Grafenegg

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market community
Grafenegg
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Grafenegg coat of arms
Grafenegg (Austria)
Grafenegg
Basic data
Country: Austria
State : Lower Austria
Political District : Krems-Land
License plate : KR
Main town : Etsdorf am Kamp
Surface: 28.51 km²
Coordinates : 48 ° 26 '  N , 15 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 25 '48 "  N , 15 ° 44' 51"  E
Height : 197  m above sea level A.
Residents : 3,155 (January 1, 2020)
Population density : 111 inhabitants per km²
Postcodes : 3492, 3485
Area code : 02735
Community code : 3 13 08
Address of the
municipal administration:
Rathausstrasse 2
3492 Grafenegg
Website: www.grafenegg.gv.at
politics
Mayor : Anton Pfeifer ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 )
(21 members)
12
2
1
6th
12 6th 
A total of 21 seats
Location of Grafenegg in the Krems-Land district
Aggsbach Albrechtsberg an der Großen Krems Bergern im Dunkelsteinerwald Droß Dürnstein Furth bei Göttweig Gedersdorf Gföhl Grafenegg Hadersdorf-Kammern Jaidhof Krumau am Kamp Langenlois Lengenfeld Lichtenau im Waldviertel Maria Laach am Jauerling Mautern an der Donau Mühldorf Paudorf Rastenfeld Rohrendorf bei Krems Rossatz-Arnsdorf Schönberg am Kamp Senftenberg Spitz St. Leonhard am Hornerwald Straß im Straßertale Stratzing Weinzierl am Walde Weißenkirchen in der Wachau Krems an der DonauLocation of the Grafenegg municipality in the Krems-Land district (clickable map)
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Grafenegg Castle
Grafenegg Castle
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Grafenegg is a market town with 3155 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Krems-Land district in Lower Austria . The community of Etsdorf-Haitzendorf was renamed Grafenegg in October 2003.

geography

Grafenegg is located north of the Danube in the west of the Tullnerfeld in the Weinviertel in Lower Austria and is traversed by the Kamp . The area of ​​the market town covers 28.58 square kilometers:

  • 65% land and forestry
  • 16% vineyards (468 ha)
  • 7% forest
  • 2% water
  • 10% building land and traffic areas

Community structure

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

  • Diendorf am Kamp (49)
  • Engabrunn (553)
  • Etsdorf am Kamp (1077) including the vineyard
  • Grafenegg (44)
  • Grunddorf (213)
  • Haitzendorf (381)
  • Kamp (219)
  • Sittendorf (401)
  • Walkersdorf am Kamp (218)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Diendorf am Kamp, Engabrunn, Etsdorf, Grunddorf, Haitzendorf, Kamp, Sittendorf and Walkersdorf.

The market town of Grafenegg is a member of the small region Kamptal Süd .

Neighboring communities

Langenlois ,
Hadersdorf chambers
Strass in the Strassertal Fels am Wagram ( Tulln )
Gedersdorf compass Grafenwörth ( Tulln )

history

The municipality of Grafenegg was created by merging the municipalities of Etsdorf am Kamp and Haitzendorf to form the municipality of Etsdorf-Haitzendorf on January 1, 1970 and by incorporating the municipality of Engabrunn on January 1, 1971. On October 4, 2003 the name was changed to Grafenegg.

Population development

Current statistics from Statistics Austria name 3155 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). According to the results of the 2001 census , there were 2,830 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 2,687 inhabitants, in 1981 2,621 and in 1971 2,713 inhabitants.

politics

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The municipal council has 21 members.

  • With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the Etsdorf-Haitzendorf council had the following distribution: 5 list Altgemeinde Haitzendorf (ÖVP), 5 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ, 3 list Dorfgemeinschaft, 3 list Engabrunn (ÖVP) and 1 FPÖ.
  • With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the Etsdorf-Haitzendorf municipal council had the following distribution: 5 ÖVP, 5 list Altgemeinde Haitzendorf (ÖVP), 4 list village community, 3 SPÖ, 2 list Engabrunn (ÖVP) and 2 FPÖ.
  • With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 ÖVP, 7 List Altgemeinde Haitzendorf (ÖVP), 2 SPÖ, 2 List Dorfgemeinschaft and 1 FPÖ.
  • With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP and 6 SPÖ.
  • With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.
  • With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 17 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
mayor
  • since April 2000 Anton Pfeifer (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Walkersdorf Chapel
Etsdorf basement lane
Picturesque house in a cellar alley
House Wittmann southeast view

Regular events

  • Grafenegg Festival : Grafenegg Castle has been expanded into an international cultural location. An open-air stage “the Wolkenturm” (1750 seats) and a concert hall “Auditorium” (1300 seats) were built on the site in 2007 and 2008. The Grafenegg Festival has been held annually since summer 2007 under the artistic direction of pianist Rudolf Buchbinder . The Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich under the direction of chief conductor Yutaka Sado (previously Andrés Orozco-Estrada until 2015 ) performs as the Grafenegg Festival Orchestra with international conductors and soloists during the summer. Furthermore, the castle park has been a location for the Lower Austrian State Garden Show since 2008.
  • Grafenegg family day (including family workshops)
  • Grafenegger Advent
  • Concerts of the Tonkünstler Orchestra
  • Etsdorf horse show
  • Fire brigade festivals of the seven fire departments
  • Various balls and cultural events in Grafenegg Castle
  • Wine and culture Engabrunn

economy

In 2001 there were 104 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry holdings 221 according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment in the place of residence was 1292. In 2001, the activity rate was 47.38 percent.

Personalities

Honorary citizen of the community
  • Josef Dimmel (1919–1989), mill owner and mayor of Etsdorf am Kamp (1950–1965)
  • Johann Penz (* 1950), politician and former President of the Lower Austrian Parliament
People related to the community

literature

  • Architekturzentrum Wien (Ed.): Johannes Spalt. Elective affinities. Residence, Vienna Salzburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-7017-3220-3 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. a b Community changes from 1945 (associations, divisions, name and status changes). Statistics Austria, pp. 41, 50, 148 , accessed on February 11, 2019 .
  2. Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
  3. Statistics Austria - Population at the beginning of 2002–2020 by municipalities (area status 01/01/2020)
  4. ^ Population development in the Grafenegg community. In: Statistics Austria. Statistics Austria, 2018, accessed on February 13, 2019 .
  5. ^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Grafenegg. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on December 23, 2019 .
  6. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Grafenegg. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on December 23, 2019 .
  7. ^ Election result of the 2005 municipal council election in Grafenegg. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on December 23, 2019 .
  8. ^ Election result of the 2010 municipal council election in Grafenegg. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on December 23, 2019 .
  9. ^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Grafenegg. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on December 23, 2019 .
  10. Engabrunn observation tower on the website of the market town of Grafenegg