Ferschnitz

On the eastern edge of the Amstetten district, bordering the Scheibbs and Melk districts , the municipality of Ferschnitz is located and belongs to the foothills of the foothills of the Alps .

The location is favorable, as the Ferschnitzbach , starting with the confluence of the Grubbach and Gafringbach in Senftenegg , forms a very varied landscape with hills, forests and meadows. The Ferschnitzbach takes on the Ochsenbach and Edelbach and some other smaller channels in its course to the north in order to unite with the Ybbs near Günzing .

The highest point in the municipality is in Zinsenwang at 351 m above sea level. A. , while the place Ferschnitz itself is only 280 m above sea level. A. has.

Community structure

Ferschnitz is the only place Ferschnitz and two cadastral communities (area: as of December 31, 2017):

Ferschnitz (1,133.22 ha)
Innerochsenbach (421.81 ha)

Districts are Amasödt, Edla, Ferschnitz-Au, Freidegg, Günzing, Innerochsenbach, Kirchholz, Knötzling, Kring, Leithen, Oberleiten, Ödt, Rudling, Segenbaum, Senftenegg, Truckenstetten, Unter Umberg, Weinzierl, Windischendorf, Zinsenwang and some individual layers.

Neighboring communities

St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde	Blind market ( Melk district )

Euratsfeld	Wang ( Scheibbs District )	Steinakirchen am Forst ( Scheibbs district )

history

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

The Ferschnitzbach is mentioned for the first time in 1034 and formed the eastern border of the Freising area against the Regensburg possessions. The place Ferschnitz took over the name of the brook and should have originated in the 12th century. The place was first mentioned in 1345.

A little later, the aristocratic family of the Zelking family became owners of the nearby Freidegg Castle . Large flower reached Freidegg and the place Ferschnitz 1575-1600 under the famous scholar and statesman Reichard Streun Schwarzenau from the family of the von Streun ( Strein (noble family) ), which at the court of Emperor Maximilian II. And Rudolf II. , A leading position was active. Freidegg was his favorite place.

At the intercession of Reichard Streun, the town of Ferschnitz also received market rights in 1589 .

The splendidly situated and artfully furnished (similar to the Schallaburg ) Castle Freidegg fell into disrepair after the death of the famous landlord († 1600). From 1678 to 1937 the Starhemberg owned Freidegg. Today only a gate tower and part of the former farm building remain .

coat of arms

Blazon :

"In blue, a golden band covered with a flooded blue wavy bar, framed by a shield border made up of twelve equal parts of red and silver."

Population development

According to the results of the censuses :

2011: 1,677 inhabitants
2001: 1,606
1991: 1,406
1981: 1,234
1971: 1.207
1961: 1,098

politics

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The municipal council has 19 members.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 17 ÖVP and 2 SPÖ.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 17 ÖVP and 2 SPÖ.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP and 3 SPÖ.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP and 4 SPÖ.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP, 2 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 11 ÖVP, 7 VFF - variety for Ferschitz List Robl and 1 SPÖ.

mayor

1975– Michael Hülmbauer (ÖVP)
until 2014 Johann Berger (ÖVP)
since 2014 Michael Hülmbauer (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Senftenegg Castle

Freydegg Castle

Ferschnitz Parish Church

Innerochsenbach branch church

Catholic parish church Ferschnitz hl. Sixtus II .: The parish church of St. Sixtus II . shows a late Gothic chancel ( Choir) with expansion in the late Renaissance 1575 and from 1770 and a high altar the Austrian painter Martin John Smith , also known as Kremser Schmidt . The history of the parish can only be traced back to the 14th century, around the same time that the two stately palaces of Freidegg and Senftenegg can be traced. The Lords of Zelking made the first donations to the parish church in 1352. An old inscription stated that the church was built in 1425. However, this was probably just a structural extension. Three art-historical sections are represented, the late Gothic choir building, the expansion of the Renaissance and the baroque furnishings. The late Gothic choir room with ribbed vaults and sacristy portal is the beginning of a series of developments in special forms that demonstrate the influence of the Steyrer Hütte in the Amstetten area . The Protestant extension during the Renaissance only refers to the nave of the church (grave monuments of the Streun family - former Freidegg Castle). The year 1575 is written on the triumphal arch . The gable-crowned west portal and the former cemetery portal with the terracotta coat of arms also belong to this period . The grave monuments of the Streun family from the 16th century are also known. The baroque interior gives the Protestant church, in which the Catholic church service was demonstrably celebrated again after 1630 , a new look and with the redesign of the choir in 1770 by Peter Wisgrill from St. Pölten , it gave it an artistic effect. The high altar picture, the beheading of St. Sixtus II , is dated 1770 and comes from Martin Johann Schmidt.

Catholic branch church Innerochsenbach hl. Martin

Senftenegg Castle : Senftenegg Castle was first mentioned in a document in 1367 with a Hans Häusler , who was then followed in the order of ownership by the Zelking (Zelkinger) and Puchheim (noble family) . This was followed by a rapid and numerous change of ownership. From 1795 to 1934 the plant was then owned by Starhemberg . Karl Friedrich von Frank , the father of the current owner Karl Frank, was a well-known genealogist and heraldist. Around 1900 he also painted the coats of arms of the previous castle owners in the arcade on the upper floor of the castle. He brought u. a. the well-known Senftenegger sheets on genealogy . The main entrance of the castle was secured by a once very deep moat , over which a movable bridge led. The main entrance was flanked by two lateral round towers , which can still be seen today. Unfortunately, nothing is left of the former keep , which dates back to the time of Hans Häusler. It was removed up to roof level and integrated into the castle. It was located next to the chapel inside the castle, on the southeast corner of the square group of buildings. The castle courtyard is accessed through a gate tower , which is noticeable due to its high pyramid roof. In the inner courtyard there is a portico with arcades above , which were decorated by Karl Friedrich von Frank with the coats of arms of the former castle owners. Senftenegg was famous for its extensive library. The castle is surrounded by an English garden in which the greenhouse and the orangery have been preserved in addition to the old trees .

Freydegg Castle : Only a small part of the once famous magnificent building by Richard von Streun remains today. The front building with the adjoining four-story tower has been preserved. The porch has a round arched portal with two red marble panels , vaulted rooms on the ground floor and an entrance with a barrel vault . Occurs in documents Freydegg the first time in 1339 under a Heinrich von Zelking in appearance. In 1575 Richard von Streun had the entire complex converted into a main castle with a six-story tower, defensive walls and three-story bastion towers. In 1615 Freydegg was owned by the Zinzendorf family (aristocratic family) , in 1629 by Otto Heinrich Fugger zu Kirchberg , from 1678 to 1934 owned by the Starhemberg family and then it went into private hands. The Freydegg u. a. for its furnishing with Egyptian and Indian antiquities.

economy

In 2001 there were 45 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry businesses according to the 1999 survey 77. The number of people in work at the place of residence was 747 according to the 2001 census. In 2001 the activity rate was 48 percent. There were 42 unemployed people on average in 2003.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Hermann Geyer (1873–1963), business owner and politician (CSP)
Otto Götzl (1886–1960), businessman and politician (ÖVP)
Rudolf Kronberger (1905–1945), SA squad leader, sentenced to death in 1945 and executed
Michael Hülmbauer (* 1945), farmer and politician (ÖVP)

People related to the community

Karl Friedrich von Frank (1894–1975), private scholar and landowner
Reichard Streun von Schwarzenau (1538–1600), nobleman, politician and historian

literature

Klaus Berger: The castle and the Senftenegg rule in Lower Austria. Diploma thesis University of Vienna - Faculty of History and Cultural Studies, Vienna 2012 ( digitized version )

Web links

Commons : Ferschnitz - Collection of images, videos and audio files

30512 - Ferschnitz. Community data, Statistics Austria .
www.ferschnitz.gv.at Homepage of the municipality of Ferschnitz

Individual evidence

↑ bev.gv.at (Excel file, 1,210 kB); accessed on January 4, 2018
↑ Gottfried Langeder: From the history of the community of Ferschnitz , accessed on June 18, 2018.
^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Ferschnitz. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on October 15, 2019 .
^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Ferschnitz. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed October 15, 2019 .
^ Election result of the local council election 2005 in Ferschnitz. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed October 15, 2019 .
^ Election result of the local council election 2010 in Ferschnitz. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on October 15, 2019 .
^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Ferschnitz. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed October 15, 2019 .
↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Ferschnitz. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on June 5, 2020 .
↑ Entry about Senftenegg Castle in Lower Austria Burgen online - Institute for Reality Studies of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times, University of Salzburg
↑ 1. Engerau Trial (1945) on the website of the Documentation Archive of the Austrian Resistance (DÖW)

[1] v.gv.at (Excel file, 1,210 kB); accessed on January 4, 2018

[2] Gottfried Langeder: From the history of the community of Ferschnitz , accessed on June 18, 2018.

[NÖGrw1995_30512-3] Result of the local council election 1995 in Ferschnitz. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on October 15, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2000_30512-4] Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Ferschnitz. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed October 15, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2005_30512-5] Election result of the local council election 2005 in Ferschnitz. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed October 15, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2010_30512-6] Election result of the local council election 2010 in Ferschnitz. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on October 15, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2015_30512-7] Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Ferschnitz. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed October 15, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2020_30512-8] Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Ferschnitz. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on June 5, 2020 .

[9] Entry about Senftenegg Castle in Lower Austria Burgen online - Institute for Reality Studies of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times, University of Salzburg

[10] 1. Engerau Trial (1945) on the website of the Documentation Archive of the Austrian Resistance (DÖW)