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market community

Love

coat of arms

Austria map

Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Lower Austria

Political District :

Melk

License plate :

ME

Surface:

12.55 km²

Coordinates :

48 ° 15 ' N , 15 ° 16' E Coordinates: 48 ° 14 '36 " N , 15 ° 16' 28" E

Height :

285 m above sea level A.

Residents :

1,367 (January 1, 2020)

Population density :

109 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

3652

Area code :

02752

Community code :

3 15 19

NUTS region

AT121

UN / LOCODE

AT LBE

Address of the
municipal administration:

Hauptstrasse 34
3652 Leiben

Website:

www.leiben.gv.at

politics

Mayoress :

Gerlinde Schwarz ( SPÖ )

Municipal Council : ( 2015 )
(19 members)

11

8th

11 8th

A total of 19 seats

SPÖ : 11
ÖVP : 8

Location of Leiben in the Melk district

Weitenegg castle ruins with Melk Abbey in the background

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Leiben is a market town with 1367 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Melk district in Lower Austria . In 1971 there was a merger with the formerly independent municipality of Lehen and in 1972 with Weitenegg.

geography

Leiben is located on the southern edge of the Waldviertel in the valley of the Weitenbach in Lower Austria . The area of the market town covers 12.54 square kilometers. 27.12 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

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

Ebersdorf (148)
Kaumberg (35)
Fiefdom (119)
Leiben (753)
Losau (122)
Mampasberg (66)
Neu-Weinzierl (27)
Urfahr (35)
Weinzierl (20) including Neuweinzierl
Weitenegg (42)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Ebersdorf, Lehen, Leiben, Losau, Mampasberg and Weitenegg.

Neighboring communities

Artstetten-Pöbring	Expanses
Klein-Pöchlarn		Emmersdorf
Pöchlarn	Zelking-Matzleinsdorf	Melk

history

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census , there were 1289 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 1344 inhabitants, in 1981 1304 and in 1971 1264 inhabitants.

Culture and sights

Leiben Castle

Parish church fief

Weitenegg castle ruins : The extensive castle complex in east-west direction is documented in 1108. The striking donjon was built in the 12th century and raised by two storeys in the late Middle Ages. The castle has been in decline since the middle of the 18th century.

Leiben Castle

Catholic parish church fiefdom hl. Blasius

Agricultural engineering museum

Regular events

Easter exhibition
Festival of the senses
Autumn rally
Hobby art advent
Bass Island

economy

In 2001 there were 47 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations 47 according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at home was 619. In 2001, the activity rate was 49.03 percent.

The Habich paint factory, founded in Vienna in 1846, took over the Setzer ultramarine factory in Weitenegg in 1921, relocated production here - on the logistically favorable Danube - and still produces a range of pigments for paints and building materials, including bismuth vanadate .

Contaminated sites

From around 1940 to 1980, the waste produced at the Habich paint factory, which was heavily contaminated with heavy metals, was deposited directly next to the Weitenbach without bed and slope stabilization. In 2003 these deposits were almost completely removed and disposed of, only a small amount of contaminated material remained in the built-up area. In addition, a partial enclosure was erected, so that the contaminated site now does not pose any significant threat to the environment and can be assessed as secured.