Pöggstall

Pöggstall is located in the valley of the Weitenbach in the Lower Austrian Waldviertel . The area of the market town covers 58.86 km², of which 50.64 percent is forested.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 55 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

At the pond (18)
Annagschmais (6)
Arndorf (35)
Aschelberg (40) including Oberaschelberg and Unteraschelberg
Auhof (7)
Bergern near Pöggstall (30)
Bergern near Würnsdorf (19)
Distillery (9)
Distillery Mill (6)
Bruck am Ostrong (22)
Dietsam (106)
Gerersdorf (58)
Gmainhof Mill (6)
Gottsberg (21) including Gsteinert
Grub near Aschelberg (17)
Grub near Neukirchen am Ostrong (22)
Gsteinert (29)
Hague (4)
Hinterfeld (10)
Court yard (7)
Hell Valley (2)
Kälberhof (2)
Krempersbach (18)
Krumling (14)
Lasa (24)
Landstetten (13)
Loibersdorf (81)
Muckendorf (36)
Mürfelndorf (45)
New World (10)
Neukirchen am Ostrong (116)
Oberbierbaum (22)
Oberdörfl (11)
Oberhohenau (11)
Oed (2)
Osha (4)
Pöggstall (940)
Pömmerstall (18)
Prinzelnorf (72)
Riders (2)
Riedersdorf (0)
Sading (30)
Perennial Houses (6)
Stockhof (9)
Stollmühle (7)
Straßreith (5)
Thann (10)
Thannhof (9)
Troising (12)
Unterhohenau (8)
Wachtberg (13)
Vine (46)
White Pyhra (38)
Würnsdorf (213)
Zöbring (70) with Gsteinert

The community consists of the cadastral communities Arndorf, Aschelberg, Bergern bei Pöggstall, Bruck am Ostrong, Dietsam, Gerersdorf, Krempersbach, Krumling, Laas, Landstetten, Loibersdorf, Muckendorf, Mürfelndorf, Neukirchen, Oberbierbaum, Oberhohenau, Öeldorf, Pögg, Pömmerstall, Prinzstall Straßreith, Unterhohenau, Wachtberg, Weinling, Weißpyhra, Würnsdorf and Zöbring.

Neighboring communities

Gutenbrunn ( Zwettl ), Martinsberg ( Zwettl )	Kirchschlag ( Zwettl )	Raxendorf
Münichreith-Laimbach
	Artstetten-Pöbring	Expanses

history

The place was first mentioned in 1188 (“Pehstal” - place where pitch was collected). At that time the area around Pöggstall was transferred to the Benedictine Abbey of Kremsmünster . The aim was to build a branch monastery. In the end it remained with the construction of the Church of St. Anne.

The first parts of the castle complex were probably built around 1260 and were expanded later. Especially in the area of Pöggstall and Ottenschlag further north, the settlements consisted largely of hamlets and smaller lane villages . In 1407 Pöggstall was raised to the market. Regarding the settlement history in the area of today's Waldviertel, it must be mentioned that the southern part clearly differed from the northern places such as Zwettl. Due to the convenient location, the proximity to the Danube and the viticulture in this area, there was a further increase in the population and an expansion of the settlements in the 16th century. It was different in the north, where expansion stagnated as Bohemia was incorporated into the empire and no further border security was necessary. In Pöggstall there were 30 houses in 1450, 61 in 1590 and 108 in 1628.

From 1899 to 1939 Pöggstall was the main town of the then political district of Pöggstall (consisting of the judicial districts Persenbeug, Ottenschlag and Pöggstall).

In 1966 the communities Aschelberg and Pömmerstall, 1968 Loibersdorf and the cadastral communities Gerersdorf and Oed from the community Troibetsberg, 1971 Würnsdorf joined the market community Pöggstall. In 1972, state law merged with Neukirchen am Ostrong (which was only created in 1965 through the merger of the municipalities of Bruck am Ostrong, Arndorf and Mürfelndorf) and Weinling.

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 2594 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 2732 inhabitants, in 1981 2892 and in 1971 2912 inhabitants.

politics

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The municipal council has 21 members.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 2 home lists.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP and 5 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ and 3 List Common.
With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 4 List Common.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 10 ÖVP, 6 List Common and 5 SPÖ.

mayor

1999–2015 Johann Gillinger (ÖVP)
since 2015 Margit Straßhofer (ÖVP)

economy

In 2001 there were 116 non-agricultural workplaces, and according to the 1999 survey there were 230 in agriculture and forestry. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at home was 1102. In 2001, the employment rate was 43.71 percent.

Culture and sights

Round cannon next to the castle

See also: List of listed objects in Pöggstall
Pöggstall Castle , also called Rogendorf Castle: Pöggstall Castle with a roundabout was originally built as a moated castle in the 13th century. A small Christmas or Advent market is held regularly in the area of the castle. Pöggstall Castle housed several museums. The Lower Austrian State Exhibition took place there in 2017 .
- Local history museum with torture chamber: The torture chamber is the only original torture chamber in the southern German-speaking area.
- Museum of Legal History: The Medieval Legal History Museum provides interesting information about the historical death penalty as well as the special history of torture.
- Franz Traunfellner Documentation
- Toy museum

Filial church St. Anna im Felde : St. Anna im Felde is located on a hill near Pöggstall. The church was built in the late Gothic period and has a hall typical of that time. In addition, the church is equipped with medieval glass windows and a late Gothic double-winged altar, the construction of which is dated to the 15th or 16th century. In the church are worth seeing wall paintings from the 14th / 15th centuries. Century. Also noteworthy is a Renaissance tomb from 1590, as well as a coat of arms tombstone on the outside of the church.
Parish church hl. Anna : The former castle church was elevated to a parish church in 1810.
Pilgrimage Church Parish Church Neukirchen am Ostrong Assumption of Mary in Neukirchen am Ostrong: A Gothic stacked building with a Romanesque core and massive west tower

Personalities

Karl Bichler (1873–1931), pastor and politician
Hermann Gail (* 1939), writer and publisher
Anton Lump (1866–1943), businessman and politician
Johann Nagl (1905–1988), farmer and politician
Florian Renner (1870–1945), politician
Gerhard Renner (1952–2008), Austrian librarian
Karl-Martin Pold (* 1981) filmmaker
Franz Traunfellner (1913–1986), painter and graphic artist

Web links

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

Official website of the municipality of Pöggstall
31534 - Pöggstall. Community data, Statistics Austria .

literature

Kurt Klein (Ed.): Data on the settlement history of the Austrian states up to the 16th century . Verlag für Politik und Geschichte Wien, 1980, 304 pp.

Individual evidence

↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
^ Result of the local council election in 1995 in Pöggstall. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on December 6, 2019 .
^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Pöggstall. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed December 6, 2019 .
^ Election result of the local council election 2005 in Pöggstall. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on November 23, 2018 .
^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Pöggstall. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on November 23, 2018 .
↑ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Pöggstall. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on November 23, 2018 .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_AT_Ortschaft_QUELLE-1] Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )

[NÖGrw1995_31534-2] Result of the local council election in 1995 in Pöggstall. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on December 6, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2000_31534-3] Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Pöggstall. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed December 6, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2005_31534-4] Election result of the local council election 2005 in Pöggstall. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on November 23, 2018 .

[NÖGrw2010_31534-5] Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Pöggstall. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on November 23, 2018 .

[NÖGrw2015_31534-6] Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Pöggstall. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on November 23, 2018 .