Blind market

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Market for the blind (definition of terms ) .

market community Blind market
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Melk
License plate :	ME
Surface:	16.96 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 8 '  N , 14 ° 59'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 7 '43 "  N , 14 ° 59' 21"  E
Height :	246  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,710 (January 1, 2020)
Postal code :	3372
Area code :	07473
Community code :	3 15 05
Address of the municipal administration:	Hauptstrasse 17 3372 Blindenmarkt
Website:	www.blindenmarkt.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Franz Wurzer ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (21 members)	13 5 2 1 13 5 2 1  A total of 21 seats ÖVP : 13 PLAN B : 5 SPÖ : 2 LIST : 1
Location of the Blindenmarkt in the Melk district
town hall
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Blindenmarkt is a market town with 2710 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Mostviertel in the Melk district in Lower Austria ( Austria ).

geography

Blindenmarkt is located in the Ybbs valley 8 km east of Amstetten . In Blindenmarkt the Blindbach flows into the Triesenegger Bach .

Community structure

The municipality has consisted of two localities since 2018 (residents as of January 1, 2020):

• Blind Market (2431)
• Hubertendorf (279)

The villages of Atzelsdorf , Kottingburgstall and Weitgraben were still managed until 2017 . Other districts are Dreihäusl, Fürholz, Harland , Schlögelwiese and Schön.

The community consists of three cadastral communities (area: as of December 31, 2018):

• Blind market (469.51 ha)
• Kottingburgstall (644.44 ha)
• Weitgraben (590.97 ha)

Neighboring communities

Neustadtl on the Danube		St. Martin-Karlsbach
St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde		Neumarkt an der Ybbs
	Ferschnitz	Steinakirchen am Forst

history

2. Coat of arms of the Blindenmarkt community

Middle Ages: It is believed that the blind market was founded between 1210 and 1250. The first documentary mention took place in the 13th century as "Plintenmarct".

The blind market was raised to a market in 1522 by the later emperor Ferdinand I. But this coat of arms was lost a few years later in the course of the first Turkish siege and was renewed by Maximilian II in 1569 .

In 1722 the parish church (St. Anne) was built.

In the Napoleonic Wars (1809) the place was badly affected.

1835 to 1898 local beer brewery.

The Blindenmarkt station was built between 1856 and 1858, connecting the town to the (today's) Western Railway.

1875 Major fire in the village: Church, school and parsonage burned down.

As early as 1903, very early, there was electricity in Blindenmarkt through a small private hydroelectric power station. From 1927 to 1938, a rural advanced training school was housed in Blindenmarkt, which made Blindenmarkt more important.

politics

The municipal council has 21 members.

• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ, and 1 citizens' forum for the blind.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ, and 1 citizens' forum for the blind.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ, 3 FPÖ, and 1 green market for the blind.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ, and 4 FPÖ.
• With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 ÖVP, 6 FPÖ, 3 SPÖ, and 1 free voter.
• With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 ÖVP, 7 FPÖ, 2 SPÖ, and 1 free voter.
• After Martin Huber's suspension from the FPÖ in September 2019, the composition changed to 11 ÖVP, 6 FPÖ, 2 SPÖ, 1 free voter and 1 non-party.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 5 Plan B - B like Blindenmarkt, 2 SPÖ and 1 free voter (LISTE).

mayor

• until 2007 Franz Haberfellner (ÖVP)
• since 2007 Franz Wurzer (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Auhof Castle

Parish Church Blindenmarkt

See also:  List of listed objects in Blindenmarkt

• Auhof Castle : The castle has belonged to the Catholic order of the Servants of Jesus and Mary (SJM) since 1994 .
• Catholic parish church Blindenmarkt hl. Anna
• Autumn days blind market

traffic

• Street: Blindenmarkt is located on the most important east-west connections in the country, namely the Westautobahn  A 1, Wiener Straße  B 1 and the Westbahn .

Sports

• SV Union Raika blind market
• Disaster supper organization
• Tennis Club Blind Market
• Tria team Lower Austria West
• ÖTB Turnverein Blindenmarkt
• Blindenmarkt gymnastics center
• Ice rifle club ESV Blindenmarkt
• Sports fishing club Blindenmarkt

societies

• Local development association "Together for the blind market"
• Rapid fan club "Green White Devils"
• Red Cross local office Blindenmarkt
• JRK blind market
• Association for the support of the blue light organizations of the market town Blindenmarkt
• Youth and costume band Blindenmarkt
• Sundabier eV
• Voluntary fire brigade Blindenmarkt
• Voluntary youth fire brigade Blindenmarkt
• Motorcycle Club Screw-Drivers Blind Market

Personalities

• Kurt Dlouhy (* 1949), conductor and university professor
• Georg Geyer (1857–1936), geologist and paleontologist
• Alfred Gundacker (1918–2001), composer, musician and teacher

Web links

Commons : Blind market  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Plindenmarckt in the Topographia Austriacarum (Matthäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

• 31505 - Blind market. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• www.blindenmarkt.gv.at Website of the Blindenmarkt municipality

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ CSV file from REGIONALINFORMATION.zip  (1,221 kB) ; accessed on January 12, 2019
3. ^ Result of the municipal council election 1995 in Blindenmarkt. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on August 7, 2019 . 
4. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Blindenmarkt. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on August 7, 2019 . 
5. ^ Election result of the local council election 2005 in Blindenmarkt. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on August 7, 2019 . 
6. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Blindenmarkt. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on August 7, 2019 . 
7. ^ Election results for the 2015 municipal council election in Blindenmarkt. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on August 7, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Blindenmarkt. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on March 15, 2020 .