St. Anton an der Jeßnitz

coat of arms

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Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Lower Austria

Political District :

Scheibbs

License plate :

SB

Surface:

69.7 km²

Coordinates :

47 ° 58 ′ N , 15 ° 12 ′ E Coordinates: 47 ° 57 ′ 40 " N , 15 ° 12 ′ 20" E

Height :

400 m above sea level A.

Residents :

1,179 (January 1, 2020)

Population density :

17 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

3283

Area code :

07482

Community code :

3 20 11

NUTS region

AT121

Address of the
municipal administration:

St. Anton an der Jeßnitz 5
3283 St. Anton an der Jeßnitz

Website:

www.st-anton-jessnitz.gv.at

politics

Mayoress :

Waltraud Stöckl ( ÖVP )

Municipal Council : ( 2020 )
(19 members)

16

3

16 3

A total of 19 seats

ÖVP : 16
SPÖ : 3

Location of St. Anton an der Jeßnitz in the Scheibbs district

Municipal Office

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

St. Anton an der Jeßnitz (also Sankt Anton an der Jeßnitz ) is an Austrian municipality in the Scheibbs district in Lower Austria with 1179 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

St. Anton is located on the Jessnitz River in the Lower Austrian Mostviertel . The area of the municipality covers 69.64 square kilometers. 70.98 percent of the area is forested.

From the Hochbärneck skiing and hiking area you have a wonderful view of the Ötscher .

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 11 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Anger (43) including Reifgraben and Treffling
Fork (8)
Gardens Mountain (91) including the Klammergraben
Gnadenberg (73) including Neubruck
Grafenmühl (60) including Bodinggraben and Neubruck
Crypt (214)
Hochreith (25)
Hollenstein (73)
Cross fir (26)
St. Anton an der Jeßnitz (416) including Am Schober and Kniebichl
Wohlfahrtsschlag (150) including the Vorderer Schlagerboden and Winterbach

The community consists of the cadastral communities Anger, Gärtenberg, Grafenmühl, St. Anton an der Jeßnitz and Wohlfahrtsschlag.

Neighboring communities

Scheibbs	St. Georgen an der Leys
		Frankenfels
Gaming		Puchenstuben

history

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

The factory owner Andreas Töpper set up the "Bruderlade" in 1868 as a supply house for workers in need at his plant. A historical museum has been located on the ground floor since 1998.

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1,287 inhabitants. In 1991 the municipality had 1,273 inhabitants, in 1981 1,287 and in 1971 1,299 inhabitants.

politics

The municipal council has 19 members.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP and 3 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 10 lists of Mayor Franz Mayer, 7 ÖVP and 2 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 ÖVP and 8 SPÖ.
With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP and 4 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP and 4 SPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 16 ÖVP and 3 SPÖ.

mayor

until 2010 Franz Mayer (ÖVP)
since 2010 Waltraud Stöckl (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Parish church of St. Anton an der Jeßnitz

Museum St. Anton an der Jeßnitz

Catholic parish church of St. Anthony of Padua

economy

Winterbach district - Mariazellerbahn station

In 2001 there were 25 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations according to the 1999 survey 142. The number of people in work at home was 590 according to the 2001 census. The 2001 activity rate was 46.3 percent.

Movies

Anita Lackenberger : The children of St. Anton. 90-minute film about musical life in St. Anton. Produced in 2007, the film shows a sensitive and unconventional portrait of music schools in rural Lower Austria. It was released in April 2009.