Großweikersdorf

market community Großweikersdorf
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Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Tulln
License plate :	TU
Surface:	43.41 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 28 '  N , 15 ° 59'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 28 '21 "  N , 15 ° 58' 48"  E
Height :	211  m above sea level A.
Residents :	3,187 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	73 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3701
Area code :	02955
Community code :	3 21 10
Address of the municipal administration:	Hauptplatz 1 3701 Großweikersdorf
Website:	www.grossweikersdorf.at
politics
Mayor :	Alois Zetsch ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (23 members)	13 6th 4th 13 6th 4th  A total of 23 seats ÖVP : 13 SPÖ : 6 FPÖ : 4
Location of Großweikersdorf in the Tulln district
town hall
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Großweikersdorf is a market town in the Tulln district in Lower Austria , Austria with 3187 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

Großweikersdorf is located in the southern Weinviertel at the exit of the Schmida valley in the Tullnerfeld in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the market town covers 43.32 square kilometers. 8.54 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

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

• Ameistal (150)
• Baumgarten am Wagram (184)
• Großweikersdorf (1825)
• Grosswiesendorf (260)
• Kleinwiesendorf (206)
• Ruppersthal (409)
• Tiefenthal (153)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Ameisthal, Baumgarten am Wagram , Großweikersdorf, Großwiesendorf, Kleinwiesendorf, Ruppersthal and Tiefenthal.

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Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census , there were 2,786 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 2653 inhabitants, in 1981 2555 and in 1971 2627 inhabitants.

politics

The municipal council has 23 members.

• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 ÖVP, 6 FPÖ and 4 SPÖ. (21 members)
• With the local council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the local council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 5 FPÖ and 3 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ and 4 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ and 3 FPÖ.
• With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 ÖVP, 6 FPÖ and 4 SPÖ. (21 members)
• With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 5 FPÖ and 5 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ and 4 FPÖ.

mayor

• until 2009 Franz Otto (ÖVP)
• 2009–2014 Leopold Spielauer (ÖVP)
• since 2014 Alois Zetsch (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Main square: Fischer-von-Erlach church and Marian column.

See also : List of listed objects in Großweikersdorf  and List of cellar lanes in Großweikersdorf

• Parish church Großweikersdorf : The parish church was built from 1733 to 1740 according to plans by Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach in the style of early classicism under the direction of the Austrian master builder Johann Baptist Martinelli . Thus this church is one of the three sacred buildings of the famous architect "Fischer von Erlach the Younger" (in addition to the further construction of the Karlskirche in Vienna and the parish church of Safov in South Moravia). The Großweikersdorfer parish church of Heiliger Georg has the third highest church tower in Lower Austria, but due to lack of funds it was not completed until around 100 years later in neo-baroque style according to plans by Leopold Ernst , who was also master builder of St. Stephen's in Vienna. The richly decorated late baroque tabernacle structure was also made to a design by Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach. The high altar painting Martyrdom and Transfiguration of St. George (signed Martinus Altomonte 1734) is by Martino Altomonte and was in a deplorable condition after a problematic restoration in 1937 and due to a leaky apse window. The original luminosity of the important picture was restored in 2016 through an extensive restoration commissioned by the Archdiocese of Vienna (Laboratory Josef Haspel and Margaritha Wolff Metternich ). The right side altarpiece, the Lintel of St. Nepomuk, is by Martin Johann Schmidt , known as Kremser Schmidt (1749), the left altarpiece, Saint Ivo von Chartres, is by Carl Aigen from the Paul Troger school (1740). In front of this left side altar sheet is a replica of the miraculous image of the Brno Madonna (1730), which was donated by the financier of the church, Adrian Wenzel Graf Enckevoirt (1660–1738).
  • In front of the church there is an artistically executed wrought iron gate from 1740 created by master Johann Adam Kühn .
  • The Holy Theater , which shows the Descent from the Cross with holy women and John in a rock grotto, was created by a member of the artist family Galli da Bibiena, a family of stage painters known at the time of Maria Theresa . Only a few of this type of holy theater still exist in Austria.
  • The late baroque pulpit with a canopy was made by Jakob Rechländer (1758).
  • The font from 1725 was created from marble by the Eggenburg sculptor Johann Georg Schmutzer .
  • A stone memorial plaque shows the relief of the Roman Catholic priest, educator, philosopher and resistance fighter Heinrich Maier, who was born in Großweikersdorf on February 16, 1908 and executed in Vienna on March 22, 1945 .
• Pfarrhof Großweikersdorf : The rectory, rebuilt in 1727 after a fire, has a simple pouring box and a pigeon pigeon in the yard.
• Pleyel Museum : The Pleyel Museum was opened in 1998 and is dedicated to the life and work of the Viennese classical composer , piano manufacturer, musician, conductor and publisher Ignaz Josef Pleyel (1757–1831). Concerts are also held regularly.

economy

In 2001 there were 92 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations 167 according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at home was 1,315. In 2001, the activity rate was 49.21 percent. Großweikersdorf belongs to the Wagram wine-growing region.

traffic

Großweikersdorf train station

• Train: Franz-Josefs-Bahn
• Road: The main town of Großweikersdorf is located on Horner Straße B4, via which after 18 km the Danube bank motorway A22 to Vienna and the Stockerauer Schnellstraße S5 to Krems can be reached.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Franz Leopold Graff (1719–1779), composer
• Ignaz Josef Pleyel (1757–1831), composer and piano manufacturer
• Josef Seßler (1763–1842), tradesman and industrialist
• Karel Hromádka (1887–1956), Czech chess player
• Heinrich Maier (1908–1945), priest and resistance fighter
• Josef Stauffer (1817–1894), architect and engineer
• Erni Mangold (* 1927), actress and director
• Viola Falb (* 1980), jazz musician

literature

• Johann Baumgartner: Heimatbuch Großweikersdorf. Großweikersdorf rectory, Großweikersdorf 1968.
• Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.): DEHIO Lower Austria north of the Danube. Publisher Anton Schroll, Vienna 1990.
• Christian Fridrich, Josef Skopik: Our parish church St. Georg. Kultur-Genuss Großweikersdorf, Großweikersdorf 2007, ISBN 978-3-9502397-1-3 .
• Herta Fridrich, Christian Fridrich: Großweikersdorf then & now. With Ameistal, Baumgarten, Großwiesendorf, Kleinwiesendorf, Ruppersthal and Tiefenthal. Heimat Verlag, Schwarzach 2010.
• Adolf Ehrentraud (Ed.): Ignaz Joseph Pleyel - from Ruppersthal into the world. The attempt at a first biographical synopsis. 2nd Edition. IPG, Ruppersthal 2011, ISBN 978-3-9503176-0-2 .
• Marktgemeinde Großweikersdorf (ed.): Home book of the Marktgemeinde Großweikersdorf - Festschrift on the occasion of the 900 year celebration, Großweikersdorf 2008

Web links

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

• 32110 - Großweikersdorf. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Großweikersdorf community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ Result of the municipal council election 1995 in Großweikersdorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on January 29, 2020 . 
3. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Großweikersdorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on January 29, 2020 . 
4. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2005 in Großweikersdorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on January 29, 2020 . 
5. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Großweikersdorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on January 29, 2020 . 
6. ^ Election results for the 2015 municipal council election in Großweikersdorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on January 29, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Results of the 2020 municipal council elections in Großweikersdorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on January 29, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Photo documentation of the restoration in 2016 in the Haspel und Wolff Metternich laboratory