Leopoldsdorf in Marchfelde

market community Leopoldsdorf in Marchfelde
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Gänserndorf
License plate :	GF
Surface:	28.95 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 13 '  N , 16 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 13 '26 "  N , 16 ° 41' 22"  E
Height :	151  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,923 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	101 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	2285
Area code :	02216
Community code :	3 08 31
Address of the municipal administration:	Rathausplatz 3 2285 Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde
Website:	www.leopoldsdorf.org
politics
Mayor :	Clemens Nagel ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (21 members)	13 7th 1 13 7th 1  A total of 21 seats SPÖ : 13 ÖVP : 7 FPÖ : 1
Location of Leopoldsdorf in Marchfelde in the Gänserndorf district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde is a market town with 2923 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Gänserndorf district in Lower Austria .

geography

Aerial photo of Breitstetten (2011)

Leopoldsdorf around 1790 ( Josephinische Landesaufnahme )

Leopoldsdorf around 1873 ( recording sheet of the state survey)

Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde is in the center of the Marchfeld am Rußbach ( Marchfeld Canal ) in the Weinviertel in Lower Austria . The area of ​​the market municipality covers 28.95 square kilometers, with the cadastral municipality Leopoldsdorf in Marchfelde 17.24 and the cadastral municipality Breitstetten 11.71 square kilometers. 6.27 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

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

• Breitstetten (448), (Croatian Bratštatin also: Praštiena)
• Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde (2475)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Breitstetten and Leopoldsdorf in Marchfelde.

In the course of the Lower Austria. Local structural improvements were merged as of 1 January 1968, the municipalities Breitstetten and Leopold im Marchfelde the community Leopold im Marchfelde.

Neighboring communities

Glinzendorf	Obersiebenbrunn	Untersiebenbrunn
Groß-Enzersdorf		Haringsee
Andlersdorf	Orth

history

The oldest mention of the place comes from the famous minstrel Tannhäuser in 1246, who had a property (fiefdom) in Leopoldsdorf.

Former names of Leopoldsdorf were Liutpoltsdorf daz lit bi Luchse nahen (owner Tannhäuser ), Leupoltzdorf, Lewpoltsdorf, Leoppoltsdorf, Luiberstorff, Leutmannsdorf, Loibersdorf, Loypersdorf ( Vischkarte ), Loipersdorf, Loibersdorff and Leopoldsdorf VUMB (district under the Manhartsberg ). The current spelling Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde goes back to a publication in the State Law Gazette in 1916.

In the course of the Lower Austria. Municipal structural improvement were in 1971 (or 1968), the two communities Leopoldsdorf and Breitstetten for greater community merged Leopold im Marchfelde.

In the 57th session of the XII. In the legislative period of the Lower Austrian Parliament, Leopoldsdorf in Marchfelde was raised to a market municipality on July 9, 1987 by unanimous decision.

coat of arms

A shield quartered in red and silver, topped with a golden ear of wheat growing from the base of the shield. The colors to be derived from the municipal coat of arms are therefore “red and white”.

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 2392 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 2244 inhabitants, in 1981 2092 and in 1971 2153 inhabitants.

Community partnerships

• Sereď , Slovakia, there was a lively exchange between schools, associations and the community

politics

The municipal council has 21 members.

• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 SPÖ, 5 ÖVP and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 SPÖ, 5 ÖVP and 2 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 SPÖ, 5 ÖVP and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 SPÖ and 5 ÖVP.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 SPÖ, 6 ÖVP and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 SPÖ, 6 ÖVP, 1 FPÖ and 1 Greens.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 13 SPÖ, 7 ÖVP and 1 FPÖ.

mayor

• 1919–1925 Sebastian Heeberger (Christian Social Party)
• 1925–1929 Anton Mikulcik (SPÖ)
• 1929–1933 Rudolf Reuser (Business Party)
• 1945–1960 Anton Mikulcik (SPÖ)
• 1960–1960 Josef Schreiner (SPÖ)
• 1960–1965 Josef Holubek (SPÖ)
• 1965–1975 Karl Winkler (SPÖ)
• 1975–1989 Ludwig Vymyslicky (SPÖ)
• 1989–2009 Peter Nagel (SPÖ)
• 2009-2019 Thomas Nentwich (SPÖ)
• since 2019 Clemens Nagel (SPÖ)

Culture and sights

Breitstetten Parish Church

Parish church Leopoldsdorf in Marchfelde

See also:  List of listed objects in Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde

• Catholic parish church Breitstetten hl. Anna
• Catholic parish church Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde hl. Markus: The baroque sacred building was built from 1771 to 1774, with the tower of the previous building probably being integrated into the new building up to the bell storey.
• Local museum
• Austrian Games Museum (closed)
• Steam engine museum (Breitstetten)
• Marktstein in Schubertpark

economy

In 2001 there were 94 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations 40 according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment in the place of residence was 1072. In 2001, the activity rate was 46.44 percent.

In the village, Agrana has been running a sugar factory that has been in existence since 1901 with 150 employees (and 100 more during the campaign, the beet delivery time as of August 2020). As in the past, the operator is currently considering closing the factory due to insufficient capacity utilization. The cultivation area for sugar beet in Lower Austria has fallen from around 40,000 hectares (in 2017) to 26,000 hectares with a high area yield (2020). Agrana also operates the Tulln sugar factory in Lower Austria and only wants to continue operating the Leopoldsdorf plant in 2021 if the cultivation area increases to at least 38,000 hectares.

music

• Branch of the Gänserndorf Music School: Head Felix Nentwich jun.
• Musikverein Leopoldsdorf: Chairman Gerald Halper
• Male choir: Chairman Dieter Nefischer

Sports

SC Leopoldsdorf plays in the 2. Landesliga Ost (soccer) and has 6 youth teams. There is a tennis club, the TKL (tennis).

There is a wide range of different gymnastics and yoga and fitness groups (see the community website)

Personalities

• Philippine von Edelsberg (1838–1917), opera singer

Web links

Commons : Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 30831 - Leopoldsdorf in Marchfelde. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Entry about Schloss Leopoldsdorf on Lower Austria Castles online - Institute for Reality Studies of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times, University of Salzburg

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ Nikolaus Wilhelm-Stempin: The settlement area of ​​the Burgenland Croats . Ed .: Books on Demand GmbH, Norderstedt.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics Austria: dissolutions or associations of municipalities from 1945
4. ↑ Ludwig Mikulcik: Chronicle. History of the market town of Leopoldsdorf . Rundblick Verlag Bisamberg 1995. ISBN 3-900809-11-9 .
5. ^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on February 26, 2020 . 
6. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on February 26, 2020 . 
7. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2005 in Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on February 26, 2020 . 
8. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on February 26, 2020 . 
9. ^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on February 26, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on February 26, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Zuckerwerk vor Aus: Great concern orf.at, August 27, 2020, accessed August 27, 2020.
12. ↑ Sugar factory Leopoldsdorf in front of Aus orf.at, August 25, 2020, accessed August 27, 2020.