Petronell-Carnuntum

market community

Petronell-Carnuntum

coat of arms

Austria map

Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Lower Austria

Political District :

Bruck an der Leitha

License plate :

BL

Surface:

25.37 km²

Coordinates :

48 ° 7 ' N , 16 ° 52' E Coordinates: 48 ° 6 '53 " N , 16 ° 51' 57" E

Height :

175 m above sea level A.

Residents :

1,263 (January 1, 2020)

Population density :

50 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

2404

Area code :

02163

Community code :

3 07 18

NUTS region

AT127

UN / LOCODE

AT PEC

Address of the
municipal administration:

Kirchenplatz 1
2404 Petronell-Carnuntum

Website:

www.petronell.at

politics

Mayor :

Martin Almstädter ( SPÖ )

Municipal Council : ( 2020 )
(19 members)

11

8th

11 8th

A total of 19 seats

SPÖ : 11
ÖVP : 8

Location of Petronell-Carnuntum in the Bruck an der Leitha district

The Heidentor - landmark of the market town

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Petronell-Carnuntum is a market town with 1263 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Lower Austrian district of Bruck an der Leitha .

geography

Petronell-Carnuntum is located in the industrial district in Lower Austria. The area of the market town covers 25.36 square kilometers. 25.99 percent of the area is forested. The community is located on the right bank of the Danube, southwest of Hainburg an der Donau , 182 meters above sea level.

history

In ancient times the military camp and civil town of Carnuntum were part of the Roman province of Pannonia . In the course of the 5th century, the place was abandoned and abandoned by its Romanesque inhabitants. In the second half of the 11th century a settlement developed here, which was granted market rights in 1142. This makes Petronell one of the oldest market communities in Lower Austria.

Today's rather unusual toponym Petronell goes back to the French wife of Emperor Henry III , Agnes von Poitou , who was buried in Rome next to St. Petronilla in 1077 . In memory of the Empress, the Counts of Vohburg (Diepoldinger-Rapotonen), who were loyal to the emperor, built a church on the grounds of the old Carnuntum around 1125 , which was consecrated to Petronella. She is also the patron saint against gout, fever and rheumatism, which are treated in the sulfur springs in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg .

The builder of Liechtenstein Castle near Mödling and founder of the House of Liechtenstein was Hugo von Petronell . In the late 12th century, a Petronell-Liechtenstein line existed under his grandson .

From 1656 until the end of the monarchy in 1918 and beyond, the noble family Abensperg-Traun directed the fortunes of the market town of Petronell, as one of many lordships belonging to the noble family. One branch of the family is still based in Petronell to this day.

The municipality has been using the name Petronell-Carnuntum since 1966.

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1158 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 1202 inhabitants, in 1981 1241 and in 1971 1236 inhabitants.

Culture and sights

The main attraction of the place are the remains of the Roman fortress .

Also worth seeing:

Roman quarter. Located in the Roman city of Carnuntum or in the southeastern area of the former Roman civil city . Among other things, reconstructions such as a large thermal baths, the house of Lucius and the Villa urbana , a Roman city palace are shown. On the occasion of the Lower Austrian Provincial Exhibition in 2011, a visitor center for around 4 million euros was built according to the plans of the Gallister architectural office, as well as a parking lot for around 340 cars and 22 buses.
Chapel of Saint John the Baptist ; a Romanesque rotunda from the first half of the 12th century, which was originally a fortified church built by the Knights Templar ; Since the 18th century it has served as the Counts of Abensperg and Traun 's family crypt.

Catholic Parish Sancta Petronilla or Holy Petronell (about 1200) with a Rococo - tabernacle ;

Former moated castle Petronell , after the owners also Castle Traun . It was expanded from 1660 to 1667 by Domenico Carlone (around 1615–1679) into a four-winged palace complex in the early Baroque style.

Heidentor , probably a triumphal arch from the 4th century, is the symbol of Petronell.

Petronell Open Air Museum
Parish Church of St. Petronell (13th century)
Round chapel St. Johannes dT (around 1200)
Chapel of St. Anna (1744)

economy

Open-air museum visitor center

Petronell (above) and the northern part of the Kurzzenschanze (Alte Schanze) around 1873 in the recording sheet of the state survey

In 2001 there were 51 non-agricultural workplaces, and according to the 1999 survey there were 29 in agriculture and forestry. The number of people in work at home was 514 according to the 2001 census. In 2001 the employment rate was 45.16 percent.

politics

Municipal council

With the 2015 election, the municipal council with 19 members has the following distribution: 9 ÖVP, 9 SPÖ, 1 FPÖ.

mayor

1953–1983 Viktor Schneider (SPÖ)
1995-2004 Sven Ladek (ÖVP)
2004–2017 Ingrid Scheumbauer (ÖVP), resigned on April 23, 2017
since May 2017 Martin Almstädter (SPÖ)

coat of arms

For the 900th anniversary of Petronell in 1958, the provincial government of Lower Austria gave the market town a coat of arms. The associated market flag is blue and white and bears the new coat of arms in the center: the white Heidentor on a green background in a blue shield.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Toni Fritsch (1945–2005), football player
Hans Feodor von Milde (1821–1899), opera singer
Georg Muestinger (before 1400–1442), provost of Klosterneuburg Monastery , diplomat and astronomer
Viktor Schneider (1910–2005), politician