Schwarzenau (Lower Austria)

Schwarzenau is located in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria and is traversed by the German Thaya . The area of the market town covers 28.12 square kilometers. 19.69 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipal area comprises the following eight localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Whole (56)
Grosshaselbach (133)
Hausbach (250)
Limpfings (42)
Fashionable (17)
Blow (52)
Schwarzenau (834)
Stögersbach (127)

The community consists of the cadastral communities of Ganz, Großhaselbach, Hausbach, Limpfings, Modlisch, Schlag, Schwarzenau and Stögersbach.

Neighboring communities

Vitis ( Waidhofen )	Windigsteig ( Waidhofen )
		Göpfritz an der Wild
Echsenbach		Allentsteig

history

On November 4, 1875 near Schwarzenau on a 10 meter high embankment on which the Franz-Josefs-Bahn ran in a curve with a 5 ‰ gradient towards a bridge, passenger train No. 9 Vienna Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof derailed at around 12:30 a.m. - Prague along the tangent of the curve arc because a section of rail had been loosened. At least nine people died.

The communities of Schwarzenau, Großhaselbach, Hausbach and Stögersbach were merged on January 1, 1972, the new community was still called Schwarzenau.

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1591 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 1714 inhabitants, 1981 1929 and in 1971 1910 inhabitants.

politics

Municipal council

In the market town council there since the municipal elections of 26 January 2020 on a total of 19 seats following distribution of seats: ÖVP 13 and SPÖ. 6

mayor

Mayor of the market town is Karl Elsigan, district manager Karl Höfler. Former mayors: Othmar Winkelhofer, Hugo Hammerl.

Culture and sights

Schwarzenau Castle

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2001 there were 60 non-agricultural workplaces, and according to the 1999 survey there were 95 in agriculture and forestry. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at home was 680. In 2001, the employment rate was 43.87 percent.

Regional cooperation

The market town of Schwarzenau is a member of the ASTEG micro-region .

Personalities born, living or working here in Schwarzenau

Florian Berndl (1856–1934), Austrian naturopath, was born in the village of Großhaselbach.
Johann Böhm (1886–1959), Austrian trade union official and politician ( SPÖ ), born in the village of Stögersbach.
Erich Farthofer (* 1951), politician
Johann Lampeitl (* 1957), Deputy State Office Director

Web links

Commons : Schwarzenau, Lower Austria - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Website of the market town of Schwarzenau

32524 - Schwarzenau (Lower Austria). Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
↑ Changes to the community from 1945 (associations, partitions, name and status changes). Statistics Austria, p. 80 , accessed on February 12, 2019 .
↑ Results of the 2020 municipal council elections in Schwarzenau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on January 31, 2020 .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_AT_Ortschaft_QUELLE-1] Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )

[2] Changes to the community from 1945 (associations, partitions, name and status changes). Statistics Austria, p. 80 , accessed on February 12, 2019 .

[NÖGrw2020_32524-3] Results of the 2020 municipal council elections in Schwarzenau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on January 31, 2020 .