Aigen in the Ennstal

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Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Styria

Political District :

Liezen

License plate :

LI

Surface:

86.32 km²

Coordinates :

47 ° 31 ' N , 14 ° 9' E Coordinates: 47 ° 31 '14 " N , 14 ° 8' 35" E

Height :

652 m above sea level A.

Residents :

2,682 (January 1, 2020)

Postal code :

8943

Area code :

03682

Community code :

6 12 03

NUTS region

AT222

Address of the
municipal administration:

Aigen im Ennstal 6
8943 Aigen im Ennstal

Website:

www.aigen.at

politics

Mayor :

Walter Kanduth ( ÖVP )

Municipal Council : ( 2020 )
(15 members)

A total of 15 seats

ÖVP : 8
GEFA : 4
SPÖ : 3

Location of Aigen im Ennstal in the Liezen district

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

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Aigen im Ennstal is a municipality with 2682 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Liezen district and the judicial district of Liezen in Styria .

geography

Aigen im Ennstal is located in the Styrian Ennstal on the right (south of the Enns), about 10 km southwest of Liezen , directly opposite the confluence of the Hinterbergtal (from Ausseerland) into the Ennstal. The Grimming rises dominantly to the northwest , behind it on the left the southern flank of the Dachstein massif . The Dead Mountains stretch to the northeast , and the Gesäuse Mountains in the distance .

To the south the mountains belong to the Rottenmanner Tauern . The Aigner municipality is the entrance to the Gulling valley , extends in the north to the Enns (with a small parcel even on the other side of the Enns ), and in the south includes the lower Gulling and then the mountains to the left of the valley - the Gullingtal itself belongs to Rottenmann .

In the municipal area, the Kulm ( 918 m above sea level ), an island mountain of the Ennstal, lies dominantly to the west (towards the valley) , and behind it the Putterersee .

climate

Average monthly temperatures and precipitation for Aigen im Ennstal

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	0.8	3.7	8.7	14.2	19.3	21.9	24.0	23.4	19.2	14.1	6.7	1.3	O	13.2
Min. Temperature (° C)	-7.7	-5.9	-1.7	1.7	6.2	9.7	11.5	11.0	7.4	2.9	-1.5	-6.0	O	2.3
Temperature (° C)	-3.9	-1.8	2.6	7.0	12.1	15.2	17.0	16.2	12.1	7.4	1.9	-2.7	O	7th

Precipitation ( mm )	62	49	75	52	84	124	137	124	92	65	61	65	Σ	990

Humidity ( % )	76.2	66.2	58.3	50.9	52.2	54.4	55.1	56.8	58.8	62.9	71.1	78.5	O	61.8

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0.8

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19.3

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21.9

9.7

24.0

11.5

23.4

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7.4

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6.7

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1.3

-6.0

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Source: ZAMG average climate values 1981 - 2010

Community structure

The municipality comprises 15 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Aich (103)
Aigen im Ennstal (381)
Aiglern (13)
Fishing (31)
Gatschen (208)
Hohenberg (163)
Chains (389)
Lantschern (479)
Mitteregg (1)
Quilk (41)
Ritzmannsdorf (131)
Sallaberg (308)
Schlattham (236)
Tachenberg (144)
Foothill (54)

The community consists of five cadastral communities

Aigen
Gatschen
Chains
Lantschern
Vorberg

Statistically, the community is divided into Zählsprengel Aigen-valley area and Aigen-Bergland .

Neighboring communities

Stainach-Pürgg	Wörschach	Liezen ^∗ Lassing
Irdning-Donnersbachtal
		Rottenmann

^∗ Liezen is only a short distance beyond the Enns.

Culture and sights

Pichlarn Castle

Aigen im Ennstal branch church

The island mountain Kulm near Aigen with its grave fields is assumed to be the central location of the prehistoric Eastern Alps and thus the early salt trade .
The Pichlarn Castle , initially lordly from around 1009 until the middle of the 12th century, then monastery with the Admont Abbey , is now used as an upscale hotel with a golf course.
The Puttererschloss as a medieval fortified courtyard stands on a hill above the Putterersee .
The Aigen im Ennstal branch church was built from 1990 to 1992 according to plans by the architect Volker Giencke on the thoroughfare of the village of Aigen.

Economy and Infrastructure

According to the 2001 census of workplaces, there are 89 workplaces with 863 employees in the municipality as well as 741 out-commuters and 707 in-commuters. There are 120 agricultural and forestry holdings (62 of which are the main occupation), which together cultivate 7,295 hectares (as of 1999).

Tourism: Together with Irdning-Donnersbachtal and Wörschach, the municipality forms the “ Grimming -Donnersbachtal” tourism association. Its seat is in Irdning.

Public facilities

The Fiala Fernbrugg air base of the air forces of the Austrian Armed Forces is located north of the village .

education

kindergarten
Elementary school
The state vocational school was closed (vacant building)

politics

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The municipal council has 15 members.

After the municipal council elections in Styria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 8 ÖVP, 1 SPÖ, 1 FPÖ and 1 Aigen 2000.
After the municipal council elections in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 10 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
After the municipal council elections in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.
After the municipal council elections in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 10 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.
After the municipal council elections in 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 8 ÖVP, 4 together for Aigen and 3 SPÖ.

mayor

until 1977 Franz Pehab (SPÖ)
1977–? Walter Kleewein (ÖVP)
? –2000 Johann Häusler (ÖVP)
2000–2020 Raimund Hager (ÖVP)
since 2020: Walter Kanduth (ÖVP)

coat of arms

Blazon (coat of arms description):

"In a golden shield a black diagonal right-hand bar covered with three naturally colored butter rolls lined up one behind the other , accompanied by a blue flying bird at the top left , and a green conifer at the bottom right ."

The municipal coat of arms was awarded on November 9, 1959, with effect from December 1, 1959.

Personalities

Honorary citizen of the community

1909: Ferdinand von Pantz (1868–1933), politician, member of the Reichsrat 1907–1918, member of the Provisional National Assembly 1918–1919
1924: Johann Greimel (1838–1926), former mayor
1924: Josef Schweiger, former mayor
1932: Johann Greimel, former mayor
1957: Josef Wagner (1888–1969), senior teacher
1963: Fritz Matzner (1896–1972), Deputy Governor
1974: Fritz Ries (1907–1977), industrialist
Adolf Troinko (1858–1931), senior teacher

Sons and daughters of the church

Friedrich Freiherr von Mondel (1821–1886), General
Herbert Luidolt (* 1959), archer
Christian Salfellner (* 1965), modern jazz drummer
Mario Schupfer (* 1977), military pilot
David Komatz (* 1991), biathlete

literature

Bernhard A. Reismann, Elfriede Maria Huber-Reismann: Aigen in the Ennstal. A church and its history. Hagspiel, Irdning 2004, ISBN 3-9500228-8-0 .

Web links

Commons : Aigen im Ennstal - Collection of images, videos and audio files

61203 - Aigen im Ennstal. Community data, Statistics Austria .
Website of the community of Aigen im Ennstal
im Ennstal Entry on Aigen im Ennstal in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Steiermark360, 360 ° panorama Aigen im Ennstal (aerial view)

Individual evidence

↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
^ Grazer Zeitung , Official Gazette for Styria. December 30, 2014, 210th year, 52nd piece. No. 303. ZDB -ID 1291268-2 p. 625.
^ Election result of the municipal council election 2005 in Aigen im Ennstal. State of Styria, March 13, 2005, accessed on July 26, 2020 .
^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Aigen im Ennstal. State of Styria, March 21, 2010, accessed on July 26, 2020 .
^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Aigen im Ennstal. State of Styria, March 22, 2015, accessed on July 26, 2020 .
↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Aigen im Ennstal. State of Styria, June 28, 2020, accessed on July 26, 2020 .
↑ Mayor of the community of Aigen im Ennstal Ennstalwiki
^ ^A ^b Bernd Kaiser: Constituent meeting of the municipal council. July 27, 2020, accessed on July 28, 2020 .
^ Notices from the Styrian State Archives 12, 1962, p. 23

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_AT_Ortschaft_QUELLE-1] Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )

[2] Grazer Zeitung , Official Gazette for Styria. December 30, 2014, 210th year, 52nd piece. No. 303. ZDB -ID 1291268-2 p. 625.

[StmkGrw2005_61203-3] Election result of the municipal council election 2005 in Aigen im Ennstal. State of Styria, March 13, 2005, accessed on July 26, 2020 .

[StmkGrw2010_61203-4] Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Aigen im Ennstal. State of Styria, March 21, 2010, accessed on July 26, 2020 .

[StmkGrw2015_61203-5] Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Aigen im Ennstal. State of Styria, March 22, 2015, accessed on July 26, 2020 .

[StmkGrw2020_61203-6] Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Aigen im Ennstal. State of Styria, June 28, 2020, accessed on July 26, 2020 .

[7] Mayor of the community of Aigen im Ennstal Ennstalwiki

[blo9684-8] A ^b Bernd Kaiser: Constituent meeting of the municipal council. July 27, 2020, accessed on July 28, 2020 .

[9] Notices from the Styrian State Archives 12, 1962, p. 23