Ardagger market

Ardagger Markt ( main town of a market town ) locality Katastralgemeinde Ardagger Markt
Basic data
Pole. District , state	Amstetten  (AM), Lower Austria
Judicial district	Amstetten
Pole. local community	Ardagger
Coordinates	48 ° 10 '50 "  N , 14 ° 49' 37"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 10 '50 "  N , 14 ° 49' 37"  E
height	274  m above sea level A.
Residents of the village	702 (January 1, 2020)
Building status	148 (2001)
Area  d. KG	6.72 km²
Post Code	3321 Ardagger Market
prefix	+ 43/07479
Statistical identification
Locality code	03177
Cadastral parish number	03004
Counting district / district	Ardagger Market (30503 000)
Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; NÖGIS

Nikolauskirche in Ardagger Markt

Ardagger Markt is one of four cadastral communities and at the same time the place of the market community Ardagger in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria . The mayor is Peter Morawetz (ÖVP).

history

The place was called the "Golden Market" because it was very important from an economic point of view in earlier times. Ardagger Markt had the only easy crossing over the Danube and in Ardagger it was possible to avoid the swirls of the Danube by land . It was one of the most important but also the last landing stage above the Strudengau . Here the freight was reloaded onto ships, which were then safely steered through the struden by struden drivers.

Culture and sights

• Parish Church Ardagger Markt : The church, which stands above the market at 275 m above sea level, was first mentioned in 823 AD and is consecrated to St. Nicholas , the patron saint of waterways and shipping. It is from the Romanesque period and some components have been preserved, such as the ribbed vault. It is believed that in Roman times there was a control room on the site of today's church.