Koenigstetten

market community

Koenigstetten

coat of arms

Austria map

Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Lower Austria

Political District :

Tulln

License plate :

TU

Surface:

13.14 km²

Coordinates :

48 ° 17 ' N , 16 ° 7' E Coordinates: 48 ° 17 '0 " N , 16 ° 7' 0" E

Height :

181 m above sea level A.

Residents :

2,526 (January 1, 2020)

Population density :

192 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

3433

Area code :

02273

Community code :

3 21 16

NUTS region

AT126

UN / LOCODE

AT KTN

Address of the
municipal administration:

Hauptplatz 1
3433 Königstetten

Website:

www.koenigstetten.gv.at

politics

Mayor :

Roland Nagl ( 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 Königstetten in the Tulln district

Town center with parish church

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Königstetten is a market town with 2526 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Tulln district in Lower Austria .

geography

Königstetten is located south of Langenlebarn , Muckendorf-Wipfing and Zeiselmauer-Wolfpassing on the southern edge of the Tullnerfeld and on the northern edge of the Vienna Woods in Lower Austria . The area of the market town covers 13.04 square kilometers, 42.07 percent of which is forested.

By the municipality of flow of Tulbing coming main ditch with its tributaries Eberhartsbach and Marleitenbach .

Community structure

There is only the cadastral community of Königstetten.

Neighboring communities

history

Königstetten (top center) and its surroundings in the regional survey around 1872

View around 1900

The name Königstetten is derived from Chunihohesstetin . Chunihohe is a Middle High German male name. The first mention can be found in a document from Bishop Pilgrim of Passau (971–991).

Important events were:

985 first documented mention
1083 first mention of viticulture
12th century parish church
1438 market survey
1683 Assembly point of the troops of the Polish king Sobieski for the march through the Vienna Woods before the battle of the Kahlenberg

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census , there were 1888 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 1635 inhabitants, in 1981 1308 and in 1971 1202 inhabitants.

politics

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The municipal council has 19 members.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ, 3 other and 1 ZIEL.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 ÖVP, 7 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 ÖVP and 8 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ, 2 Greens and 2 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.

mayor

1978–1993 Dietrich Heindl (ÖVP)
until 2005 Friedrich Vock (ÖVP)
since 2005 Roland Nagl (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Königstetten Castle

Parish church Königstetten and Kellergasse Kogelgasse

Königstetten Castle
Catholic parish church Königstetten hl. James the Elder
Planet trail Tullnerfeld - Vienna Woods

economy

In 2001 there were 78 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations according to the 1999 survey 27. The number of people in work at the place of residence was 895 according to the 2001 census. In 2001 the activity rate was 48.99 percent.

There are several wine taverns in Königstetten .

societies

The place has a brass band and a strong association. Furthermore, the volunteer fire brigade celebrates its 140th anniversary in 2014 and is the oldest fire brigade in Tullnerfeld.

Sports

A public swimming pool has existed in Königstetten since 1905. The "Parkbad", which had previously been abandoned for financial reasons, was redesigned in 2010 and reopened in July 2010.

The sport shooting club in Königstetten, founded in 1973, achieved many international successes.