St. Johann in the forest

This article deals with the municipality of St. Johann im Walde in Tyrol. For the community in the Braunau district, Upper Austria, see St. Johann am Walde .

St. Johann in the forest
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Tyrol
Political District :	Lienz
License plate :	LZ
Surface:	32.84 km²
Coordinates :	46 ° 54 '  N , 12 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 54 '15 "  N , 12 ° 37' 47"  E
Height :	748  m above sea level A.
Residents :	298 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	9.1 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	9952
Area code :	04872
Community code :	7 07 25
Address of the municipal administration:	St. Johann im Walde 48 9952 St. Johann im Walde
Website:	www.sanktjohannimwalde.at
politics
Mayor :	Franz Gollner (future St. Johann im Walde)
Municipal Council : (2016) (11 members)	11 The future of St. Johann im Walde
Location of St. Johann im Walde in the Lienz district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

St. Johann im Walde is a municipality with 298 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Lienz district in Tyrol in Austria . The community is located in the judicial district of Lienz .

geography

location

St. Johann im Walde is located in the front Isel valley between Ainet and Huben (municipality of Matrei in East Tyrol) .

Community structure

St. Johann im Walde is divided into the districts of Oberleibnig , Unterleibnig, Neugarten, Michelbach, Oblass and Öberst.

Neighboring communities

In the west of St. Johann im Walde lies the municipality of Hopfgarten in Defereggen , in the north the municipalities of Matrei in Osttirol and Kals am Großglockner , in the east the municipality Ainet and in the south the municipality Schlaiten borders on St. Johann im Walde.

Waters

The Isel flows through St. Johann im Walde .

population

Population structure

In 2012 there were 291 people in the community of St. Johann im Walde. Measured by the number of inhabitants, St. Johann im Walde was the second smallest municipality in the Lienz district at that time. According to the 2001 census, 98.0% of the population were Austrian citizens (Tyrol: 90.6%); by the beginning of 2012, the value had only dropped insignificantly to 97.3%. In 2012, only 3.4% of the population were born abroad, almost all of which came from EU member states . In 2001, 98.0% of the population (Tyrol: 83.4%) committed to the Roman Catholic Church , only one person was without religious belief, three people were Protestant .

The average age of the community population in 2001 deviated more strongly from the national average. 18.8% of the residents of St. Johann im Walde were younger than 15 years (Tyrol: 18.4%), 58.7% between 15 and 59 years old (Tyrol: 63.0%). The proportion of residents over 59 years of age was 22.5%, above the national average of 18.6%. The average age of the population of St. Johann im Walde changed massively as a result. The proportion of people under the age of 15 fell slightly to 17.5% as of January 1, 2012, while the proportion of people between 15 and 59 years of age soared to 66.7%. The proportion of people over 59 years of age, however, fell to just 15.8%. According to marital status, 52.0% of the residents of St. Johann im Walde were single, 42.6% married, 5.0% widowed and 0.3% divorced.

Population development

The population of St. Johann im Walde developed much more slowly than the population growth of Tyrol or the Lienz district, especially in the second half of the 20th century. From 1869 the number of inhabitants of St. Johann hardly changed at first, only between 1910 and 1923 did the population increase significantly. However, no trend could develop from this, which is why the population rose and fell several times between 1910 and 1951. Only after 1951 did long-term growth set in, during which the population rose by around 25% by 1971 to the previous high of 356 inhabitants. Since 1971, however, the number of inhabitants of St. Johann has continued to decline, so that the number of inhabitants in 2018 is below the value of 1951. While the birth balance was still positive between 1991 and 2001 (+19), St. Johann lost inhabitants from 2001 to 2011 due to a slightly negative birth balance and a slightly negative migration balance .

Politics and administration

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of 11 members and has been made up of mandates from the following lists since the municipal council election in 2010:

• 7 mandates, list Together for St. Johann im Walde - provides the mayor and the vice mayor
• 4 mandates, list of independent list

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality of St. Johann im Walde is a pictorial representation of the municipality name. It includes the depiction of John the Baptist against the background of a stylized branch symbolizing the forest.

Culture and sights

View of the Chapel of the Seven Sorrows of Mary in Unterleibnig

See also:  List of listed objects in St. Johann im Walde

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

St. Johann im Walde is crossed by the B108, the Felbertauern Straße .

There is also a cable car to Oberleibnig

Established businesses

• Gollner joinery
• Quarry
• Earthmoving Wibmer

education

There is a primary school and a kindergarten in St. Johann im Walde.

societies

• Voluntary fire brigade Sankt Johann im Walde
• Rural youth / young farmers in Sankt Johann im Walde
• Rifle company Sankt Johann im Walde
• Musikkapelle Sankt Johann im Walde
• Sportunion Sankt Johann im Walde
• Ranks club

Web links

Commons : St. Johann im Walde  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Side of the community
• History Tyrol: St. Johann im Walde

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Statistics Austria community data of St. Johann im Walde
2. ↑ State Statistics Tyrol (VZ 2001) (PDF; 4.1 MB)
3. ^ Municipal council election 2010 Land Tirol (election service), last accessed on March 18, 2012
4. ^ Tirol Atlas coat of arms of Tirol, last accessed on March 23, 2012