Klein-Pöchlarn

market community Klein-Pöchlarn
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Melk
License plate :	ME
Surface:	6.91 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 13 '  N , 15 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 13 '0 "  N , 15 ° 13' 0"  E
Height :	223  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,033 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	149 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3660
Area code :	07413
Community code :	3 15 16
Address of the municipal administration:	Artstettnerstrasse 7 3660 Klein-Pöchlarn
Website:	www.kleinpoechlarn.at
politics
Mayor :	Johannes Weiß ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : ( 2015 ) (15 members)	11 4th 11 4th  A total of 15 seats SPÖ : 11 ÖVP : 4
Location of Klein-Pöchlarn in the Melk district
Klein-Pöchlarn on the Danube
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Klein-Pöchlarn is an Austrian market town with 1033 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Melk district in Lower Austria .

geography

Klein-Pöchlarn is opposite Pöchlarn on the left, northern bank of the Danube and thus on the southern edge of the Lower Austrian Waldviertel in the Nibelungengau . The area of ​​the market town covers 6.88 square kilometers. 49.48% of the area is forested.

Community structure

Apart from Klein-Pöchlarn there are no further cadastral communities and Klein-Pöchlarn is the only place in the community. Districts are Am Tonberg , Ebersdorf and Im Graben.

Neighboring communities

Maria Taferl	Artstetten-Pöbring
Marbach		Love
	Pöchlarn

history

In ancient times, the left bank of the Danube was occupied by Germanic tribes and it bordered the Roman camp Arelape .

The place first appeared in a document in 1282 with the name "Bösen-Pechlarn", later also "Mindern- or Altenpechlarn", and years later it was also called "Nieder-Pechlarn".

After the First World War around 1920, the market, like many other municipalities in Austria, printed its own emergency money during hyperinflation .

Pöchlarn is now connected to Pöchlarn by the Danube Bridge Pöchlarn , which was opened to traffic on November 14, 2001 after three years of construction. Before that, at least since 1901, there was only one roller ferry across the Danube.

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census , there were 1002 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 915 inhabitants, in 1981 856 and in 1971 762 inhabitants.

politics

The municipal council has 15 members.

• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 SPÖ, 5 ÖVP and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 SPÖ, 5 ÖVP and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 SPÖ and 4 ÖVP.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 SPÖ and 6 ÖVP. (19 members)
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 SPÖ and 6 ÖVP. (19 members)
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 SPÖ and 4 ÖVP.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020, the municipal council has the following distribution: 10 SPÖ and 5 ÖVP.

mayor

• until 2013 Gerhard Wagner (SPÖ)
• since 2013 Ing.Johannes Weiß (SPÖ)

Culture and sights

Parish Church of Klein-Pöchlarn

See also:  List of listed objects in Klein-Pöchlarn

• Catholic parish church Klein-Pöchlarn hl. Othmar

economy

There were 52 non-agricultural workplaces in 2001, as well as 16 agricultural and forestry businesses according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at the place of residence was 426. The 2001 participation rate was 44.11%.

traffic

Former train station Klein-Pöchlarn ( Donauuferbahn )

• Rail: Klein-Pöchlarn was connected to the rail network by the Danube Bank, and there has been no rail traffic since the end of 2010.
• Street: The community on Donau Straße (B3) north of the Danube. With Pöchlarn south of the Danube since 2001, joins the Danube bridge Pöchlarn .

Web links

Commons : Klein-Pöchlarn  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• http://www.kleinpoechlarn.at/
• 31516 - Klein-Pöchlarn. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Franz Knapp, an artist from the Nibelungengau (and a real Lower Austrian) ( Memento of the original from August 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. zelking.com, Ludwig Pichler, 2016, accessed August 14, 2016. 
2. ^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Klein-Pöchlarn. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on November 20, 2019 . 
3. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Klein-Pöchlarn. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on November 20, 2019 . 
4. ^ Election result of the local council election 2005 in Klein-Pöchlarn. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on November 20, 2019 . 
5. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Klein-Pöchlarn. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on November 20, 2019 . 
6. ^ Election results for the 2015 municipal council elections in Klein-Pöchlarn. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on November 20, 2019 .