St. Leonhard am Hornerwald

market community St. Leonhard am Hornerwald
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Krems-Land
License plate :	KR
Surface:	51.4 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 35 '  N , 15 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 35 '0 "  N , 15 ° 32' 0"  E
Height :	582  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1.109 (January 1, 2020)
Postal code :	3572
Area code :	02987
Community code :	3 13 40
Address of the municipal administration:	Kirchenplatz 1 3572 St. Leonhard am Hornerwald
Website:	www.sankt-leonhard.at
politics
Mayoress :	Eva Schachinger ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (19 members)	17th 2 17th 2  A total of 19 seats ÖVP : 17 FPÖ : 2
Location of St. Leonhard am Hornerwald in the Krems-Land district
St. Leonhard am Hornerwald
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

St. Leonhard am Hornerwald is a market town with 1109 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Krems-Land district in Lower Austria .

geography

Geographical location

St. Leonhard am Hornerwald is located in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the market town covers 51.4 square kilometers. About 50 percent of the area is forested.

Neighboring communities

Pölla ( Zwettl )	Altenburg ( Horn )
Krumau am Kamp		Gars am Kamp ( Horn )
Jaidhof	Langenlois	Schönberg am Kamp

Community structure

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

• Obertautendorferamt (112) including three huts
• St. Leonhard am Hornerwald (329) including Amtwiesen, Hartl, Himberg, Hofwiesen, Hornerwald, Kasarn, Kropfmais, Lamplhöh, Schanz and Wienerberg
• Untertautendorferamt (100) including Brenntenberg, Kasernenhütten, Moosau, Sechshütten and Wolfsgleid
• Wilhalm (69)
• Wolfshoferamt (499) including Grabenhüttel, Loiwelsöd, Steinbruch, Steinerne Stiege, Teichleiten and Weinstadt

The community consists of the five cadastral communities of the same name: Obertautendorferamt, St. Leonhard am Hornerwalde, Untertautendorferamt, Wilhalm and Wolfshoferamt.

St. Leonhard am Hornerwald, picture postcard around 1930

history

Population development

In the decade 1991 to 2001 the balance of migration and the birth balance were positive. In the years before and after both balances were negative.

politics

Municipal council

Since the municipal council election on January 26, 2020 , the following distribution of mandates applies to a total of 19 seats:

Political party	Seats
ÖVP	17th
List FPÖ	2

mayor

• until 2013 Andreas Aschauer (ÖVP)
• 2013–2016 Hermann Steininger (ÖVP)
• since 2016 Eva Schachinger (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Parish church of St. Leonhard am Hornerwald

See also:  List of listed objects in St. Leonhard am Hornerwald

• Rundersburg Castle : The ruins of Rundersburg Castle are located northwest of St. Leonhard. The castle was built in 1150, but from 1300 it was abandoned and fell into disrepair. Parts of the former keep are still preserved from the castle .
• Catholic parish church St. Leonhard am Hornerwald hl. Leonhard: The late Baroque parish church, which looks far into the landscape on a hill, was built around 1770.
• Handicraft museum: The handicraft museum is manned on demonstration Sundays by volunteers who demonstrate a wide variety of handicrafts as they were practiced in the past. There is a museum cafe in the same building.

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

In 2001 there were 36 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations according to the 1999 survey 145. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at the place of residence was 566.

The market town of St. Leonhard am Hornerwald is a member of the Kampseen region .

education

The community of St. Leonhard am Hornerwald has a state kindergarten and an elementary school . The local secondary school was closed in the 2012/2013 school year due to insufficient number of registrations.

traffic

• The PostBus bus company runs to the stops St. Leonhard am Hornerwald - Abzw. Steinegg, St. Leonhard am Hornerwald - Geisterwerkstatt and St. Leonhard am Hornerwald - Municipal Office on line 1310 ( Horn - St. Leonhard am Hornerwald).
• The closest ÖBB train station is Gars-Thunau .

Sports

In winter St. Leonhard is a popular destination for cross-country skiers. There is also a successful cross-country skiing team in the village, which repeatedly takes top positions in national and international races.

Personalities

• Josef Bugala (1908–1999), Austrian soccer player, was born in St. Leonhard am Hornerwald.
• Helmuth Gräff (* 1958), Austrian painter, graphic artist and poet, lived in St. Leonhard am Hornerwald.
• Matthias Laurenz Gräff (* 1984), Austrian painter, historian and political activist, grew up in St. Leonhard am Hornerwald.
• Erni Mangold (* 1927), Austrian actress, lives in St. Leonhard am Hornerwald.
• Paul Yvon (* 1949), Austrian journalist and author, was born in St. Leonhard am Hornerwald.

literature

• St. Leonhard am Hornerwald. Parish, Sankt Leonhard am Hornerwald 1987.

Web links

Commons : St. Leonhard am Hornerwald  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 31340 - St. Leonhard am Hornerwald. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Website of the market town of St. Leonhard am Hornerwald
• Entry on St. Leonhard am Hornerwald in the database of the state's memory of the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
• Entries on St.Leonhard in the Topographical Collection of Lower Austria. State Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of St. Leonhard am Hornerwald, population development. (PDF) Retrieved April 4, 2019 . 
3. ^ Franz Eppel: The Waldviertel. His works of art, historical forms of life and settlement. 8th edition. Salzburg 1984, ISBN 3-900173-01-X , p. 202.
4. ^ Website of the handicraft museum
5. ↑ Anita Quixtner: Just a beginner: "Off" for secondary school in St. Leonhard. January 25, 2012, accessed March 13, 2018 .