Pottenstein (Lower Austria)

market community Pottenstein
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	to bathe
License plate :	BN
Surface:	33.51 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 58 '  N , 16 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 57 '31 "  N , 16 ° 5' 45"  E
Height :	324  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,930 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	87 inhabitants per km²
Postcodes :	2563, 2564
Area code :	02672
Community code :	3 06 27
Address of the municipal administration:	Hauptplatz 13 2563 Pottenstein
Website:	www.pottenstein.at
politics
Mayor :	Daniel Pongratz ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (21 members)	16 3 2 16 3 2  A total of 21 seats SPÖ : 16 ÖVP : 3 GREEN : 2
Location of Pottenstein in the Baden district
Southeast view of Pottenstein
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Pottenstein is a market town with 2930 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in Lower Austria in the Baden district . Pottenstein was also the seat of a district court with its own district.

geography

The place is in the Triestingtal in the Vienna Woods and borders on Berndorf and Weissenbach an der Triesting .

Pottenstein is located in the industrial district and was itself dominated socially and economically for many years by the textile factory located here . The industrial monument in the western part of the market town still dominates the appearance of the village today (see: Sights ).

Community structure

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

• Fahrafeld (411)
• Pottenstein (2519)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Fahrafeld and Pottenstein.

Community partnerships

Pottenstein maintains partnerships with the Upper Franconian town of Pottenstein and with the Czech municipality of Potštejn .

Culture and sights

Pilgrimage Church Pottenstein

Fahrafeld branch church

Teaching and research estate Kremesberg

See also:  List of listed objects in Pottenstein

• Catholic pilgrimage church Pottenstein Maria Trost im Elend: Romanesque, Gothic and Classical architectural styles
• Catholic branch church Fahrafeld hl. Catherine
• Teaching and research estate Kremesberg
• Old mansion of the cloth factory with exhibition room and wedding room of the registry office
• Antoniusbrünndl (Antoniuskapelle originally 1766), new building in the 20th century, source with drinking water quality
• Doppelkarner (13th century), ossuary behind the church, landmark of the village (shown in the municipal coat of arms), since Whitsun 2006 permanent exhibition "The small devotional picture "
• Ferdinand Raimund Monument (mid-20th century) on the main square
• Ferdinand Raimund's death house in the former inn "Zum Goldenen Hirschen" on the main square with Ferdinand Raimund's death room
• Otto Wagner Bridge over the Triesting (road towards Pernitz )
• Holiday Cross (16th Century)
• Cloth factory (around 1840), industrial monument, today road maintenance service and fire department, Lower Austria state exhibition 1989
• Fahrafeld Castle (only remnants left)
• Antonius Chapel in Grabenweg
• Ferdinand-Raimund-Halle (event hall)
• Courthouse (formerly the seat of a district court, today a branch of the Baden district court )

• Pottenstein and the surrounding area around 1872 (recording sheets of the regional survey )
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  Center of Pottenstein on the Triesting

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  The west of Pottenstein with Grabenwegdörfel (= Grabenweg) on ​​the road over the neck to Pernitz

traffic

• Road: The main traffic artery is Hainfelder Straße B18. In addition, a road leads over the neck into the neighboring Piestingtal .

• Train: In Pottenstein there is a train station of the Leobersdorfer Bahn .

• Sports: The “Triestingtal-Weg” border hiking trail, several mountain bike trails and, in winter, if there is enough snow, even a cross-country ski trail lead through Pottenstein and Fahrafeld.

societies

• Youth theater group Pottenstein, founded in 1996
• Forum for Culture and Tourism, Pottenstein-Fahrafeld, emerged in May 2016 from
  • Tourist Association (FVV), founded in 1882 as "Beautification Association"
  • Kulturforum Pottenstein, founded in 1989
• Football club SC Pottenstein
• Men's choir founded in 1862
• Friends of nature Pottenstein / Berndorf
• Oldtimer Club Pottenstein, founded in 1999
• Scout group Pottenstein, founded in 1988
• Folk dance and traditional group Pottenstein, founded in 1974
• Sportunion Pottenstein, founded in 1951
• Pottenstein tennis club , founded in 1974
• Village renewal association “Pottenstein i stand on di”, founded in 2009
• Pottenstein Youth Fire Brigade

Personalities

• Matthäus von Rosthorn (1721–1805), industrialist, founded a rolling mill in Fahrafeld in 1792
• Ferdinand Raimund (1790–1836), Austrian playwright , died in Pottenstein
• Petar Preradović (1818–1872), Croatian writer , died in Fahrafeld
• Simon von Wimpffen (1867–1925), founder of the spa business in Neuhaus near Weissenbach an der Triesting , lived temporarily in Fahrafeld
• Felix Imre (1917–1943, executed), anti-fascist
• Friedrich Obleser (1923–2004), German lieutenant general and from 1978 to 1983 inspector of the air force
• Leo Wirtner, local history researcher
• Daniela Fally (* 1980), opera singer

literature

• W. Strauss: 300 years of history around Pottenstein (1400–1700).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ Forum for Culture & Tourism - Pottenstein-Fahrafeld. Retrieved December 28, 2017 . 

Web links

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

• Website of the market town of Pottenstein

• 30627 - Pottenstein (Lower Austria). Community data, Statistics Austria .