Koenigstetten
market community Koenigstetten
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Basic data | ||
Country: | Austria | |
State : | Lower Austria | |
Political District : | Tulln | |
License plate : | TU | |
Surface: | 13.14 km² | |
Coordinates : | 48 ° 17 ' N , 16 ° 7' 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 |
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politics | ||
Mayor : | Roland Nagl ( ÖVP ) | |
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (19 members) |
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Location of Königstetten in the Tulln district | ||
![]() Town center with parish church |
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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
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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
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
- 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.
Personalities
- Honorary citizen of the community
- Dietrich Heindl (* 1942), vocational school director and politician
- Sons and daughters of the church
- Doris Hahn (* 1981), from 2015 member of the Lower Austrian state parliament
literature
- Leopold Schöfbeck: Chronicle of the market town of Königstetten. Marktgemeinde Königstetten, Königstetten 1983.
Web links
- 32116 - Königstetten. Community data, Statistics Austria .
Individual evidence
- ^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Königstetten. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on February 3, 2020 .
- ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Königstetten. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on February 3, 2020 .
- ^ Result of the 2005 municipal council election in Königstetten. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on February 3, 2020 .
- ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Königstetten. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on February 3, 2020 .
- ^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council elections in Königstetten. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on February 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Results of the 2020 municipal council elections in Königstetten. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on February 3, 2020 .