Burg-Vöstenhof

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Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Lower Austria

Political District :

Neunkirchen

License plate :

NK

Main town :

Citizen

Surface:

25.09 km²

Coordinates :

47 ° 43 ' N , 15 ° 58' E Coordinates: 47 ° 43 '0 " N , 15 ° 58' 0" E

Height :

570 m above sea level A.

Residents :

165 (January 1, 2020)

Population density :

6.6 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

2630

Area code :

02630

Community code :

3 18 42

NUTS region

AT122

Address of the
municipal administration:

Bürg 62
2630 Bürg-Vöstenhof

Website:

www.buerg-voestenhof.at

politics

Mayor :

Johann Hainfellner ( ÖVP )

Municipal Council : ( 2020 )
(13 members)

8th

5

8th 5

A total of 13 seats

ÖVP : 8
SPÖ : 5

Location of Bürg-Vöstenhof in the Neunkirchen district

Vöstenhof Castle

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Bürg, Vöstenhof and Stixenstein, around 1873 (recording sheet of the 3rd regional recording )

Bürg-Vöstenhof is a municipality in the Neunkirchen district in Lower Austria .

geography

Bürg-Vöstenhof is located in the southern industrial district in Lower Austria, north of the Schwarza valley . The area of the municipality covers 25.12 square kilometers. 85.26 percent of the area is forested. Most of the municipality is located on the Gahns , which means that only 3.39 km² (13.5%) can be used as permanent settlement area.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following two localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Citizens (132)
Vöstenhof (33)

The only cadastral municipality is Vöstenhof.

structure

Cadastral communities	Locations in the municipality
Vöstenhof (25.13 km²)	Bürg (R) Vöstenhof (R)
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Neighboring communities

The municipality borders on:

in the west: Reichenau an der Rax
in the south: Payerbach , Prigglitz , Buchbach
in the east: Pottschach ( Ternitz )
in the north: Sieding ( Ternitz ), Puchberg am Schneeberg

history

The first demonstrable settlement of the Burg-Vöstenhof area took place in the 12th century by the Bavarians and Franks. The first stone houses date from the 15th century. Only Catholics lived in Bürg-Vöstenhof. The area still belongs to the Pottschach parish today .

The history of the place was mainly shaped by the lords of the “Festes Hof” ( Vöstenhof Castle ). The oldest part of the castle dates from the 13th century.

Vöstenhof was subordinate to the lords of the castle, while the area of Bürg was under the rule of Stixenstein, Schwarzau am Steinfeld and Pottschach.

With Maria Theresa's school reform, the children went to the schools in Pottschach and Prigglitz.

The municipality of Vöstenhof was established in 1848. On March 2, 2001, the community name was changed to Bürg-Vöstenhof.

Population development

religion

According to the data of the 2001 census , 76.1% of the population are Roman Catholic and 8.0% Protestant . 1.7% belong to Orthodox churches . 13.1% of the population have no religious denomination.

politics

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The municipal council has 13 members.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 8 ÖVP, and 5 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 8 ÖVP, and 5 SPÖ.
With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 8 ÖVP, and 5 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 7 ÖVP and 6 SPÖ.
With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 8 ÖVP, and 5 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 ÖVP, and 4 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 8 ÖVP, and 5 SPÖ.

mayor

List of all mayors
Term of office	Surname	resident
1850-1872	Mathias Auer	Burg 16
1872-1893	Georg Selhofer	Burg 14
1893-1906	Josef Mohr	Vöstenhof 5
1906-1908	Florian Mies	Burg 4
1908-1919	Johann Mies	Burg 4
1919-1920	Franz Gruber	Burg 7
1920-1940	Johann Mies	Burg 4
1941-1945	Johann Holzer	Sieding
1945–1964	Franz Gruber	Vöstenhof 6
1964-1965	Franz Mies	Burg 4
1965-1970	Franz Gruber	Vöstenhof 6
1970-1988	Franz Zottel	Burg 10
1988-2007	Johann Langegger	Burg 13
2007–0000	Johann Hainfellner	Burg 33

Culture and sights

Vöstenhof Castle

economy

In 2001 there were 2 non-agricultural workplaces. According to the 1999 survey, there were 21 agricultural and forestry holdings. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at the place of residence was 87. The employment rate in 2001 was 51.13 percent.

Web links

Commons : Bürg-Vöstenhof - collection of images, videos and audio files

31842 - Bürg-Vöstenhof. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

↑ Source: STATISTIK AUSTRIA ( Memento of the original from November 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Geodata, permanent settlement area of the municipalities, territorial status 2012, p. 14. @1@ 2

↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )

^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Bürg-Vöstenhof. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on September 27, 2019 .

^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Bürg-Vöstenhof. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on September 27, 2019 .

↑ Results of the 2005 municipal council elections in Bürg-Vöstenhof. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on September 27, 2019 .

^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Bürg-Vöstenhof. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on September 27, 2019 .

^ Election results for the 2015 municipal council elections in Bürg-Vöstenhof. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on September 27, 2019 .

↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Bürg-Vöstenhof. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on January 26, 2020 .

[1] Source: STATISTIK AUSTRIA ( Memento of the original from November 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Geodata, permanent settlement area of the municipalities, territorial status 2012, p. 14. @1@ 2

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_AT_Ortschaft_QUELLE-2] Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )

[NÖGrw1995_31842-3] Result of the local council election 1995 in Bürg-Vöstenhof. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on September 27, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2000_31842-4] Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Bürg-Vöstenhof. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on September 27, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2005_31842-5] Results of the 2005 municipal council elections in Bürg-Vöstenhof. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on September 27, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2010_31842-6] Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Bürg-Vöstenhof. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on September 27, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2015_31842-7] Election results for the 2015 municipal council elections in Bürg-Vöstenhof. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on September 27, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2020_31842-8] Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Bürg-Vöstenhof. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on January 26, 2020 .