Weißenkirchen in the Wachau
market community Weißenkirchen in the Wachau
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Basic data | ||
Country: | Austria | |
State : | Lower Austria | |
Political District : | Krems-Land | |
License plate : | KR | |
Surface: | 23.34 km² | |
Coordinates : | 48 ° 24 ' N , 15 ° 28' E | |
Height : | 224 m above sea level A. | |
Residents : | 1,395 (January 1, 2020) | |
Population density : | 60 inhabitants per km² | |
Postal code : | 3610 | |
Area code : | 02715 | |
Community code : | 3 13 51 | |
NUTS region | AT124 | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
Rathausplatz 32 3610 Weißenkirchen in der Wachau |
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politics | ||
Mayor : | Christian Geppner ( ÖVP ) | |
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (19 members) |
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Location of Weißenkirchen in the Wachau in the Krems-Land district | ||
Weißenkirchen in the Wachau seen from the south |
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Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria |
Weißenkirchen in der Wachau is a market town with 1,395 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Krems-Land district in Lower Austria .
geography
Geographical location
Weißenkirchen in der Wachau is located in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria. The area of the market town covers 23.28 square kilometers. 63.06% of the area is forested.
Community structure
The municipality includes the following four localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):
- Joching (150)
- St. Michael (23)
- Weißenkirchen in der Wachau (926) with shield huts and sieves
- Wösendorf in the Wachau (296)
The community consists of the cadastral communities Joching, St. Michael, Weißenkirchen and Wösendorf.
Neighboring municipality
Weinzierl | ||
Spitz (Lower Austria) | Dürnstein | |
Rossatz-Arnsdorf |
history
Around 830 the left bank of the Danube from Weißenkirchen was first referred to as "Wahowa" (Wachau). As early as 1258, the place was referred to as the Liechtenchyrchen in a certificate from Albero von Kuenring . In Carolingian times, the Niederaltaich monastery is listed in a document from 830 as vineyard ownership in Weißenkirchen and Wösendorf. In 1070 Weißenkirchen is mentioned in a deed of donation to the Benedictine monastery Weihenstephan , possessions of the bishops of Freising . The Benedictine Abbey Michaelbeuern received vineyards in Weißenkirchen in 1138 through a donation from Countess Ita von Burghausen.
In the 12th to 14th centuries there are sparse records about Weißenkirchen. This is due to the fact that larger holdings of the Tegernsee Monastery in Weißenkirchen are usually mentioned under the name "Wachau District". The towns of St. Michael, Wösendorf, Joching and Weißenkirchen belong to this district. The Zwettl Monastery (1137), founded by Hadmar von Kuenring, has owned estates (vineyards) in Weißenkirchen and Wösendorf since at least 1256.
Leutold I. von Kuenring founded the Clarissa convent in Dürnstein in 1289. Vineyards in Weißenkirchen are mentioned in the deed of foundation. In 1325 the Kremsmünster monastery acquired vineyards in Weißenkirchen. In 1414 Hans von Neidegg founded the Pauline monastery Unterranna and transferred this vineyard property to Weißenkirchen.
Population development
According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1,494 inhabitants. In the last few decades the population has steadily decreased.
politics
The municipal council has 19 members.
- With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 ÖVP and 5 SPÖ.
- With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 ÖVP electoral community and 5 SPÖ.
- With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP electoral community and 7 SPÖ.
- With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP electoral community, 5 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
- With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP electoral community, 4 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.
- With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 ÖVP electoral community, 4 SPÖ and 4 FPW – FPÖ and non-party members for Weißenkirchen.
- With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 14 ÖVP electoral community, 4 SPÖ and 1 FPW-FPÖ and non-party members for Weißenkirchen.
- mayor
- until 2015 Anton Bodenstein (ÖVP)
- 2015–2019 Hubert Trauner (ÖVP)
- since 2019 Christian Geppner (ÖVP)
Culture and sights
- Catholic fortified church St. Michael : Two kilometers upstream, in the cadastral parish of St. Michael, is the fortified church of St. Michael from around 1500. The parish of St. Michael is still 500 years older and is considered the oldest parish in the Wachau.
- Weissenkirchen Catholic Parish Church in the Wachau Assumption of Mary: The place is dominated by the mighty Gothic fortified church from the 14th century, which also gives it its name and whose stately tower was built in 1531 to protect against the Turks. The interior mixes late Gothic and Baroque.
- Catholic parish church Wösendorf hl. Florian
- Teisenhoferhof: Also worth seeing are the magnificent Teisenhoferhof, which was completed in the Renaissance in 1542 and is now the Wachau Museum, a branch of Lower Austria. State Museum , and the Wine Museum.
- Salzstadeln: The three salt stalls on the Danube are from the 17th century, which in earlier times supplied the nearby northern Waldviertel with the “white gold” (= salt).
- Gruberwarte
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
In Weißenkirchen a taxi ferry crosses the Danube to St. Lorenz in the Wachau . It only runs in the summer season.
Established businesses
In 2001 there were 72 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry operations 196 according to the 1999 survey. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at the place of residence was 702. In 2001, the activity rate was 50.06%.
Viticulture
Weißenkirchen is one of the most important and important wine-growing locations in the Wachau north of the Danube. Mainly Grüner Veltliner and Riesling are grown . The Achleiten , Klaus and Steinriegl vineyards are among the best and most famous Riesling sites . The oldest of the documented vineyards (from the 13th century) is called Ritzling .
tourism
With over 14,000 tourists per year and around 40,900 overnight stays, tourism , as in the entire Wachau region , has become one of the most important economic sectors in Weißenkirchen. Associations of tourist businesses such as ARGE 100% Wachau serve to strengthen the region and the village of Weißenkirchen.
Flood protection
After Weißenkirchen, like many other towns , suffered devastating damage during the Danube flood in 2002 , it was decided to set up flood protection . But this had to be coordinated with the world natural heritage regulations. For this reason, a mobile solution was built over a length of over three kilometers. This protection, which can be set up within a few hours, is the largest in Austria at the time of construction and is intended to protect the site from a maximum level of eleven meters. It was completed in February 2010 at a cost of 27 million euros.
Personalities
- Sons and daughters of the church
- Eduard Gruber (* 1952), Catholic clergyman and vicar general of the diocese of St. Pölten
- Josef Gruber (1855–1933) organist and composer born in Wösendorf
- Roman Jäger (1909–1944), lawyer and politician
- Herbert Koller (1911–1995), Manager and General Director of VÖEST
- People related to the community
- Cypriano Biasino (1580–1636), builder of the Baroque, renovation of St. Michael
- Hermine Cloeter (1879–1970), writer and cultural historian, lived and died in Weißenkirchen in the Wachau
- Ignaz Gatto the Elder (1708–1786), organ builder (St. Michael)
- Barbara Kaudelka (* 1981), actress and speaker, grew up in Weißenkirchen in the Wachau
- Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels (1833–1913), painter and university professor, landscape painting around Weißenkirchen in the Wachau
- Paul Peschke (sculptor) (1907–1991), sculptor, factory in St. Michael
- Marcus Strahl (* 1968), director of the Wachaufestspiele in Weißenkirchen since 2005, medal of honor of the market community Weißenkirchen in silver (2018)
Web links
- Community website
- 31351 - Weißenkirchen in the Wachau. Community data, Statistics Austria .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
- ^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Weißenkirchen in der Wachau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on March 30, 2020 .
- ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Weißenkirchen in der Wachau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on March 30, 2020 .
- ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2005 in Weißenkirchen in der Wachau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on March 30, 2020 .
- ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Weißenkirchen in der Wachau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on March 30, 2020 .
- ^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Weißenkirchen in der Wachau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on March 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Weißenkirchen in der Wachau. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on March 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Weissenkirchen taxi ferry ; accessed on May 22, 2016
- ^ Tourism in Weissenkirchen ( Memento from July 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). Website of Weissenkirchen in the Wachau.
- ^ Lower Austria: Despair and sigh of relief on the Danube. Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
- ↑ LH Mikl-Leitner presented the Silver Decoration of Honor of the State of Lower Austria to Marcus Strahl . OTS news from July 18, 2018, accessed on July 19, 2018.