Emmersdorf on the Danube

market community Emmersdorf on the Danube
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Melk
License plate :	ME
Surface:	29.69 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 14 '  N , 15 ° 20'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 14 '26 "  N , 15 ° 20' 9"  E
Height :	211  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,760 (January 1, 2020)
Postcodes :	3644, 3652, 3653
Area code :	02752
Community code :	3 15 53
Address of the municipal administration:	Emmersdorf 22 3644, 3652, 3653 Emmersdorf an der Donau
Website:	www.emmersdorf.at
politics
Mayor :	Richard Hochratner (BNE)
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (19 members)	9 5 3 2 9 5 3 2  A total of 19 seats ÖVP : 9 GNI : 5 GREEN : 3 SPÖ : 2
Location of Emmersdorf an der Donau in the Melk district
Partial view from the Danube
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Emmersdorf an der Donau is an Austrian market town in the Melk district in Lower Austria with 1760 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

Emmersdorf an der Donau is located in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria and is the gateway to the Wachau , as the name suggests, on the Danube , across from Melk . The area of ​​the market town covers 29.69 km², 52.55% of the area is forested.

Community structure

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

• Emmersdorf an der Donau (736)
• Fahnsdorf (77)
• Gossam (254)
• Grimsing (135)
• Grove (118) including a lake garden
• Court Office (116)
• Luberegg (12)
• Modelsdorf (20)
• Poemling (54)
• Rantenberg (40)
• Reith (33)
• St. Georgen (128)
• Schallemmersdorf (37) including In Höfen
• Seegarten (village)

The community consists of the twelve cadastral communities Emmersdorf, Fahnsdorf, Gossam, Grimsing, Hain, Hofamt, Mödelsdorf, Pömling, Rantenberg, Reith, Schallemmersdorf and St. Georgen.

Neighboring communities

Expanses	Maria Laach am Jauerling ( Krems )
Love		Schönbühel-Aggsbach
Zelking-Matzleinsdorf	Melk

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census , there were 1706 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 1631 inhabitants, in 1981 1473 and in 1971 1429 inhabitants.

politics

The municipal council has 19 seats. In the 2005 municipal council elections , the ÖVP received 13 seats and the SPÖ 6 seats. In the municipal council elections in 2010 , the distribution of seats in the municipal council did not change. The municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 resulted in the following distribution: 11 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ, and 4 GREENS.

• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 9 ÖVP, 5 list of Citizen-Friendly Emmersdorf (BNE), 3 Greens and 2 SPÖ.

mayor

• until 2009 Ferdinand Brandhofer (ÖVP)
• 2009–2014 Erwin Neuhauser (ÖVP)
• 2014–2020 Josef Kronsteiner (ÖVP)
• since 2020 Richard Hochratner (BNE)

Culture and sights

Parish church Emmersdorf

See also:  List of listed objects in Emmersdorf an der Donau

• Catholic parish church Emmersdorf hl. Nikolaus: A late Gothic pillar basilica, which is surrounded in the south by a late medieval lining wall with massive buttresses. The long choir was built in the 4th quarter of the 15th century. The massive basement of the presented west tower also dates from the 15th century. In 1738 a baroque octagonal tower with 4 corner obelisks was added.
• Catholic market chapel Emmersdorf hl. Mary Magdalene
• Luberegg Castle : The elongated castle also includes two low round towers near the embankment, which until 1811 were used to illuminate the loading of timber onto ships at night.
• Dachberg-Warte - with a good view

economy

In 2001 there were a total of 55 non-agricultural workplaces and, according to a survey carried out in 1999, 111 agricultural and forestry holdings. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at the place of residence was 797. The employment rate in 2001 was 48%.

societies

Emmersdorf-Luberegg sports boat harbor of the Emmersdorf / Danube Boot Sports Promotion Association

• Child friends Emmersdorf
• Village renewal association Emmersdorf
• Village renewal association Gossam
• Choral Society "Frohsinn"
• Beekeeping Association Emmersdorf
• Country youth Emmersdorf
• ÖKB Emmersdorf
• ÖKB Gossam
• Rapid fan club "Green phylloxera Wachau"
• Sport Union Emmersdorf
• BootsSportFörderungsVerein Emmersdorf / Donau
• Tourism Association Emmersdorf
• Trachtenmusikkapelle Emmersdorf
• Gymnastics Club Emmersdorf
• Voluntary fire brigade: There are two volunteer fire brigades (Emmersdorf & Gossam) in the municipality of Emmersdorf , which, together with 7 vehicles, 3 boats and 180 active members, ensure safety during around 200 missions a year.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Ernst von Dombrowski (1896–1985), author, xylograph and illustrator

Web links

Commons : Emmersdorf an der Donau  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Detailed information on the infrastructure of the municipality of Emmersdorf
• 31553 - Emmersdorf on the Danube. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ ^{a b} 4th part: Municipalities - Lower Austria - 91. Emmersdorf an der Donau . In: Austrian official calendar online . Jusline (Verlag Österreich), Vienna 2002–, ZDB -ID 2126440-5 .
3. ^ Result of the 2005 municipal council election in Emmersdorf an der Donau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on November 22, 2018 . 
4. ^ Election result of the local council election 2010 in Emmersdorf an der Donau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on November 22, 2018 . 
5. ^ Election results for the 2015 municipal council election in Emmersdorf an der Donau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on November 22, 2018 . 
6. ↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Emmersdorf an der Donau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on March 15, 2020 .