Maissau

Maissau is located at the transition from the Weinviertel to the Waldviertel at the foot of the Manhartsberg . The area of the municipality covers 43.14 square kilometers. 28.03 percent of the area is forested. The Gscheinzbach rises between Klein-Burgstall and Eggendorf am Walde , which drains into the Kamp and north of Eggendorf, the Ravelsbach , Dürnbach , Schleinzbach and Straningbach rivers, which drain into the Schmida.

Community structure

For financial and economic considerations, the municipality amalgamation (done NE. Local structural improvement ) of Maissau with Gumping on 1 January 1968. On 1 January 1970, the integration of the former municipalities Oberdürnbach, Wilhelmsdorf, Reikersdorf and small-Burgstall took place and on January 1, 1972 those with Limberg, Unterdürnbach, Grübern, Eggendorf am Walde.

Since 1972, the municipality has included the following 10 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Eggendorf am Walde (126)
Cultivating (80)
Gumping (23)
Klein-Burgstall (36)
Limberg (306)
Maissau (911)
Oberdürnbach (137)
Reikersdorf (46)
Unterdürnbach (218)
Wilhelmsdorf (52)

The cadastral communities are Eggendorf am Walde, Grübern, Gumping , Klein-Burgstall, Limberg , Maissau, Oberdürnbach, Reikersdorf, Unterdürnbach , Wilhelmsdorf.

The municipality of Maissau is a member of the small region of Manhartsberg .

Neighboring communities

	Burgschleinitz-Kühnring	Straning-Grafenberg
Schönberg am Kamp		Sitzendorf on the Schmida
	Hohenwarth-Mühlbach on Manhartsberg	Ravelsbach

history

Maissau Castle

The earliest mention of Maissau was in the year 1114. In the Klosterneuburg tradition code it is mentioned that the castellan Otto von Mödling donated his estate in Maissau to the Klosterneuburg monastery.

Population development

The population has been increasing since 1981 due to a strongly positive balance of migration , although the birth balance is negative.

politics

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The municipal council has 19 members.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP and 6 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ and 1 Greens.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 1 NEOS.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 15 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ and 1 NEOS.

mayor

1960–1965 Josef Naderer (ÖVP)
until 2010 Martin Schmid (ÖVP)
since 2010 Josef Klepp (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Parish church Eggendorf am Walde

Limberg parish church

Parish church Maissau

Parish church Unterdürnbach

Kellergasse Viaduktgasse in Maissau

Kellergasse Kogelfeld in Grübern

Maissau Castle : The complex, first mentioned in a document in 1122, is used privately today and can only be viewed from the outside.
Amethystworld Maissau : Maissau has the largest amethyst deposit in Europe . An exposed amethyst gallery can be visited here.
Catholic parish church Eggendorf am Walde hl. James the Elder
Catholic parish church Limberg hl. James the Elder
Catholic parish church Maissau hl. Vitus
Catholic parish church Unterdürnbach hl. Mary Magdalene
Catholic branch church Oberdürnbach hl. Catherine
Catholic local chapel in Klein-Burgstall
The amethyst chapel of the Holy Spirit in Grübern was built in 2013.
Gottfried von Eine Haus: in Oberdürnbach in the former elementary school.

Regular events

Maissau carnival procession, every 2 years (even years)
Gottfried von One Days, every year in June

economy

In 2010 there were 93 agricultural and forestry holdings, 56 of which were full-time farms. In 1999 there were 131 companies with 71 in full-time employment. Fifteen factories employed 120 people in the manufacturing sector. Around half of them worked in the construction industry, around a quarter each in the manufacture of goods and in mining. The service sector gave jobs to 356 people in 104 companies. A third of them worked in trade, a second third in social and public services (as of 2011).

traffic

Train: Maissau is on the Franz Josefs Bahn . There are direct connections to Vienna, Gmünd and Ceske Velenice from Limberg-Maissau train station .
Street: In the municipality, Retzer Straße B35 branches off from Horner Straße B4, which is also part of Europastraße 49 .

education

There are three kindergartens and one elementary school in the municipality.

health

Several general practitioners and specialists ordain in Maissau, and there is also a pharmacy in town.

Personalities

Josef Naderer (1906–1965), wine wholesaler, politician and member of the Lower Austrian state parliament
Gottfried von Eine (1918–1996), Austrian composer and Righteous Among the Nations, lived and died in Oberdürnbach near Maissau

Web links

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

Web presence of the municipality of Maissau
31026 - Maissau. Community data, Statistics Austria .
Elfriede Lies: Making candles in Maissau (1968). in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library (scientific film, 5:30 p.m.)

Individual evidence

^ Austrian city atlas : Maissau ( online ); Verlag Franz Deuticke, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7005-4659-9
↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
^ City of Maissau, Our City, History. Retrieved October 18, 2019 .
↑ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Maissau, population development. Retrieved October 18, 2019 .
^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Maissau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on March 26, 2020 .
^ Election result of the 2000 municipal council election in Maissau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on March 26, 2020 .
^ Election result of the 2005 municipal council election in Maissau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on March 26, 2020 .
^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Maissau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on March 26, 2020 .
^ Election results for the 2015 municipal council election in Maissau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on March 26, 2020 .
↑ Results of the 2020 municipal council elections in Maissau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on March 26, 2020 .
↑ Amethyst Chapel Grübern. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .
^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Maissau, agricultural and forestry operations. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community Maissau, workplaces. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
↑ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Maissau, employees. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
↑ OEBB, station information, Limberg-Maissau. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
↑ GoogleMaps, Maissau. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
^ City of Maissau, Citizen Service, Facilities. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
↑ City of Maissau, Citizens Service, Health. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .

[1] Austrian city atlas : Maissau ( online ); Verlag Franz Deuticke, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7005-4659-9

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_AT_Ortschaft_QUELLE-2] Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )

[3] City of Maissau, Our City, History. Retrieved October 18, 2019 .

[4] Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Maissau, population development. Retrieved October 18, 2019 .

[NÖGrw1995_31026-5] Result of the local council election 1995 in Maissau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on March 26, 2020 .

[NÖGrw2000_31026-6] Election result of the 2000 municipal council election in Maissau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on March 26, 2020 .

[NÖGrw2005_31026-7] Election result of the 2005 municipal council election in Maissau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on March 26, 2020 .

[NÖGrw2010_31026-8] Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Maissau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on March 26, 2020 .

[NÖGrw2015_31026-9] Election results for the 2015 municipal council election in Maissau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on March 26, 2020 .

[NÖGrw2020_31026-10] Results of the 2020 municipal council elections in Maissau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on March 26, 2020 .

[11] Amethyst Chapel Grübern. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .

[12] Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Maissau, agricultural and forestry operations. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .

[13] Statistics Austria, A look at the community Maissau, workplaces. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .

[14] Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Maissau, employees. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .

[15] OEBB, station information, Limberg-Maissau. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .

[16] GoogleMaps, Maissau. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .

[17] City of Maissau, Citizen Service, Facilities. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .

[18] City of Maissau, Citizens Service, Health. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .