St. Martin-Karlsbach

market community St. Martin-Karlsbach
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Melk
License plate :	ME
Main town :	St. Martin am Ybbsfelde
Surface:	24.85 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 10 '  N , 15 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 9 '50 "  N , 15 ° 1' 20"  E
Height :	312  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,640 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	66 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3376
Area code :	07412
Community code :	3 15 40
Address of the municipal administration:	Hauptstrasse 1 3376 St. Martin-Karlsbach
Website:	http://www.st-martin-karlsbach.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Martin Ritzmaier ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : ( 2015 ) (19 members)	11 8th 11 8th  A total of 19 seats SPÖ : 11 ÖVP : 8
Location of St. Martin-Karlsbach in the Melk district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

St. Martin-Karlsbach (also Sankt Martin-Karlsbach ) is a market town with 1640 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Melk district in Lower Austria .

geography

St. Martin-Karlsbach is located in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the market town covers 24.94 square kilometers. 36.41 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

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

• Ennsbach (378) including Habich, Mehlberg, Oed and Winkl
• Karlsbach (254) including Pfaffenberg and planting bed
• St. Martin am Ybbsfelde (1008) including Bernau, Donauleiten, Eitzing, Ess, Graben, Kniebichl, Neuhaus, Nöfang, Hengstberg, Obernberg, plant bed and Scheiterbichl

The community consists of the cadastral communities Karlsbach and St. Martin .

Neighboring communities

Neustadtl on the Danube	Court Office Priel
		Ybbs on the Danube
Blind market		Neumarkt an der Ybbs

history

In ancient times, the area was part of the Noricum province .

The community capital St. Martin am Ybbsfelde was first mentioned in 1147. In 1969, today's community was created through the merger of the communities of St Martin am Ybbsfelde and Karlsbach. The market survey took place in 2000.

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1728 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 1,702 inhabitants, in 1981 1,535 and in 1971 1,435 inhabitants.

The population of the individual localities (VZ 2001): St. Martin 698, Ennsbach 411, Karlsbach 309, Hengstberg 194, Neuhaus 116.

politics

The municipal council has 19 members.

• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP and 7 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 ÖVP, 8 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 10 SPÖ, 8 ÖVP and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 SPÖ and 8 ÖVP.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 SPÖ and 8 ÖVP.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 11 SPÖ and 8 ÖVP.

mayor

• until 2009 Josef Ritzmaier (SPÖ)
• since 2009 Martin Ritzmaier (SPÖ)

Culture and sights

Parish church of St. Martin am Ybbsfelde

See also:  List of listed objects in St. Martin-Karlsbach

St. Martin am Ybbsfelde

• Parish church St. Martin am Ybbsfelde : Gothic choir with wall paintings from the 14th century, modern extension from 1988. Remarkable octave bell (oldest dated bell worldwide, re. 1200): the peace bell of Saint Martin .
• Rectory: to the west of the church, mentioned in a document in 1393, mighty building with a rectangular courtyard and transverse barn, restored in 1995.
• Wayside shrine from the 16th century in the Kniebichl district

Karlsbach

• Karlsbach castle and castle ruins: north of the village, formerly a mighty castle complex, today only preserved in (albeit still considerable) remains; Corner towers, gate tower, cannon towers, the rest of the former castle chapel, former fore castle and meierhof
• Taborberg with a bell tower (presumably a former late medieval fortification) at the eastern entrance to the village

Ennsbach

• Castel Sant'Angelo (formerly Hausberg) north of Ennsbach in the Rotte Habich (near Haus Kashofer), complex with a truncated conical core

economy

In 2001 there were 34 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations according to the 1999 survey 121. The number of people in work at home was 816 according to the 2001 census. In 2001, the activity rate was 47.62 percent.

Web links

Commons : Sankt Martin-Karlsbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the community
• 31540 - St. Martin-Karlsbach. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The official spelling is specified or represented in the law on the division of the State of Lower Austria into municipalities, LGBl.No. 1030–94 of December 9, 2011 and on Statistics Austria: A look at the municipality
2. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
3. ^ Result of the local council election 1995 in St. Martin-Karlsbach. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed October 17, 2019 . 
4. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in St. Martin-Karlsbach. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on October 17, 2019 . 
5. ^ Result of the 2005 municipal council elections in St. Martin-Karlsbach. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on October 17, 2019 . 
6. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in St. Martin-Karlsbach. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on October 17, 2019 . 
7. ^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in St. Martin-Karlsbach. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on October 17, 2019 .