapels in Reinpolz, Unterlembach and Wielands from the 19th century.

economy

In 2001 there were 37 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 176. The number of people in work at home was 996 according to the 2001 census. In 2001 the activity rate was 47.32 percent.