Kirchberg am Walde

This article describes the municipality in Lower Austria. For the castle of the same name in Styria see Schloss Kirchberg am Walde (Styria) .

market community Kirchberg am Walde
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Gmuend
License plate :	GD
Surface:	37.8 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 43 '  N , 15 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 43 '0 "  N , 15 ° 5' 0"  E
Height :	575  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,307 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	35 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3932
Area code :	02854
Community code :	3 09 21
Address of the municipal administration:	Kirchberg am Walde 88 3932 Kirchberg am Walde
Website:	www.kirchberg-walde.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Karl Schützenhofer ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (19 members)	13 4th 1 1 13 4th 1 1  A total of 19 seats ÖVP : 13 SPÖ : 4 WFK : 1 FPÖ : 1
Location of Kirchberg am Walde in the Gmünd district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Kirchberg am Walde is a market town with 1307 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Gmünd district in Lower Austria .

geography

Kirchberg am Walde is located in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the market town covers 37.78 km². 36.32 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

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

• Fromberg (112)
• Hollenstein (164)
• Kirchberg am Walde (507) including Froschau, Haspelhäuser and Tiergarten houses
• Suessenbach (196)
• Ullrichs (201)
• Weißenalbern (127)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Fromberg, Hollenstein, Kirchberg am Walde, Süssenbach, Ullrichs and Weißenalbern.

It is a member of the small region Waldviertel StadtLand .

Neighboring communities

Hoheneich	Schrems	Hirschbach
Waldenstein		Vitis
	Schweiggers	Zwettl

history

Kirchberg was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century. It was originally a castle church complex with a street to the west. From 1580 Kirchberg is documented as a market .

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Population development

Since the population peak in 1880, the population has been decreasing continuously. In the last few decades the birth balance was almost balanced, but the migration balance was negative.

politics

Hamerlinghaus, former town hall

Municipal Office

The municipal council has 19 members.

• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP , 6 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ .
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ, 4 BGL citizens' list and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 10 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ, 4 BGL citizens' list and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 10 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ and 4 BGL citizen lists.
• With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ, 1 Wir Für Kirchberg and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ, 1 Wir Für Kirchberg and 1 FPÖ.

mayor

• until 2010 Erwin Lintner (ÖVP)
• 2010–2013 Roland Benischek (ÖVP)
• 2013–2015 Johann Panagl (ÖVP)
• since 2015 Karl Schützenhofer (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

The former gallows near Kirchberg am Walde

See also:  List of listed objects in Kirchberg am Walde

• The baroque parish church of Kirchberg am Walde , dedicated to St. Dedicated to John the Baptist , it was built from 1709 to 1713.
• The baroque parish church Süßenbach , built in 1840/1841, integrated parts of the nave of the previous church with two short transverse arms .
• The parish church Weißenalbern stands next to the Rauhenstein fortress .
• On the road to Hirschbach is the so-called Red Chapel, which was built in 1659.
• The baroque, early classicist, medieval castle is located on a step in the south of the village.
• Former All Saints Hospital : From 1715 to 1719 the former All Saints Hospital was built as a foundation of Count Kuefstein . It is located west of the main square and was used to receive beneficiaries. The cross-shaped complex has the choir tower of the integrated hospital church in the middle. Also noteworthy is the late Gothic twin spiral staircase , which was probably removed from a medieval castle and transferred here.
• The former pillory with a crowning Justitia figure, marked 1714, is located on the town square .
• Outside Kirchberg, halfway on the road to Ullrichs, there is one of the best preserved gallows in Austria (marked 1743).

economy

There are 83  agricultural and forestry businesses in the community , 47 of which are full-time businesses (as of 2010). In the manufacturing sector, 13 companies employ 56 people, 40 of whom are engaged in the manufacture of goods and 15 in construction. 145 people work in 45 companies in the service sector. The three branches of social and public services, trade and accommodation and catering employ most people (as of 2011).

traffic

• Road: Kirchberg am Walde is the junction of the state roads L65, L66 and L68.

health

A general practitioner , an orthopedic surgeon, an internist and a dentist ordain in the community .

education

There is a kindergarten and a primary school in Kirchberg am Walde.

Personalities

• Reinhard Haberfellner (1942–2020), economist and organizational scientist
• Robert Hamerling (1830–1889), high school teacher, poet and writer
• Johann Michael Weinkopf (1780–1862), singer and actor
• Johann Weissenböck (1929–1980), politician and farmer

literature

• Evelyn Benesch, Bernd Euler-Rolle , Claudia Haas, Renate Holzschuh-Hofer, Wolfgang Huber, Katharina Packpfeifer, Eva Maria Vancsa-Tironiek, Wolfgang Vogg: Lower Austria north of the Danube (=  Dehio-Handbuch . Die Kunstdenkmäler Österreichs ). Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna et al. 1990, ISBN 3-7031-0652-2 , p. 501-506 .
• Franz Eppel : The Waldviertel, its works of art, historical forms of life and settlement , Salzburg 1989, ISBN 3-900173-01-X

Web links

Commons : Kirchberg am Walde  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 30921 - Kirchberg am Walde. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Entry for Kirchberg am Walde in the database of the state's memory for the history of the state of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Kirchberg am Walde, population development. Retrieved August 18, 2019 . 
3. ^ Result of the municipal council elections 1995 in Kirchberg am Walde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on May 29, 2020 . 
4. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Kirchberg am Walde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on May 29, 2020 . 
5. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2005 in Kirchberg am Walde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on May 29, 2020 . 
6. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Kirchberg am Walde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on May 29, 2020 . 
7. ^ Election results for the 2015 municipal council elections in Kirchberg am Walde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on April 27, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Kirchberg am Walde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on January 26, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Stefan Lefnaer: Preserved gallows in Austria , in: Jost Auler (Ed.): Richtstättenarchäologie 2 . archaeotopos-Verlag, Dormagen 2010, ISBN 978-3-938473-12-2
10. ^ Gallows Kirchberg am Walde. In: lefnaer.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Kirchberg am Walde, agricultural and forestry operations. Retrieved August 18, 2019 . 
12. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Kirchberg am Walde, workplaces. Retrieved August 18, 2019 . 
13. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Kirchberg am Walde, employees. Retrieved August 18, 2019 . 
14. ↑ Kirchberg am Walde community, doctors. Retrieved August 18, 2019 . 
15. ↑ Education. In: kirchbergamwalde.at. Retrieved August 18, 2019 .