Droß

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the German lawyer, government director, editor and writer see Friedrich Droß .

Droß
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Krems-Land
License plate :	KR
Surface:	10.26 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 27 '  N , 15 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 27 '0 "  N , 15 ° 34' 0"  E
Height :	394  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,036 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	101 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3552
Area code :	02719
Community code :	3 13 56
Address of the municipal administration:	Schlossstrasse 250 3552 Droß
Website:	www.dross.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Andreas Neuwirth ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (15 members)	11 2 2 11 2 2  A total of 15 seats ÖVP : 11 SPÖ : 2 FPÖ : 2
Location of Droß in the Krems-Land district
Look at Droß
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Droß is a municipality with 1036 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Krems-Land district in Lower Austria .

geography

Droß is located on a high plateau about 10 kilometers from Krems an der Donau and in the Waldviertel . In the north begins with the Gföhlerwald a very wooded and hilly area, while in the west with the Kremstal a deep river valley extends.

Community structure

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

• Dross (1007)
• Droßeramt (29)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Droß and Droßeramt.

During the major community reform in 1971, Droß was merged with the neighboring community of Stratzing . But in 1993 the two communities were separated again.

Neighboring communities

	Gföhl	Lengenfeld
Senftenberg		Stratzing

history

Droß was originally its own rule, after the family died out, Jörg Mühlfelder was enfeoffed by Duke Albrecht in 1427 .

coat of arms

Blazon: Split; in front a silver heraldic lily in green, behind in red a golden, erect, black armored lion.

The lily is the symbol of the pilgrimage site Droß, the lion comes from the coat of arms of the builder of the castle, Georg Freiherr von Pichelsdorf. The coat of arms was awarded on November 18, 1997.

Population development

year	population
1951	515
1961	485
1971	535
1981	591
1991	648
2001	778
2011	951
2018	983

The population of Droß is increasing, as both the birth balance and the migration balance are positive, and immigration has been particularly strong since 1991.

Religions

According to the 2001 census, the religious affiliation of the Droßer resident population is made up as follows:

Roman Catholic :	91%
without confession:	6%
Protestant :	1 %
islamic :	0.8%
orthodox :	0.4%
Other:	0.4%
Unknown:	0.4%

Community partnerships

• since ? Fatima in Portugal

politics

The municipal council has 15 members.

• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 7 ÖVP, 3 Citizens' Forum Droß, 3 FPÖ and 2 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 6 ÖVP, 3 FPÖ, 3 SPÖ and 3 citizens' forum Droß.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 ÖVP, 3 FPÖ, 2 SPÖ and 1 citizens' forum Droß.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ and 3 FPÖ.
• With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ and 3 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 ÖVP, 4 FPÖ and 2 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 11 ÖVP, 2 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.

mayor

• until 2005 Josef Loidl (ÖVP)
• since 2005 Andreas Neuwirth (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Droß Castle

Parish church Droß

Schäferhof grain box

War memorial

See also : List of listed objects in Droß  and list of cellar lanes in Droß

• Droß Castle : The castle was built in the 16th century and completed in 1726 by Georg Freiherr von Pichelsdorf in its current form as a mighty square . The Renaissance building with late baroque elements has 2 floors, protruding corner towers and a high clock tower with an onion helmet above the large round portal. In the inner courtyard there are arcades and a fountain. The ballroom has a well-preserved ceiling fresco.
• St. Georg Castle Chapel : It was used as a parish church until a new building was erected in 1953. The parish is a manorial establishment from the time around 1300, which appears in the 14th century in the list of benefices without specifying the fiefdom. After the von Droß family died out, the feudal parish fell with the rule to the sovereign. Jörg Mühlfelder, the Duke Albrecht awarded the "House Droß" in 1427, appears in 1429 as liege lord of the princely parish.
• Parish Church Droß : Today's parish church in Droß, a building unique in its style in the diocese of St. Pölten, was built on the initiative of the pastor Franz Gravogel and consecrated on May 3, 1953 by the then Archbishop of Vienna Cardinal Franz König . The miraculous image of the church, a statue of Mary, was created by Otto Moroder from Mayrhofen in the Zillertal . The whole year round, but especially for the Fatima celebrations on the 13th of each month, pilgrims come to Droß with their concerns. On July 24, 2016 around midnight, the church tower roof caught fire after being struck by lightning. The roof structure was severely damaged.
• Schäferhof grain box: For 30 years, the Schäferhof grain box in Droß was a half-ruined building. In 2005/06 the building was completely renovated by Heinz and Angelika Winkler. Today an orthopedic center is set up there.

economy

In 2001 there were 17 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations 64 according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at the place of residence was 357. In 2001, the activity rate was 46.91 percent. There are 376 economically active persons in Droß, 211 men and 165 women.

Droß is a well-known wine-growing community and is located in the Kremstal wine-growing region . There are 6 wine taverns that are open on different dates throughout the year. In 2005 Droß was a wine autumn community in Lower Austria .

traffic

Droß is located around 10 km from Krems an der Donau and around 80 km from Vienna .

• Street: Droß has a connection to Kremser Straße (B37).
• Bus: There is no connection to the ÖBB rail network , but buses run every hour from Krems to Langenlois through Droß.

education

The primary school Droß- Stratzing is partly in Droß and partly in Stratzing. The 1st and 2nd grades are in Stratzing and the 3rd and 4th grades in Droß. The kindergarten in Droß is for children from Stratzing and Droß. There are three groups, each with three kindergarten teachers. Since 2006, afternoon care for elementary school and kindergarten children has also taken place in the Drosser kindergarten.

societies

• Great winemaker
• Parents' association of the Stratzing-Droß primary school
• FF Droß
• Culture area Droß
• Austrian Kameradschaftsbund, OV Droß and surroundings
• RC Cavallo Droß
• SV Raiffeisen Droß, section football
• Folk dance group Droß

Personalities

• Franz Krenn (1816–1897), composer
• Jean-Jacques Langendorf (* 1938), Swiss historian and author, lives with his family in Droß Castle

literature

• Josef Stern: Droß near Krems. Pilgrimage Church of Mary of Fatima . Parish office Droß, Droß 1985.
• Leonhard Schmid: Drosser Heimatbuch. Published on the occasion of the 850th anniversary in 1985. Marktgemeinde Stratzing-Droß, Droß 1985.

Web links

Commons : Droß  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality
• 31356 - Droß. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ Statistics Austria, A look at the community Droß, population development. Retrieved April 5, 2019 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} http://www.statistik.at/blickgem/gemDetail.do?gemnr=31356
4. ^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Droß. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on January 24, 2020 . 
5. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Droß. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on January 24, 2020 . 
6. ^ Election result of the local council election 2005 in Droß. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on January 24, 2020 . 
7. ^ Election result of the local council election 2010 in Droß. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on January 24, 2020 . 
8. ^ Election results for the 2015 municipal council elections in Droß. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on January 24, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Results of the local council election 2020 in Droß. Office of the Lower Austrian state government, January 26, 2020, accessed on February 29, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Entry about Droß Castle in Lower Austria Burgen online - Institute for Reality Studies of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Era, University of Salzburg
11. ↑ http://orf.at/#/stories/2350949/ Unwetter in Lower Austria: Kirchturm in Flammen, orf.at, July 24, 2016, accessed July 24, 2016.
12. ↑ http://noe.orf.at/news/stories/2787379/ Blitzschlag: Kirchturm in Flammen, orf.at, July 24, 2016, accessed July 24, 2016. - Video.