Kirnberg on the Mank

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Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Lower Austria

Political District :

Melk

License plate :

ME

Surface:

17.72 km²

Coordinates :

48 ° 4 ′ N , 15 ° 19 ′ E Coordinates: 48 ° 4 ′ 15 ″ N , 15 ° 19 ′ 20 ″ E

Height :

341 m above sea level A.

Residents :

1,081 (January 1, 2020)

Population density :

61 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

3241

Area code :

02755

Community code :

3 15 15

NUTS region

AT121

Address of the
municipal administration:

Kirnberg 100
3241 Kirnberg an der Mank

Website:

www.kirnberg.at

politics

Mayor :

Leopold Lienbacher ( ÖVP )

Municipal Council : ( 2020 )
(19 members)

17th

2

17th 2

A total of 19 seats

ÖVP : 17
SPÖ : 2

Location of Kirnberg an der Mank in the Melk district

South view of Kirnberg an der Mank. On the right, in the southeast, the elevated complex of the so-called castle (Dompropstei, temporarily a monastery) with the parish church.

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Kirnberg an der Mank is a municipality with 1,081 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Melk district in Lower Austria .

geography

Kirnberg an der Mank is located south of Melk in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria on the southern edge of the Alpine foothills . The area of the municipality covers 17.66 square kilometers. 17.1 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 17 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Art Loan (16)
Ausserreith (22)
Furth (56)
Innerreith (1)
Kimming (79)
Kirnberg an der Mank (582)
Kroisbach (9)
Maierhöfen (20)
Obergraben (27)
Oed an der Mank (43)
Pollaberg (15)
Ranitzhof (18)
Saddle-hen (49)
Straw Yard (25)
Undermined (16)
Wolfsbach (59)
Wolfsmath (44)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Furth, Kirnberg and Mayerhöfen.

Neighboring communities

St. Leonhard am Forst	Deficiency
Oberndorf an der Melk ( Scheibbs district )		Kilb
	Texingtal

history

In ancient times, the area was part of the Noricum province .

Kirnberg is a church hamlet that was first mentioned in a document in 1121/28. The town was founded by the Lords of Plankenstein in the 12th century. In 1338 the place was documented as its own parish.

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1009 inhabitants. In 1991 the municipality had 987 inhabitants, in 1981 918 and in 1971 863 inhabitants. The current (year?) Population is 1081, according to information provided by the municipality.

politics

Municipal office and fire station

The municipal council has 19 members.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 ÖVP and 1 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP and 2 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 ÖVP, 3 List Kirnberg 2000 and 1 SPÖ. (15 members)
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 5 List Kirnberg 2000 and 2 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 17 ÖVP and 2 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP and 3 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 17 ÖVP and 2 SPÖ.

mayor

until 2011 Ferdinand Neuhauser (ÖVP)
since 2011 Leopold Lienbacher (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Parish church

Main square design (2018)

The former Hieronymitaner monastery (1759-1816) is now the rectory of Kirnberg.

economy

In 2001 there were 28 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations 91 according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment in the place of residence was 480. The 2001 participation rate was 49.15 percent.