Raxendorf

market community Raxendorf
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Melk
License plate :	ME
Surface:	36.05 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 20 '  N , 15 ° 16'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 20 '27 "  N , 15 ° 16' 29"  E
Height :	506  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,048 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	29 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3654
Area code :	02758
Community code :	3 15 35
Address of the municipal administration:	Raxendorf 10 3654 Raxendorf
Website:	www.raxendorf.at
politics
Mayor :	Johannes Höfinger ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2015 ) (19 members)	13 6th 13 6th  A total of 19 seats ÖVP : 13 SPÖ : 6
Location of Raxendorf in the Melk district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Raxendorf is a market town with 1048 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Melk district in Lower Austria .

geography

Raxendorf is located in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the market town covers 36.24 km². 51.73 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 23 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Afterbach (52)
• Braunegg (96)
• Eibetsberg (10)
• Feistritz (82) including Feistritz-Scattered Houses and Grubhof
• Adhesive (28)
• Laufenegg (15)
• Lehsdorf (33)
• Mannersdorf (89) including Heiligenblut
• Moss (3)
• Neudorf (11)
• Neusiedl am Feldstein (6)
• Neusiedl near Pfaffenhof (5)
• Ottenberg (31)
• Pfaffenhof (17)
• Pölla (17)
• Raxendorf (304)
• Robans (10)
• Steinbach (12)
• Troibetsberg (19)
• Walkersdorf (9)
• Zehentegg (16)
• Zeining (166)
• Zogelsdorf (17)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Afterbach, Braunegg, Eibetsberg near Raxendorf, Feistritz, Klebing, Lauffenegg, Lehsdorf, Mannersdorf near Heiligenblut, Moos, Neudorf, Neusiedl am Feldstein, Neusiedl near Pfaffenhof, Ottenberg, Pfaffenhof, Pölla, Raxendorf, Robans, Steinbach, Troibetsberg, Walkersdorf, Zehentegg, Zeining and Zogelsdorf.

Neighboring communities

Kirchschlag ( Zwettl )		Kottes-Purk ( Zwettl ), Mühldorf ( Krems )
Pöggstall		Maria Laach ( Krems )
	Expanses

history

The community was created in 1969 from the merger of the communities Raxendorf, Mannersdorf, Troibetsberg, Neudorf and Zeining. It was initially called Heiligenblut-Raxendorf.

Population development

census	Residents
2001	1.101
1991	1,132
1981	1,134
1971	1,184

Source: Raxendorf population development. (PDF) Statistics Austria

politics

The municipal council has 19 members.

• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP and 4 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 2 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 in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP and 6 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 13 ÖVP and 6 SPÖ.

mayor

• until 2009 Johann Stadler (ÖVP)
• since 2009 Johannes Höfinger (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Raxendorf parish church

Parish Church of Heiligenblut

See also:  List of listed objects in Raxendorf

• Catholic parish church Raxendorf hl. Gotthard
• The late Gothic parish church in Heiligenblut with a tall tabernacle from the late 15th century and remarkable glass windows.
• Another attraction is the Sassingschlösserl: a castle ruin that, unlike other castles and ruins in the area, was built from chiseled stones.

economy

In 2001 there were 24 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations 156 according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at the place of residence was 512. The 2001 participation rate was 47.41 percent.

Personalities

• Johann Nagl (1905–1988), farmer and politician

Web links

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

• Raxendorf community
• 31535 - Raxendorf. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Raxendorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on December 6, 2019 . 
3. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Raxendorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed December 6, 2019 . 
4. ^ Election result of the local council election 2005 in Raxendorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed December 6, 2019 . 
5. ^ Election result of the local council election 2010 in Raxendorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed December 6, 2019 . 
6. ^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Raxendorf. Office of the Lower Austrian state government, December 1, 2015, accessed on December 6, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Entry on the Eckhardstein castle ruins (Sassenschlößl) on Lower Austria castles online - Institute for Reality Studies of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times, University of Salzburg