House churches

House churches
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Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Gänserndorf
License plate :	GF
Surface:	22.08 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 37 '  N , 16 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 36 '46 "  N , 16 ° 45' 28"  E
Height :	182  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,253 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	57 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	2184
Area code :	02533
Community code :	3 08 26
Address of the municipal administration:	Hauptstrasse 63 2184 Hauskirchen
Website:	www.hauskirchen.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Helmut Arzt ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (19 members)	15th 2 2 15th 2 2  A total of 19 seats ÖVP : 15 SPÖ : 2 FPÖ : 2
Location of house churches in the Gänserndorf district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Hauskirchen is a municipality with 1253 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Gänserndorf district in the Austrian state of Lower Austria .

geography

Hauskirchen is located in the northeastern Weinviertel in Lower Austria, approx. 15 km east of Mistelbach . The zaya flows through the community . The area covers 22.04 square kilometers. 3.95 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

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

• House Churches (604)
• Prinzendorf an der Zaya (492)
• Rannersdorf an der Zaya (157)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Hauskirchen, Prinzendorf and Rannersdorf.

Neighboring communities

Poysdorf ( Mistelbach )	Grosskrut ( Mistelbach )	Altlichtenwarth ( Mistelbach )
Wilfersdorf ( Mistelbach )		Neusiedl
	Zistersdorf

history

1895 the 1st class of the elementary school students from Prinzendorf, with Herma Seyffarth

Prinzendorf's correspondence card from around 1906 to 1910

Early written records tell of the building of a parish church and the founding of the parish around 1150 by Hugo von Liechtenstein .

On January 1, 1971, the formerly independent communities of Prinzendorf an der Zaya and Rannersdorf an der Zaya were incorporated into Hauskirchen.

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1265 inhabitants. In 1991 the community had 1273 inhabitants, in 1981 1364 and in 1971 1450 inhabitants.

politics

The municipal council has 19 members.

• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP and 4 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP and 3 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 1 other.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 ÖVP and 5 SPÖ.
• With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP and 4 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP and 3 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 15 ÖVP, 2 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.

mayor

• until 2012 Josef Huber (ÖVP)
• since 2012 Helmut Arzt (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Hauskirchen Castle

Parish church house churches

Parish church Prinzendorf

See also : List of listed objects in house churches  and List of cellar lanes in house churches

• Hauskirchen Castle: The early baroque castle, which has undergone major changes over the centuries, originally formed a fortification together with the Hauskirchen parish church. Franz Anton Pilgram was involved in the planning of the elongated baroque building of Prinzendorf Palace . The castle is owned by the artist Hermann Nitsch , who has regularly organized his "Orgy-Mystery Games" here since 1971.
• Catholic parish church house churches hl. Laurentius: The church has a Romanesque core. The Gothic choir dates from the 14th century, the north aisle and the nave vault from the 15th century. The church was redesigned and expanded in the baroque era and received its present appearance during a renovation between 1897 and 1899. The high altar and the side altar were created in 1900 by the sculptor Ludwig Linzinger .
• Catholic parish church Prinzendorf hl. Markus: The church, located on a hill, was built in the 15th century and later changed to Baroque style.

economy

In 2001 there were 26 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations 61 according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at the place of residence was 530. In 2001 the activity rate was 42.76 percent.

• Hauskirchen quarry : sand-lime bricks were mined in the abandoned quarry.

Web links

Commons : House Churches  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• 30826 - house churches. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Prinzendorf, circular hiking trail

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ Changes to the community from 1945 (associations, partitions, name and status changes). Statistics Austria, p. 53 , accessed on February 8, 2019 . 
3. ^ Election result of municipal council elections 1995 in Hauskirchen. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on March 9, 2020 . 
4. ^ Election result of municipal council elections 2000 in Hauskirchen. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on March 9, 2020 . 
5. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2005 in Hauskirchen. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on March 9, 2020 . 
6. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Hauskirchen. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on March 9, 2020 . 
7. ^ Election results for the 2015 municipal council elections in Hauskirchen. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on February 8, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Hauskirchen. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on February 16, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Entry about Schloss Prinzendorf in Lower Austria Burgen online - Institute for Reality Studies of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times, University of Salzburg