Japons

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	0.8	2.4	7.1	12.9	18.2	21.1	23.6	23.4	18.2	12.3	5.3	1.5	O	12.3
Min. Temperature (° C)	-5.2	-4.7	-1.2	2.3	7.1	10.0	11.9	11.8	8.2	4.3	-0.3	-3.8	O	3.4
Temperature (° C)	-2.4	-1.6	2.4	7.2	12.6	15.6	17.7	17.3	12.6	7.6	2.1	-1.4	O	7.5

Precipitation ( mm )	32	25th	40	41	68	77	81	80	56	38	39	35	Σ	612

Humidity ( % )	77.0	68.9	60.8	51.3	51.6	52.0	49.7	48.5	55.6	63.8	76.7	80.6	O	61.3

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23.6

11.9

23.4

11.8

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Source: ZAMG average climate values 1981 - 2010

Community structure

The municipal area comprises the following eight localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Goslarn (39)
Japanese (236)
Oberthumeritz (38)
Sabatenreith (60)
Schweinburg (84)
Unterthumeritz (114) including Pyhrahofsiedlung
Wenjapons (92)
Zettenreith (54)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Goslarn, Japons, Oberthumeritz, Sabatenreith, Schweinburg, Unterthumeritz, Wenjapons and Zettenreith.

The zip code 3763 is used in Japons and the other places in the municipality. Parts of Schweinburg have the postal code 3814.

The market town of Japons is a member of the Taffa-Thaya-Wild region .

Neighboring communities

	Raabs an der Thaya	Drosendorf-Zissersdorf
Ludweis-Aigen		Geras
	Irnfritz knives

history

In the cadastral communities of Oberthumeritz and Unterthumeritz, finds from the Neolithic period were made.

The name is derived from Kyriapanz, which contains the Old High German word “panz” or “ponz”, which means Gau or fiefdom. The place name therefore indicates a church district or a church loan. The parish of Japons was probably established before 1148, the first documented mention of Japons comes from the year 1336, when the place Chinjapons was mentioned. The first written mention of the cadastral community of Zettenreith dates back to the same year. A castle was mentioned in Unterthumeritz in 1386. Around 1620, Japons was badly affected by the Thirty Years War .

Thumeritz marble was extracted in several quarries south of Unterthumeritz in the 19th and early 20th centuries .

coat of arms

With the decision of the Lower Austrian provincial government of July 18, 1978, the municipality of Japons was awarded a municipal coat of arms. His blazon : “Divided and split at the top, a golden, fire-breathing panther growing out of the shield section in black, top left two black upright scythes in gold, below three times from green to red.” The community colors are green-yellow-black.

Population development

Number of inhabitants
(source:)
year	1923	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Residents	1,356	1,138	1,056	1,038	1.012	858	798	742

politics

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The municipal council has 15 members.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, and 2 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 ÖVP, and 1 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 ÖVP and 1 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP and 2 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 1 list Pro Japons, and 1 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 14 ÖVP and 1 SPÖ.

mayor

1968–2001 Josef Spiegl (ÖVP)
since 2001 Karl Braunsteiner (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Parish Church of Japan

Wenjapons local chapel

Catholic Parish Church of Japan St. Laurenz: The church is in an elevated position. It is a simple baroque building with originally Gothic elements. There are oil paintings by Johann Jakob Zeiller in the church .
The local chapels in Oberthumeritz, Unterthumeritz, Wenjapons and Zettenreith date from the second half of the 18th century.

economy

In 2001 there were 19 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations 90 according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at the place of residence was 342. In 2001, the activity rate was 44.23%.

traffic

Bus: The regular bus company PostBus drives to several stops on line 1312 ( Horn -Schweinburg) in Japons and its districts .
Train: The closest ÖBB train station is Irnfritz on the Franz-Josefs-Bahn .

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Raimund Neunteufel (1872–1937), politician ( CSP , DnP )

Web links

Commons : Japons - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

31111 - Japons. Community data, Statistics Austria .
Entry about Oberthumeritz Castle on Lower Austria Burgen online - Institute for Reality Studies of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times, University of Salzburg

Entry about Unterthumeritz Castle on Lower Austria Burgen online - Institute for Reality Studies of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Era, University of Salzburg

Individual evidence

↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
↑ History on vs-japons.edv-kaindl.at
^ Announcement about the bestowal of a coat of arms and the approval of the municipality colors for the market town of Japan. In: Landesgesetzblatt Niederösterreich. September 12, 1978, Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
↑ Population development 1869–2011 from Statistics Austria (PDF; 35 kB)
↑ Historisches Ortlexikon Niederösterreich ( Memento from November 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.2 MB), Part 2, p. 47.
^ Election result of municipal council elections 1995 in Japons. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on August 11, 2019 .
^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Japons. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on August 11, 2019 .
^ Election result of the municipal council election 2005 in Japons. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on August 11, 2019 .
^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Japons. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on August 11, 2019 .
^ Election results for the 2015 municipal council elections in Japons. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on August 11, 2019 .
↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Japons. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on March 1, 2020 .
↑ Former Mayor Josef Spiegl died suddenly and unexpectedly on December 15, 2007. japons.at, accessed on August 11, 2019

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_AT_Ortschaft_QUELLE-1] Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )

[2] History on vs-japons.edv-kaindl.at

[3] Announcement about the bestowal of a coat of arms and the approval of the municipality colors for the market town of Japan. In: Landesgesetzblatt Niederösterreich. September 12, 1978, Retrieved February 18, 2019 .

[4] Population development 1869–2011 from Statistics Austria (PDF; 35 kB)

[5] Historisches Ortlexikon Niederösterreich ( Memento from November 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.2 MB), Part 2, p. 47.

[NÖGrw1995_31111-6] Election result of municipal council elections 1995 in Japons. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on August 11, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2000_31111-7] Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Japons. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on August 11, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2005_31111-8] Election result of the municipal council election 2005 in Japons. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on August 11, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2010_31111-9] Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Japons. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on August 11, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2015_31111-10] Election results for the 2015 municipal council elections in Japons. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on August 11, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2020_31111-11] Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Japons. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on March 1, 2020 .

[12] Former Mayor Josef Spiegl died suddenly and unexpectedly on December 15, 2007. japons.at, accessed on August 11, 2019