Michelbach (Lower Austria)

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Michelbach (Lower Austria)
Basic data
Country: Austria
State : Lower Austria
Political District : Sankt Pölten-Land
License plate : PL
Main town : Michelbach Market
Surface: 25.06 km²
Coordinates : 48 ° 6 '  N , 15 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 5 '58 "  N , 15 ° 45' 32"  E
Height : 376  m above sea level A.
Residents : 893 (January 1, 2020)
Population density : 36 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 3074
Area code : 02744
Community code : 3 19 23
Address of the
municipal administration:
Markt 7
3074 Michelbach
Website: www.michelbach.gv.at
politics
Mayor : Hermann Rothbauer ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 )
(15 members)
12
2
1
12 
A total of 15 seats
Location of Michelbach in the Sankt Pölten-Land district
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Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Michelbach is a market town with 893 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land in Lower Austria .

geography

Michelbach is located in the mountainous region of the Mostviertel, southeast of St. Pölten in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the market town covers 24.95 square kilometers. 46.94 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipal area comprises the following eight localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

  • Finsteregg (27)
  • Gstetten (31)
  • Small Durlas (62)
  • Kropfsdorf (62)
  • Mayerhöfen (102)
  • Michelbach Village (170)
  • Michelbach Market (344)
  • Undergoin (95)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Mayerhöfen, Michelbach Dorf and Michelbach Markt.

history

1921 floods

In ancient times, the area was part of the Noricum province . The place was first mentioned as Michilpach in 1124 . In a document from Bishop Reginmar von Passau , Michelbach is removed from the Pyhra parish association and raised to the status of an independent parish. In 1510 Michelbach came into the possession of the von Greiß lords , under whom the town was reformed . The Catholic parish was no longer occupied and was again taken care of from Pyhra. A large part of the village was devastated during the first Turkish siege of Vienna , only seven of 59 courtyards were spared. In 1541, Michelbach was hit by the plague . There were further epidemics in 1574 and 1583. The many victims that the disease claimed were absent in agriculture and brought many landowners and farmers into great hardship. During the second Turkish siege , 274 people from Michelbach lost their lives. The parish church was razed to the ground. The survivors built a new church from 1708. From 1710 new people settled in the depopulated Vienna Woods region and began to rebuild the villages. In 1787 conscription numbers were assigned to the individual houses. As if by a miracle, Michelbach survived the Napoleonic Wars unscathed. In 1921, a flood caused great damage in Michelbach. 72 soldiers from Michelbach did not return home in 1945 after the Second World War .

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census , there were 921 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 835 inhabitants, in 1981 793 and in 1971 754 inhabitants.

politics

The mayor of the market town is Hermann Rothbauer, head of office Gertraude Schwarzwallner.

In the market, municipal there after the local elections 2020 for a total of 15 seats mandate following distribution: OVP 12, NEOS 2 SPO 1

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Michelbach

Museums

Farmers and crafts museum

Old agricultural and domestic tools and machines are exhibited on the farm.

Charcoal burning

There is a charcoal burning plant on the road between Michelbach and Stollberg . It is one of the last of the “black trade”, which used to be found in large numbers in the Vienna Woods. At the charcoal factory, wood from the Vienna Woods is processed into charcoal.

Buildings

Observatory

In 1998, the Antares amateur astronomer association set up a public observatory in Michelbach Dorf . The control room is located at a height of 636  m above sea level. A. The dome building is 4.5 meters in diameter. There is also a building in which lectures and guided tours are held ( location ).

Wind power

In 1995 Austria's third wind turbine went into operation in Michelbach. It was built with the participation of 96 private individuals. The output of this system is 225 kW.

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2011 there were 39 non-agricultural workplaces, and according to the 2011 survey there were 62 in agriculture and forestry. The number of people in work at home was 386 according to the 2001 census. In 2001, the employment rate was 43.21 percent.

Personalities

Excursion destinations

Sigrid Dirndl with a little girl

Michelbach is also home to what is currently the largest known cornel cherry tree , the Sigrid dirndl.

Wild service tree

The association for the preservation, care and marketing of the service tree , based in Michelbach, describes the area of ​​the communities Brand-Laaben , Kasten bei Böheimkirchen , Stössing , Michelbach, Pyhra , Sankt Veit an der Gölsen , Rohrbach an der Gölsen , Hainfeld , Ramsau and Innermanzing as "Elsbeerreich". On August 16, 2009, the region at a ceremony in was Grafenegg as Genussregion Wiesenwienerwald Elsbeere in the initiative Genussregion Austria Ministry of Life and Agrarmarkt Austria Marketing GesmbH. recorded.

literature

  • Karl Vonwald : At home with us . Michelbacher Heimatbuch. Michelbach 2001

Web links

Commons : Michelbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
  2. ^ Helmut Schneiderbauer: Vienna Woods. The most beautiful cultural and nature discoveries on the doorstep . Kral-Verlag, Berndorf 2011, ISBN 978-3-99024-024-3 , pp. 263 f .
  3. ^ Observatories in Austria , accessed on December 17, 2011.
  4. ^ Homepage of the Antares Society's observatory
  5. Windipedia - WEB Windenergie AG. Retrieved October 3, 2017 .
  6. List of the Statistics Austria regarding the establishments
  7. Sigrid-Dirndl ( Memento from April 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  8. Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated August 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.genuss-region.at