Breitenau (Lower Austria)

Breitenau
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Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Neunkirchen
License plate :	NK
Surface:	9.65 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 44 '  N , 16 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 44 '0 "  N , 16 ° 9' 0"  E
Height :	343  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,574 (January 1, 2020)
Postal code :	2624
Area code :	02635
Community code :	3 18 04
Address of the municipal administration:	Neunkirchner Strasse 21 2624 Breitenau
Website:	www.breitenau.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Helmut Maier ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (19 members)	14th 4th 1 14th 4th 1  A total of 19 seats SPÖ : 14 ÖVP : 4 FPÖ : 1
Location of Breitenau in the Neunkirchen district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Breitenau is a municipality with 1574 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Neunkirchen district in Lower Austria .

geography

Breitenau is located in Steinfeld in Lower Austria's industrial district about five kilometers east of Neunkirchen . The area of ​​the municipality covers 9.65 km², 42.52% of the area is forested.

Community structure

There are no other cadastral communities apart from Breitenau.

Neighboring communities

	St. Egyden am Steinfeld	Wiener Neustadt
Neunkirchen		Schwarzau am Steinfeld
	Natschbach-Loipersbach

history

In ancient times, the area was part of the Noricum province .

Population development

religion

According to the data of the 2001 census , 82.2% of the population are Roman Catholic and 2.7% Protestant , 4.2% are Muslims , and 9.7% of the population have no religious denomination.

politics

The municipal council has 19 members.

• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 SPÖ and 5 ÖVP.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 SPÖ and 5 ÖVP.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 SPÖ and 5 ÖVP.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 SPÖ and 5 ÖVP.
• With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 SPÖ, 4 ÖVP, and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 SPÖ, 5 ÖVP, and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 14 SPÖ, 4 ÖVP and 1 FPÖ.

mayor

• until 2008 Rainer Schiel (SPÖ)
• since 2008 Helmut Maier (SPÖ)

Culture and sights

Branch church Breitenau

See also:  List of listed objects in Breitenau (Lower Austria)

• Catholic branch church Breitenau hl. Vitus
• Figure shrine Maria Immaculata
• Bürgerhaus at Kirchenplatz 1

economy

In 2001 there were 37 non-agricultural workplaces, and according to the 1999 survey there were 25 in agriculture and forestry. The number of people in work at the place of residence was 554 according to the 2001 census. In 2001 the employment rate was 46.66%.

Web links

Commons : Breitenau, Lower Austria  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Municipality of Breitenau: Official website of the municipality
• 31804 - Breitenau (Lower Austria). Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Breitenau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on September 27, 2019 . 
2. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Breitenau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on September 27, 2019 . 
3. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2005 in Breitenau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on September 27, 2019 . 
4. ^ Election result of the local council election 2010 in Breitenau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on September 27, 2019 . 
5. ^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Breitenau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on September 27, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Breitenau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on January 26, 2020 .