Pölla

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Pölla (definition of terms ) .

market community Pölla
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Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Zwettl
License plate :	ZT
Main town :	Neupölla
Surface:	104.26 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 38 '  N , 15 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 38 '0 "  N , 15 ° 27' 0"  E
Height :	475  m above sea level A.
Residents :	917 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	8.8 inhabitants per km²
Postcodes :	3593, 3594
Area code :	02988
Community code :	3 25 20
Address of the municipal administration:	Neupölla 4 3593 Pölla
Website:	www.poella.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Günther Kröpfl ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (15 members)	11 3 1 11 3 1  A total of 15 seats ÖVP : 11 FPÖ : 3 SPÖ : 1
Location of Pölla in the Zwettl district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Pölla is a market town with 917 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Zwettl district in Lower Austria .

geography

Geographical location

Pölla is located in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the market town covers 104.51 square kilometers. 46.02 percent of the area is forested.

Structure of the community

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

• Altpölla (157)
• Dollersheim (0)
• Franzen (109)
• Kienberg (19)
• Kleinenzersdorf (28)
• Kleinraabs (20)
• Pitcher (42)
• Neupölla (238)
• Nondorf (58)
• Ramsau (32)
• Reichhalms (26)
• Schmerbach am Kamp (67)
• Woodland Empire (2)
• Wegscheid am Kamp (80)
• Wetzlas (39)

Neighboring communities

	Allentsteig	Röhrenbach ( Horn )
Zwettl		Altenburg ( Horn )
	Krumau ( Krems ), Rastenfeld ( Krems )	St. Leonhard ( Krems )

The market town of Pölla is a member of the Kampseen region .

history

The name is derived from the Slavic polan, poljane , which means something like "people in the plain" (coming from the north). Altpölla is one of the oldest places in the Waldviertel, the parish is the oldest in the district and was probably founded by the sovereign in the second half of the 11th century. Neupölla is first mentioned in 1230 and has been a market since 1297. The Polansteig , which crosses the Beheimsteig here , was also mentioned for the first time in 1139 . In 1427 Altpölla was burned down by the Hussites . On September 8, 1620 the army of the Catholic League under Lieutenant General Tilly united with the imperial army under the command of Field Marshal Bucquoy to form a massive force, which moved on against Bohemia and into the Battle of White Mountain .

The place Döllersheim , the home of the father of Adolf Hitler , was named after the " connection " of Austria to the German Reich in 1938 in a military training area - today's military training area Allentsteig - converted the population resettled .

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census, the municipality of Pölla had 1,056 inhabitants. In 1991 there were 1,091 inhabitants, 1,211 in 1981 and 1,305 in 1971.

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Pölla

• Frauenluck'n in Schmerbach
• Peace Church Döllersheim
• Museum of Everyday History in the Neupölla cultural courtyard
• Dobra castle ruins
• Schauenstein castle ruins
• Waldreichs Castle
• Wetzlas Castle
• Rectory (Altpölla)
• Parish church Altpölla
• Devil's Church (Wetzlas)

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2001 there were 45 non-agricultural workplaces and 108 agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey. In the 2001 census, the number of people in employment in the place of residence was 459. In 2001, the employment rate was 45.54 percent.

politics

The mayor of the market town is Günther Kröpfl, the head of office is Herta Jamy.

After the municipal council election on January 26, 2020, there is a total of 15 seats in the municipal council as follows: ÖVP 11, FPÖ 3 and SPÖ 1.

Personalities

• Wolfgang Schlichtinger (1745–1830), Benedictine abbot in Zalaapáti, Hungary, in Zala county
• Alois Hitler (1837–1903), father of Adolf Hitler (born in Strones)
• Otto Lutz (1869–1947), lawyer, judge and politician
• Claudia Lösch (* 1988), disabled athlete (grew up in Neupölla)

literature

• Evelyn Benesch, Bernd Euler-Rolle , Claudia Haas, Renate Holzschuh-Hofer, Wolfgang Huber, Katharina Packpfeifer, Eva Maria Vancsa-Tironiek, Wolfgang Vogg: Lower Austria north of the Danube (=  Dehio-Handbuch . Die Kunstdenkmäler Österreichs ). Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna et al. 1990, ISBN 3-7031-0652-2 , p. 38-40,777-778 .
• Franz Eppel : The Waldviertel, its works of art, historical forms of life and settlement. Revised and expanded by Gertrud Eppel and Wilhelm Zotti . 9th revised edition. Verlag St. Peter, Salzburg 1989, ISBN 3-900173-01-X .

Web links

Commons : Pölla  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the market town of Pölla
• Website on the resettlement of residents by the Nazi regime
• 32517 - Pölla. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Entry on Pölla in the database of the state's memory of the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ Franz Eppel: The Waldviertel, its works of art, historical forms of life and settlement , Salzburg 1989, p 12f, ISBN 3-900173-01-X
3. ↑ Thomas Winkelbauer , Freedom of the Classes and Princely Power. Countries and subjects of the House of Habsburg in the denominational age Part 1. In: Herwig Wolfram (ed.), Austrian History 1522–1699. (Vienna 2004), p. 65
4. ↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Pölla. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on January 31, 2020 .