St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde

market community St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Amstetten
License plate :	AT THE
Surface:	22.71 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 7 ′  N , 14 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 7 ′ 0 ″  N , 14 ° 56 ′ 0 ″  E
Height :	272  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,848 (January 1, 2020)
Postal code :	3304
Area code :	07473
Community code :	3 05 27
Address of the municipal administration:	Marktstrasse 30 3304 St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde
Website:	www.st-georgen-ybbsfelde.gv.at
politics
mayor	Christoph Haselsteiner ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (21 members)	17th 3 1 17th 3 1  A total of 21 seats ÖVP : 17 SPÖ : 3 FPÖ : 1
Location of St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde in the Amstetten district
Municipal Office
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde (also Sankt Georgen am Ybbsfelde ) is a market town with 2848 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Amstetten district in Lower Austria .

geography

The market town of St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde is located in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria. About 14 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The market community consists of four cadastral communities :

• Hermannsdorf (3.07 km²)
• Krahof (8.07 km²)
• Leutzmannsdorf (5.10 km²)
• St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde (6.64 km²)

The municipality comprises six localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Hart (municipality of St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde) (455)
• Hermannsdorf (265) including Au and Balldorf
• Krahof (342) including Dipolzwiese, Führamühl, Höhenberg, Kienberg, Oehlsitzmühle, Sündhof and Vogelsang R
• Leutzmannsdorf (302)
• Matzendorf (163)
• St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde (1321) including Allersdorf, Galtbrunn, Gumpenberg, Perasdorf, Thalling and Triesenegg

Neighboring communities

Cattle village	Neustadtl on the Danube
		Blind market ( Melk district )
Amstetten	Euratsfeld	Ferschnitz

history

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

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1230 in the Babenberg land register . The Georgskirche was probably built in the first half of the 11th century as part of the "Averhilteburchstal" weir system. In 1529 and 1532 there were Turkish invasions. Under the influence of the nearby Seisenegg and Freidegg rulers, St. Georgen also became temporarily Protestant. In the Peasants' War of 1597 , the rebels gathered in St. Georgen. In 1679 the plague raged in St. Georgen. In 1683 the place was plundered by the Turks, in 1741 and 1809 by the Bavarians and the French. In 1850 the political community of St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde was established.

From 1915 to 1918 Hart was a prisoner of war camp for Russian, Serbian, Italian and Romanian prisoners of war. In 1839 prisoners of war found their final resting place in the camp cemetery near Matzendorf .

In 1931 Krahof split off because of a dispute over the distribution of severe weather allowances. Since 1971 Krahof and St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde have once again formed a common community.

In 1976 the market survey of St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde took place.

Population development

As of January 1, 2019, the population was 2,877. In 2001 there were 2,548 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 2,262 inhabitants, 1,989 in 1981 and 1,687 in 1971.

Culture and sights

Parish church of St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde

Georg kills the dragon in the roundabout

See also:  List of listed objects in St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde

• Catholic parish church St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde hl. Georg: The parish church of St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde was first mentioned around 1100. The south side of the three-aisled church was added in 1381 and the north side chapel in 1419. A Lourdes statue was erected under Pastor Schmidl, who headed the parish from 1863 to 1891 and who was a great admirer of Mary, so that St. Georgen became a place of pilgrimage for many believers. Around 1900 the furnishings and fittings of the church were largely regotified. A large, neo-Gothic, richly carved winged altar is the heart of the church. At the beginning of the 1930s there was an extensive church renovation and the parish church was largely given its current appearance. In addition to the black and gold-framed organ case made in Baroque style, the glass windows in the presbytery, depicting the secrets of the glorious rosary, are particularly worth mentioning.
• Metal statue of St. George: The metal sculpture of the local patron was designed and manufactured by the artist Odin Mohammed Rosenzweig. This was set up in the village in 2014 and has been a symbol of the market town ever since. The dragon is supposed to embody the evil of the present through the installation of pistols and automatic rifles.

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2001 there were 90 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry holdings 122 according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at home was 1,222. The employment rate in 2001 was 49 percent. On average in 2003 there were 15 unemployed people in the area.

Sports

• Union St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde: The Union has sections for football, sport flying, tennis, table tennis, gymnastics and hiking. The flagship is the soccer section founded in 1979, which after winning the championship in 1996 and 1997 belonged to the regional league west for eight years and now plays in the first class west of the Lower Austrian Football Association. In recent years the sports facility has been continuously expanded. A covered grandstand was inaugurated in August 1992. In 2004, the construction of a new clubhouse began, which was officially opened in the summer of 2006. Since then, they have been proud to have one of the most beautiful sports facilities in the Mostviertel. The SCU Raika St. Georgen has developed a good reputation, especially in the field of youth work, and repeatedly produces talents for the combat team, which is almost exclusively made up of homemade players. The club colors are black and white. After relegation from the regional league in 2005, a new team was put together by coach Josef Raab, which was able to achieve a good 4th place straight away. After the autumn 2006 season, the team took second place in the table. After another relegation in 2010, the club played in the 2nd class Yspertal since the 2010/11 season. Immediate resurgence was given as the goal. In the 2011/12 season, the SCU under coach Florin Calin was promoted to 1st class west.
• In 2005, the community and the village renewal association built a leisure facility with a FunCourt and beach volleyball court. After completion, the FunSport association took over the supervision and organized and hosted various sporting events, training sessions and regular game days. The place is available to all St. Georgnern and FunSport members for sporting activities.

politics

The municipal council has 21 members.

• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ, 2 FPÖ and 1 other.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ and 3 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 17 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.

mayor

• until 2009 Viktor Schneider (ÖVP)
• 2009–2019 Liselotte Kashofer (ÖVP)
• since 2019 Christoph Haselsteiner (ÖVP)

literature

• Alfred Traindt and Karin Schamberger: Chronicle of the market town of St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde. Market town of St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde, St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde 2011.
• Johann Ebner and Adi Gallhuber: Contemplative Places. Market town of St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde, St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde 2007.

Web links

Commons : St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 30527 - St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• www.st-georgen-ybbsfelde.gv.at Market town of St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde
• Entry about Leutzmannsdorf Castle on Lower Austria Castles online - Institute for Reality Studies of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times, University of Salzburg

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. ^ Austrian State Archives , accessed on December 18, 2017
4. ↑ Monuments in St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 18, 2017  
5. ^ Result of the municipal council election 1995 in St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on October 15, 2019 . 
6. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed October 15, 2019 . 
7. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2005 in St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed October 15, 2019 . 
8. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on October 15, 2019 . 
9. ^ Election results for the 2015 municipal council election in St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed October 15, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on March 1, 2020 .