Ottenschlag (Lower Austria)

market community Ottenschlag
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Zwettl
License plate :	ZT
Surface:	26.13 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 25 '  N , 15 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 25 '0 "  N , 15 ° 13' 0"  E
Height :	849  m above sea level A.
Residents :	995 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	38 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3631
Area code :	02872
Community code :	3 25 18
Address of the municipal administration:	Upper market 22 3631 Ottenschlag
Website:	www.ottenschlag.com
politics
mayor	Paul Kirchberger ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (15 members)	12 2 1 12 2 1  A total of 15 seats ÖVP : 12 SPÖ : 2 FPÖ : 1
Location of Ottenschlag in the Zwettl district
Center of Ottenschlag
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Ottenschlag is a market town with 995 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Zwettl district in Lower Austria .

geography

Ottenschlag is located in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the market town covers 26.15 square kilometers. 57.31 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

structure Cadastral communities Locations in the municipality Bernreith (4.10 km²) Endlas (3.17 km²) Jungschlag ( 1.56 km²) Neuhof (7.04 km²) Ottenschlag (10.29 km²) Bernreith (D) Endlas (D) Jungschlag (Hgr) Neuhof (D) Hacklhof (R) Oedwinkel (W) Ottenschlag (M)   Arm Strike (R) Haiden (ZH) Hammer mill (R) Reith (ZH) Legend

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

• Bernreith (38)
• Endlas (45)
• Jungschlag (46)
• Neuhof (82)
• Oedwinkel (0)
• Ottenschlag (774)
• Reith (10)

Neighboring communities

	Sallingberg
Bad Traunstein		Kottes-Purk
Martinsberg	Kirchschlag

history

However, a document from 1096 now recognized as forged could contain a grain of truth. The state ministerial Otto von Lautisdorf founded Ottenschlag around 1100. (Around the same time, his brother Berthold laid out small pert wood, which consisted of a farm and a row of eight farmers to the east). This later Linsenanger market turns out to be a farm in the north and a row of 11 farmers in the south after the settlement analysis. In the judicial field and the lime kiln field, the Hofacker stripes of 10-11 yoke each can be traced. It was not until the development of the 14th century that there was a considerable expansion to the lentil-shaped form and then to the market.

In 1596 Ottenschlag was the scene of armed conflicts during the peasant uprisings. During the Reformation in the 16th century, Ottenschlag became a center of Protestantism. During the Thirty Years' War the Swedes besieged the castle and destroyed the place and church.

The place was hit by fire disasters six times, the last time in 1911. On April 20, 1945 Ottenschlag was bombed by Russian bombers. 56 houses were hit.

coat of arms

In the blue and silver quartered shield with a green three-mountain in the base of the shield , two halberds in mixed up colors are crossed with the edge pointing towards the upper edge of the shield .

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1102 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 1130 inhabitants, in 1981 1202 and in 1971 1220 inhabitants.

politics

The municipal council has 15 members.

• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP and 3 SPÖ. (19 members)
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP and 4 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP and 3 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 17 ÖVP and 2 SPÖ. (19 members)
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 1 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 2 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.

mayor

• ? -? Paul Lenauer (ÖVP)
• until 2005 Alfred Huber (ÖVP)
• 2005–2010 Roman Tiefenbacher (ÖVP)
• 2010–2020 Christa Jager (ÖVP)
• since 2020 Paul Kirchberger (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Ottenschlag Castle

Ottenschlag parish church , in front of it a horse chestnut tree as a natural monument

See also:  List of listed objects in Ottenschlag (Lower Austria)

• Ottenschlag Castle , today owned by the Province of Lower Austria
• Catholic parish church Ottenschlag hl. James the Elder

economy

In 2001 there were 84 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations 57 according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at home was 469. In 2001, the activity rate was 44.37 percent.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Rudolf Haas (1849–1927), Austrian-German actor, operetta singer and director
• Robert Schwinner (1878–1953), geologist and geophysicist

People related to the community

• Karl Fichtinger (1923–1996), chairman of the district chamber of farmers and member of the state parliament

Honorary citizen of the community

Honorary citizens are the former mayors Paul Lenauer and Alfred Huber, the town's ring of honor went to Pastors Josef Reisenbichler and Willi Renner senior. (1936–2014, commander of the fire brigade and the Ottenschlag fire brigade section) and retired mayor. D. Roman Tiefenbacher.

Web links

Commons : Ottenschlag, Lower Austria  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• official website of the municipality of Ottenschlag
• Entry about Ottenschlag Castle on Lower Austria Burgen online - Institute for Reality Studies of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times, University of Salzburg

• 32518 - Ottenschlag (Lower Austria). Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Oral history interviews on the post-war period 1945 from the Ottenschlag community. Interview project from 1974 in the Austrian media library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ Univ. Doz. Hans Krawarik
3. ^ History. Web presence of the market town of Ottenschlag, accessed on May 3, 2012 . 
4. ^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Ottenschlag. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on December 31, 2019 . 
5. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Ottenschlag. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on December 31, 2019 . 
6. ^ Election result of the local council election 2005 in Ottenschlag. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on December 31, 2019 . 
7. ^ Election result of the local council election 2010 in Ottenschlag. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on December 31, 2019 . 
8. ^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Ottenschlag. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on December 31, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Results of the local council election 2020 in Ottenschlag. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on January 31, 2020 . 
10. ^ ^{A b} Dieter Holzer: Constituent meeting: Kirchberger new mayor in Ottenschlag. In: Niederösterreichische Nachrichten . February 18, 2020, accessed February 18, 2020 . 
11. ↑ http://www.ottenschlag.com/2011/Veranstaltungen/Gemeinde/Ver eBayung- Teifenbacher.htm  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.