Ober-Grafendorf

Kotting is a redirect to this article. On the German politician and Member of the Bundestag, see Sylvia Kotting-Uhl .

market community Ober-Grafendorf
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Sankt Pölten-Land
License plate :	PL
Surface:	24.6 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 9 '  N , 15 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 9 '3 "  N , 15 ° 32' 39"  E
Height :	280  m above sea level A.
Residents :	4,593 (Jan 1, 2020)
Population density :	187 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3200
Area code :	02747
Community code :	3 19 29
Address of the municipal administration:	Hauptplatz 2 3200 Ober-Grafendorf
Website:	www.ober-grafendorf.at
politics
Mayor :	Rainer Handlfinger ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (25 members)	17th 6th 1 1 17th 6th 1 1  A total of 25 seats SPÖ : 17 ÖVP : 6 GREEN : 1 FPÖ : 1
Location of Ober-Grafendorf in the Sankt Pölten-Land district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Ober-Grafendorf is a market town with 4593 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Sankt Pölten-Land district in Lower Austria .

geography

Ober-Grafendorf is located in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the market town covers 24.56 square kilometers. 14.9 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 17 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Badendorf (15)
• Baumgarten (161)
• Ebersdorf (279)
• Fridau (132)
• Guests (34)
• Gattmannsdorf (77)
• Groben (29)
• Pit (37)
• Kotting (41)
• Kunning (also Kuning) (20)
• Neustift (58)
• Ober-Grafendorf (3292)
• Reitzing (12)
• Rennersdorf (130)
• Ritzersdorf (92)
• Wantendorf (129)
• Willersdorf (55)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Badendorf, Baumgarten bei Grafendorf, Ebersdorf, Fridau, Gasten, Gattmannsdorf, Gröben, Grub bei Obergrafendorf, Kotting, Kunning (also Kuning), Neustift bei Gasten, Obergrafendorf, Reitzing, Rennersdorf, Ritzersdorf, Wantendorf and Willersdorf bei Wantendorf.

history

The parish church of Ober-Grafendorf

Former Mahler OHG paper mill in Rennersdorf

In ancient times, the area around Obergrafendorf was part of the province of Noricum , from this time the Roman stone walled in on the south side of the church , which reminds of a Roman soldier who fell in the war against the Parthians (approx. 160-180 AD).

The local area is the intersection of an old salt road coming from the Pielach valley leading to the Danube and an east-west connection between St. Pölten (Cetium) and Mank used by the Romans .

"Grafendorf" was mentioned in writing for the first time at the beginning of the 12th century, and it was first mentioned in 1690 as "Ober-Grafendorf an der Püelach" in a church interest register. The parish was built at the end of the 12th century, the associated church in Gothic style was built in 1365, but its tower was not completed until 1545 and raised again in 1756. Next to the church is the nearby Schloss Fridau the second prestigious buildings that documented it for the first time 1299. 1753 was Neuschloss in the style of Rococo built.

In addition to the current market coat of arms (composed of the coats of arms of the rulers of Sinzing and Zagging ), the so-called " Pranger Hansl " in the center of the village, a figure that adorned the former pillory and dates to the second half of the 17th century, reminds of the time of feudal rule becomes. Around the same time the place was granted market rights, according to old documents between 1652 and 1656. In 1683 the place was looted and burned down during the Turkish wars in the course of the Second Turkish siege of Vienna , but the church was spared - apart from its use as a horse stable. During the attack, the residents of the village found shelter in the nearby Fridau Castle, which was not captured. In 1741, Ober-Grafendorf was sacked by French troops during the War of the Austrian Succession . In 1805 and 1809 it was again French who paid an unpleasant visit to the place during the Napoleonic Wars .

The first elected mayor was Josef Sighart, a former market judge who was elected by the citizens in 1850 after Emperor Franz Joseph I granted the communities more freedom due to the events of the revolutionary year of 1848 . In 1898, with the opening of the Pielachtalbahn (the first expansion stage of the Mariazellerbahn ) , the place became a small traffic junction because of the junction to Mank (" Krumpe ") that began here. 1959 Ober-Grafendorf was awarded the market coat of arms.

population

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 4650 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 4551 inhabitants, in 1981 4471 and in 1971 4109 inhabitants. The increase over the past ten years is due to the positive birth balance.

Religions

84.2% of the population are Roman Catholic . The second largest group is Islam , to which 4.5% of the population belong. 1.6% are evangelical ; 6.6% of the population have no religious beliefs.

politics

The local council has 25 seats, and the mayor of the market town is Rainer Handlfinger. In the 2005 municipal council elections , the SPÖ won 15, the ÖVP 9 and the Greens 1 mandate. In the 2010 municipal council elections , the SPÖ lost three seats and the ÖVP lost one. The FPÖ was able to move into the municipal council with 3 mandates, the Greens won one mandate. In the 2015 municipal council elections , the SPÖ gained 4 seats, the Greens and FPÖ lost one and the ÖVP 2 seats.

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Ober-Grafendorf

schools

In Ober-Grafendorf there is a primary school, a secondary school, a polytechnical school, a general special school, a music school and a holistic private school for individual learning .

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2001 there were 198 non-agricultural workplaces, and according to the 1999 survey there were 80 in agriculture and forestry. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at the place of residence was 2104. In 2001, the employment rate was 47.09 percent.

In Ober-Grafendorf there is the world's first pilot plant for a water vortex power plant .

Personalities

• Maria-Luise Egerer (* 1945), farmer and ÖVP politician
• Erich Königsberger (* 1956), police officer and FPÖ politician
• Adolf Sabelko (1890–1973), chaplain and CSP politician
• Robert Sigl (* 1943), engine driver and SPÖ politician
• Clemens Steindl (* 1944), educator
• Arno Strohmeyer (* 1963), historian and fencer
• Martha Zechmeister (* 1956), Roman Catholic theologian
• Michael Ziegelwagner (* 1983), writer

Web links

Commons : Ober-Grafendorf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• http://www.ober-grafendorf.at

• 31929 - Ober-Grafendorf. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.): The art monuments of Austria - Lower Austria south of the Danube, in two parts. Part 1: M – Z. Verlag Berger, Horn 2003 ISBN 3-85028-365-8 . Chapter Ober-Grafendorf , pp. 1584–1587
3. ^ Election result of the local council election 2005 in Ober-Grafendorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on November 22, 2018 . 
4. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Ober-Grafendorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on November 22, 2018 . 
5. ^ Election results for the 2015 municipal council election in Ober-Grafendorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on November 22, 2018 . 
6. ^ Ober-Grafendorf - Important addresses. Ober-Grafendorf, archived from the original on April 23, 2011 ; accessed on August 21, 2019 (original website no longer available).  on ober-grafendorf.at
7. ↑ School homepage of the holistic private school for individual learning