Hundsheim
Hundsheim
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Basic data | ||
Country: | Austria | |
State : | Lower Austria | |
Political District : | Bruck an der Leitha | |
License plate : | BL | |
Surface: | 13.45 km² | |
Coordinates : | 48 ° 7 ' N , 16 ° 56' E | |
Height : | 233 m above sea level A. | |
Residents : | 627 (January 1, 2020) | |
Population density : | 47 inhabitants per km² | |
Postal code : | 2405 | |
Area code : | 0 21 65 | |
Community code : | 3 07 15 | |
NUTS region | AT127 | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
Gemeindestraße 42 2405 Hundsheim |
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politics | ||
Mayor : | Gerhard Math ( SPÖ ) | |
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (15 members) |
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Location of Hundsheim in the Bruck an der Leitha district | ||
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria |
Hundsheim is a municipality with 627 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Bruck an der Leitha district , the easternmost district of Lower Austria on the border with Slovakia.
geography
Hundsheim belongs to the industrial district of Lower Austria , but it is agricultural and characterized by its location on the southern slope of the Hundsheimer Berg (480 m). The area of the municipality covers 13.42 square kilometers. 28.02 percent of the area is forested.
The place has the shape of two compact, slightly rising rows of houses with the small church in the middle. The hiking trail to the White Cross and the Hundsheimerberg begins at the east end . In the cliffs above the village there is an aviator memorial and the Günter cave. 1 km to the west, the eastern part of the New Settlement and a sports center were built at the foot of the Hexenberg . In the east of Hundsheim, under the Teichberg, lies the scattered settlement Teichtal .
The tectonically diverse geology between Hundsheimerberg and Spitzerberg , where a gliding center is located, is used economically by some quarries. Some viticulture is practiced on the gentle southern slopes , the fields bordering on them are protected from erosion by wind protection strips .
history
In ancient times the area was part of the province of Pannonia .
Finds from the early Paleolithic were also made in the area, namely about 800,000 years old rubble stone tools of Homo erectus .
Population development
According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 544 inhabitants. In 1991 the municipality had 569 inhabitants, in 1981 558 and in 1971 537 inhabitants.
politics
The municipal council has 15 members.
- With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2015 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 9 SPÖ and 6 ÖVP.
- mayor
- 1975–1999 Hubert Math (SPÖ)
- 1999-2008 Robert Morent (SPÖ)
- 2008-2010 Margreth Buxer (SPÖ)
- since 2010 Gerhard Math (SPÖ)
Economy and Infrastructure
There were 12 non-agricultural workplaces in 2001, and agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 34. The number of people in work at home was 238 according to the 2001 census. In 2001, the activity rate was 44.48 percent. There were 80 unemployed people on average in 2003.
Personalities
- Johann Sanitzer (1904–1957), senior officer of the Vienna Secret State Police during the National Socialist era.
- Jaromír Krejcar (1895–1949), Czech architect
See also
Web links
- 30715 - Hundsheim. Community data, Statistics Austria .
Individual evidence
- ^ Archaeologia-Austriaca. Volume 88/2004.
- ^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Hundsheim. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on January 18, 2020 .