Oberndorf an der Melk

Oberndorf an der Melk is an Austrian market town with 2954 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) on the Melk River in the Scheibbs district in Lower Austria .

geography

Agriculture in Oberndorf

Oberndorf an der Melk is located on the Melk River in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria.

The area of the market town covers 42.78 square kilometers. 14.79 percent of the area is forested.

climate

Average monthly temperatures and precipitation for Oberndorf an der Melk

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	2.0	4.1	9.3	15.0	20.2	22.7	25.2	24.7	19.7	14.0	7.1	2.7	O	13.9
Min. Temperature (° C)	-4.3	-3.6	0.1	3.2	7.8	11.3	13.1	12.9	9.3	4.9	1.0	-3.0	O	4.4
Temperature (° C)	-1.3	-0.2	4.0	8.7	14.0	17.1	19.1	18.4	13.7	8.7	3.7	-0.3	O	8.8

Precipitation ( mm )	53	47	70	58	89	108	112	102	84	54	61	60	Σ	898

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Source: ZAMG average climate values 1981 - 2010

Community structure

The municipal area comprised the following 50 localities by 2020. Since 2020 the municipality has only consisted of one village:

Altenmarkt
Brook
Baumbach
Diendorf
Dörfl
Dürrockert
Corner
Edlach
All
Semolina
Grub
Gstetten
Hameth
Hasenberg
Holzwies
Koppendorf
Fiefdom
Lingheim
Listberg
Maierhof
Melk
Oberdörfl
Upper stroke
Oberndorf an der Melk
Oberschweinz
Ofenbach
Perwarth
Peacock
Plediches
Reitl
Gutter
Schachau
Scheibenbach
Scheibenberg
web
Strass
Smoke
Sulzbach
Unterdörfl
Sub-stroke
Unterschweinz
Waasen
path
White lake
Wiedenhof
Wies
Wildengraben
Wildenmaierhof
Zehethof
Zimmerau

The community consists of the cadastral communities Gries, Hub, Lehen bei Oberndorf , Oberndorf an der Melk, Schachau and Waasen.

Neighboring communities

Wieselburg country	St. Leonhard am Forst ( Melk district )	Kirnberg an der Mank ( Melk district )
Purgstall on the Erlauf
Scheibbs	St. Georgen an der Leys	Texingtal ( Melk District )

history

In ancient times, the area was part of the Noricum province .

Around 1200 it was founded by the Knights of Schönleiten (the earthworks of the castle in the Rotte Lehen-Keller still preserved).

On January 1, 1966, the community of Griesdorf bei Oberndorf was incorporated into Oberndorf an der Melk.

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 2937 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 2853 inhabitants, in 1981 2811 and in 1971 2750 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: 17 ÖVP, 2 SPÖ, 1 list Umweltaktiv and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP, 2 SPÖ, 2 FPÖ and 1 Umweltaktiv list.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ and 3 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 16 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.

mayor

until 2005 Hans Ornezeder (ÖVP)
2005–2018 Franz Sturmlechner (ÖVP)
from 2018 Walter Seiberl (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Parish church: changed to Baroque style from 1630 to 1645; The church tower and choir still point to the originally late Gothic church building; the furnishings are partly from the 17th and 18th centuries. The church is dedicated to St. Aegydius and the Apostle Thomas.
Weichberger headquarters
Pfoisau-Kogel: Not far from Oberndorf in the Pfoisau Rotte is the so-called Pfoisau-Kogel, an earthworks. In the Middle Ages there was a castle (named in 1258), a chapel was built there in 1423, later it became a church with a cemetery, which existed until Josephinism. Around 1900 a goblet was found in the field, which is now on display in St. Pölten.

economy

In 2001 there were 88 non-agricultural workplaces, and according to the 1999 survey there were 262 in agriculture and forestry. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment in the place of residence was 1,400. The 2001 employment rate was 48.62 percent.

The supermarket chain Unimarkt has a branch here.

education

Oberndorf creative elementary school
New Lower Austrian Middle School Oberndorf an der Melk
Public library

Sports

Regional hiking, riding and cycling trails
Tennis court
Sports center including indoor pool, sauna and infrared cabin
UTTC Raiffeisen Oberndorf / Melk, successful table tennis club
Beach volleyball court at Beach & Fun Oberndorf
SV Reifen Weichberger Oberndorf
HC Dürrhäusl

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Hans Heinz Hahnl (1923–2006), journalist and writer
Karl Foitek (1931–2019), Austrian-Swiss racing driver and entrepreneur
Patrick Puchegger (* 1995), soccer player
Christina Meister-Sedlinger , presenter and actress

Web links

Commons : Oberndorf an der Melk - collection of images, videos and audio files

Website of Oberndorf an der Melk
32006 - Oberndorf an der Melk. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

↑ Changes to the community from 1945 (associations, partitions, name and status changes). Statistics Austria, p. 13 , accessed on August 15, 2020 .
^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Oberndorf an der Melk. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on October 12, 2019 .
^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Oberndorf an der Melk. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on October 12, 2019 .
^ Result of the 2005 municipal council election in Oberndorf an der Melk. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on October 12, 2019 .
^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Oberndorf an der Melk. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on October 12, 2019 .
^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Oberndorf an der Melk. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on October 12, 2019 .
↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Oberndorf an der Melk. Office of the Lower Austrian state government, January 26, 2020, accessed on February 29, 2020 .

[1] Changes to the community from 1945 (associations, partitions, name and status changes). Statistics Austria, p. 13 , accessed on August 15, 2020 .

[NÖGrw1995_32006-2] Result of the local council election 1995 in Oberndorf an der Melk. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on October 12, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2000_32006-3] Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Oberndorf an der Melk. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on October 12, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2005_32006-4] Result of the 2005 municipal council election in Oberndorf an der Melk. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on October 12, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2010_32006-5] Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Oberndorf an der Melk. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on October 12, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2015_32006-6] Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Oberndorf an der Melk. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on October 12, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2020_32006-7] Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Oberndorf an der Melk. Office of the Lower Austrian state government, January 26, 2020, accessed on February 29, 2020 .