Göpfritz an der Wild

market community Göpfritz an der Wild
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Zwettl
License plate :	ZT
Surface:	60.72 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 43 '  N , 15 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 43 '0 "  N , 15 ° 24' 0"  E
Height :	580  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,818 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	30 inhabitants per km²
Postcodes :	3800, 3811
Area code :	02825
Community code :	3 25 05
Address of the municipal administration:	Hauptstrasse 72 3800 Göpfritz an der Wild
Website:	www.goepfritz-wild.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Silvia Riedl-Weixlbraun ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (19 members)	15th 3 1 15th 3 1  A total of 19 seats ÖVP : 15 SPÖ : 3 FPÖ : 1
Location of Göpfritz an der Wild in the Zwettl district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Göpfritz an der Wild is a market town with 1818 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Zwettl district in Lower Austria .

geography

Geographical location

Göpfritz an der Wild is located in the heart of the Waldviertel in Lower Austria about 20 kilometers northeast of the district capital Zwettl . The area of ​​the market town covers 60.58 square kilometers. 36.93 percent of the area is forested. The Wild is a wooded area north of the Allentsteig military training area .

Göpfritz is on Waldviertler Straße B 2, on the Franz-Josefs-Bahn and on the 111 km long Thayarunde cycle path .

Community structure

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

• Alms (72)
• Breitenfeld (174)
• Georgenberg (20)
• Göpfritz an der Wild (774)
• Kirchberg an der Wild (164)
• Merkenbrechts (158)
• Scheideldorf (203)
• Schönfeld an der Wild (131)
• Weinpolz (122)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Almosen, Äpfelgschwendt , Breitenfeld, Göpfritz an der Wild, Kirchberg an der Wild , Merkenbrechts, Scheideldorf, Schönfeld and Weinpolz.

The market town of Göpfritz an der Wild is a member of the ASTEG small region .

Neighboring communities

	Groß-Siegharts ( Waidhofen )	Ludweis-Aigen ( Waidhofen )
Schwarzenau		Brunn ( Horn )
Allentsteig		Röhrenbach ( Horn )

history

It was first mentioned in a document in 1308 as Goetfrids pei dem Neitzen .

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1,809 inhabitants. In 1991 the municipality had 1,881 inhabitants, in 1981 1,986 and in 1971 2,233 inhabitants.

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2001 there were 55 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations 158 according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at the place of residence was 756. The 2001 activity rate was 42.28 percent.

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Göpfritz an der Wild

politics

Municipal council

In the market town council there after the local elections of 26 January 2020 on a total of 19 seats following distribution of seats: ÖVP 15, SPÖ and FPÖ 3 first

mayor

Mayor of the market town is Silvia Riedl-Weixlbraun.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the market town reads: The golden letter G in Gothic script appears floating on a blue shield. At the foot of the sign is a hilly meadow surrounded by coniferous forests, on which there are three tree stumps. In the foreground a tall fir tree rises up from the young wood. The shield is surrounded by an ornamented bronze-colored border.

Personalities

Significant personalities who were born here or who worked here:

• Matthäus Much (1832–1909), Austrian monument conservator and archaeologist, was born in Göpfritz an der Wild.
• Rudolf Weinwurm (1835–1911), Austrian musicologist, choir director and composer, was born in the Scheideldorf district.
• Rudolf Henz (1897–1987), Austrian writer and program director of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, was born in Göpfritz an der Wild.

Web links

Commons : Göpfritz an der Wild  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the market town
• 32505 - Göpfritz an der Wild. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Göpfritz an der Wild. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on January 31, 2020 .