Höflein (Lower Austria)

Höflein

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Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Lower Austria

Political District :

Bruck an der Leitha

License plate :

BL

Surface:

22.36 km²

Coordinates :

48 ° 4 ' N , 16 ° 47' E Coordinates: 48 ° 4 '0 " N , 16 ° 47' 0" E

Height :

170 m above sea level A.

Residents :

1,250 (January 1, 2020)

Postal code :

2465

Area code :

02162

Community code :

3 07 12

NUTS region

AT127

Address of the
municipal administration:

Vohburgerstrasse 25
2465 Höflein

Website:

www.hoeflein.gv.at

politics

Mayor :

Otto Auer ( ÖVP )

Municipal Council : ( 2020 )
(19 members)

13

5

1

13 5 1

A total of 19 seats

ÖVP : 13
SPÖ : 5
FPÖ : 1

Location of Höflein in the Bruck an der Leitha district

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

BW

Höflein is a municipality with 1250 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Bruck an der Leitha district in Lower Austria .

geography

Höflein is located in the industrial district in Lower Austria. The area of the municipality covers 22.36 km², 14.95% of the area is forested.

Community structure

Höflein consists of a single cadastral community and village of the same name .

structure

Cadastral communities	Locations in the municipality
Höflein (22.38 km²)	Höflein (D)
Legend

Legend for the breakdown table

In the cadastral municipalities column , all cadastral municipalities of a municipality are listed. In the brackets the respective area is given in km².

All settlements recorded by Statistics Austria, which also have their own local area code, are listed in the Localities column . In the hierarchy level of the same column, indented to the right, only settlements that consist of at least several houses are shown.

The most important of the abbreviations used are:

M = capital of the municipality
Stt = district
R = Rotte
W = hamlet
D = village
ZH = scattered houses
Sdlg = settlement
Hgr = group of houses
E = single farmstead (only if you have your own local area code)

The complete list of Statistics Austria is in: Topographical settlement identification according to STAT

It should be noted that some places can have different spellings. Thus, cadastral communities can spell themselves differently than localities or communities of the same name.

Source: Statistics Austria -

history

In ancient times the area was part of the province of Pannonia . A Roman road watch station, three watch towers and the Villa Rustica von Aubühlen are guaranteed.

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1149 inhabitants. In 1991 the municipality had 1023 inhabitants, in 1981 1031 and in 1971 1037 inhabitants.

politics

Otto Auer (ÖVP) has been the mayor of the community since 2005 , and Thomas Hebenstreit, head of the district. The ÖVP has all 19 seats in the municipal council.

mayor

1975–2005: Franz Rupp (ÖVP)
since 2005: Otto Auer (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Archaeological excavations

Roman villa from the 4th century AD

music

In 1977 the Höflein band was founded. 30 years later, under the musical direction of Harald Eisterer and Johann Schießling, around 50 active musicians take part in around 80 outings a year.

Buildings

Fortified church of St. Ulrich

Kellergasse near Höflein

Fortified church St. Ulrich von Höflein
Cellar lanes

The memorial from 1841 reads, “… the houses, which for the most part are made of clay or burnt bricks and are roofed with reed and straw . In recent times, however, the fairly well-off residents have been getting the necessary stones from the quarries in the village of the same name in Hungary, Kaisersteinbruch . And when it is used, most of it is made of solid bricks ... ”.

Site design

1987 Winner in the competition "Lower Austria in flower arrangements"
1989 Winner of the European price for flower arrangements, the “Grand Prix d'Excellence” in the European competition “ Entente Florale Europe ”.

Others

In the state-wide competition "Club-friendly municipality", the municipality Höflein achieved the rank of "Most club-friendly municipality in the Bruck / L district" in 2007. On September 13, 2007 the award ceremony took place in the Lower Austrian state parliament hall by Governor Erwin Pröll .

Viticulture

Höflein is an old, traditional wine village in the middle of the Arbesthal hill country. The Celts already cultivated their vineyards in this region. The Romans cultivated their vines along the Roman road network and the Amber Road that connected Rome to the legionary camps and forts on the Limes. Höflein was important in the wine industry from an early age.

In the 11th century, documented evidence, wine from Höflein was delivered to the newly founded Göttweig Abbey . In the document “Unterösterreichischen Land Compass” 1673, by Stephanus Sixey, Höflein receives the title “from the best”.

Today Höflein is one of the largest wine-growing areas in the Carnuntum wine-growing region . Around 180 hectares of vineyards are cultivated by 140 families. 16 families run a wine tavern .

In the sunny Höflein, which is lined with vineyards, there are five cellar lanes with their cellars built deep into the slope. Their even temperature of eight to ten degrees ensures that the wine matures perfectly.

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2001 there were 32 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations 99 according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment in the place of residence was 555. The 2001 participation rate was 50.04%. There were 44 unemployed people on average in 2003.

Höflein around the year 1873 ( recording sheet of the state survey)

Personalities

Johann Esel (1900–?), Politician ( NSDAP )
Franz Rupp (* 1938), farmer and politician ( ÖVP )
Josef Rupp (1895–1962), farmer and politician ( CS / ÖVP)
Otto Auer (* 1966), farmer and politician ( ÖVP )

Web links

Commons : Höflein (Lower Austria) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Tourism site

30712 - Höflein (Lower Austria). Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

↑ Villa Rustica photo

[1] Villa Rustica photo