Leopoldsdorf (Bruck an der Leitha district)

market community

Leopoldsdorf

coat of arms

Austria map

Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Lower Austria

Political District :

Bruck an der Leitha

License plate :

BL (since 2017; old: WU)

Surface:

7 km²

Coordinates :

48 ° 7 ′ N , 16 ° 24 ′ E Coordinates: 48 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ N , 16 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ E

Height :

179 m above sea level A.

Residents :

5,230 (January 1, 2020)

Postal code :

2333

Area code :

02235

Community code :

3 07 35

NUTS region

AT127

Address of the
municipal administration:

Hauptstrasse 27
2333 Leopoldsdorf

Website:

www.leopoldsdorf.gv.at

politics

Mayor :

Fritz Blasnek ( ÖVP )

Municipal Council : (Election year: 2020 )
(25 members)

11

9

5

11 9 5

A total of 25 seats

ÖVP : 11
CITIZEN : 9
SPÖ : 5

Location of Leopoldsdorf in the Bruck an der Leitha district

Leopoldsdorf and the surrounding area around 1873
( recording sheet of the state survey)

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Leopoldsdorf is a market town with 5230 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Bruck an der Leitha district in Lower Austria .

geography

Geographical location

Leopoldsdorf is located in the industrial district in Lower Austria, on the southern edge of Vienna. The area of the municipality covers 7 km², around one percent of the area is forested. The Petersbach flows through the municipality .

Community structure

The community consists of the only village of the same name or two cadastral communities :

Leopoldsdorf (592.08 ha)
Rustenfeld (105.71 ha)

The Rustenfeld settlement is part of the Leopoldsdorf village.

Neighboring communities

	Vienna
Hennersdorf (Mödling district)		Lanzendorf
	Achau (Mödling district)	Maria-Lanzendorf

history

In ancient times the area was part of the province of Pannonia .

The place arose around the Leopoldsdorf Palace , which was first mentioned around 1200 as the property of Duke Friedrich II .

Due to the location on the Wiener Neustädter Canal , the brick industry settled in the second half of the 19th century, which brought the place great upswing and through which many " Ziegelböhm " settled.

After the connection of Austria to the Third Reich in 1938 , the town was part of the newly created District 23 Schwechat Greater Vienna incorporated. The municipality became independent again in 1954 when it separated from Vienna.

In September 2015 it became known that the Vienna-Umgebung district will be dissolved. Leopoldsdorf was originally supposed to become part of the Mödling district . After objections from citizens, Leopoldsdorf was assigned to the Bruck an der Leitha district , to which it has belonged since January 1, 2017.

Population development

According to the result of the

2001 census there were 3436 inhabitants,
In 1991 the municipality had 2627 inhabitants,
In 1981 there were 2413 and
1971 2424 inhabitants.

Culture and sights

Parish church Leopoldsdorf

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2001 there were 160 non-agricultural workplaces and 4 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 1,645. In 2001 the employment rate was 49 percent.

politics

Mayor of the market town is Fritz Blasnek (ÖVP).

With a total of 25 seats in the municipal council after the municipal council election on January 26, 2020, the following distribution of mandates is available (2020 election results compared to the 2015 election):