Kollmitzberg

Kollmitzberg ( Rotte ) ; locality ; cadastral municipality Kollmitzberg
	Basic data
Pole. District , state	Amstetten (AM), Lower Austria
Judicial district	Amstetten
Pole. local community	Ardagger
Coordinates	48 ° 10 '42 " N , 14 ° 52' 5" E Coordinates: 48 ° 10 '42 " N , 14 ° 52' 5" E
height	465 m above sea level A.
Residents of the village	744 (January 1, 2020)
Building status	193 (2001)
Area d. KG	12.42 km²
	Statistical identification
Locality code	03179
Cadastral parish number	03019
Counting district / district	Kollmitzberg (30503 002)
	; Center at the summit of the Kollmitzberg
	Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; NÖGIS

Kollmitzberg is one of the four cadastral municipalities and at the same time the place of the market municipality Ardagger in Lower Austria .

geography

The eponymous, 469 meter high Kollmitzberg is an extension of the Bohemian massif on the right bank of the Danube. The Hexenstein is also in the cadastral community.

Culture and sights

Parish church Kollmitzberg : The church in Kollmitzberg is consecrated to Saint Ottilia and was once a fortified church. It was first mentioned around 1260. In the late Middle Ages, thousands of believers made a pilgrimage to the Kollmitzberg every year, because the Ottilien water, which rises on the Kollmitzberg, is said to have a particularly healing effect, which is primarily intended to alleviate eye problems.

Because of the Kirtag , which is held every year in Kollmitzberg, the place is known far beyond the national borders. The roots of the Kirtag go back to the 13th century. In 2014 the Kirtag took place for the 498th time. It usually happens on the 3rd weekend in September. With around 30,000 visitors annually, it is one of the largest events of its kind in Austria. Originally this fair was held in Ardagger Stift, but in the lower regions of Ardagger the plague raged at that time and for this reason the fair, which at that time lasted two months, was moved to the Kollmitzberg, which had been spared from this epidemic.

Personalities

Karl Amon (1920–1995), mayor from 1965

Web links

Commons : Kollmitzberg - collection of images, videos and audio files