Steinakirchen am Forst

market community Steinakirchen am Forst
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Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Scheibbs
License plate :	SB
Surface:	34.92 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 4 '  N , 15 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 4 '0 "  N , 15 ° 2' 50"  E
Height :	324  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,243 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	64 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3261
Area code :	07488
Community code :	3 20 14
Address of the municipal administration:	Marktplatz 13 3261 Steinakirchen am Forst
Website:	www.steinakirchen-forst.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Wolfgang Pöhacker ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (21 members)	14th 6th 1 14th 6th 1  A total of 21 seats ÖVP : 14 LUST : 6 FPÖ : 1
Location of Steinakirchen am Forst in the Scheibbs district
View of the church and school in Steinakirchen; seen from the foot of the Lonitzberg
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Steinakirchen am Forst is a market town with 2243 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Scheibbs district in Lower Austria .

geography

Steinakirchen am Forst is located in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the market town covers 34.96 square kilometers. 25.22 percent of the area is forested.

The market town of Steinakirchen cooperates as part of a community association with the communities of Wang and Wolfpassing. Among other things, he is responsible for the operation of the leisure center and the publication of community information. Steinakirchen has a 30% stake in the intermunicipal operating area of ​​Kleiner Erlauftal.

Steinakirchen is a member of the Kulturpark Eisenstrasse .

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 29 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Altenhof (56)
• Amesbach (25)
• Brandstatt (17)
• Durnbach (14)
• Edla (39)
• Edelbach (29)
• Ernegg (15)
• Felberach (39)
• Götzwang (134)
• Haberg (51)
• Local Mountain (43)
• Kerschenberg (11)
• Kleinreith (4)
• Knolling (143)
• Lonitzberg (90)
• Oberstampfing (18)
• Ochsenbach (45)
• Oedt (12)
• Oed near Ernegg (62)
• Reith near Weinberg (32)
• Schoenegg (47)
• Schollödt (28)
• Steinakirchen am Forst (929)
• Strass (13)
• Stritzling (44)
• Unterstampfing (25)
• Windpassing (48)
• Zehetgrub (44)
• Zehethof (186)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Ausserochsenbach, Ernegg, Lonitzberg, Steinakirchen am Forst and Zehetgrub.

Neighboring communities

Ferschnitz	Blind market	Neumarkt an der Ybbs
Wang		Wolfpassing
Gresten Land	Reinsberg	Purgstall on the Erlauf

history

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

After the conquest of the Avar Empire by the Frankish Emperor Charlemagne , the Mondsee Monastery got the place, set up a mission center for the new Baierische Ostland and populated it with people from its surroundings. Steinakirchen ("Steininachiricha") was first mentioned in a document on October 14, 979 in a document from Emperor Otto II. From this it emerges that the place was repopulated by Bishop Wolfgang von Regensburg after the Hungarian invasions . The original of the certificate can be found in the Bavarian Main State Archives.

The name Steinakirchen comes from the stone church - the only one back then, as the churches were built from wood all around. Around the year 1100 the parish boundaries of Steinakirchen were laid down in the Mondsee list of goods (Codex traditionum).

In 1652 the majority of the Steinakirchner population was Protestant. In the second half of the 17th century, more than 200 Protestants emigrated from Steinakirchen to Franconia.

In 1665 the Geyer von Edelbach (also Edelpach, Edlpach) Emperor Leopold I were raised to the baron status.

During the second siege of Vienna by the Turks in 1683, Turkish troops reached Steinakirchen on July 18, 1683 and burned the church and town down. The assaults came as a surprise, and a wedding ceremony is even recorded in the registers for the morning of that day. Due to the fires, the privileges of the market were lost, which were renewed in 1699 and now also led a fair on the Michaelifest.

In 1713 the plague raged in the area of ​​the Steinakirchen parish and claimed numerous lives.

In 1866, a major fire shook the town when, on June 2, there was an unexplained house fire that destroyed the roof and tower of the church as well as the school and 13 houses.

In the 1932 state elections, the NSDAP achieved 23.75% of the vote. Two holders of the blood order from Steinakirchen document illegal National Socialist activities during the prohibition of the NSDAP from 1933. During National Socialism from 1938 to 1945 Steinakirchner took on leading roles in the Scheibbs district leadership (district farmer leader, district commissioner for war victims). At least 2 members of the IKG Ybbs / Amstetten from Steinakirchen fell victim to the Shoah .

During the Second World War 106 men from the cadastral parishes of Steinakirchen died in the war.

On January 1, 1967, the community of Ernegg zu Steinakirchen am Forst was incorporated. This was followed by the community of Lonitzberg on January 1st, 1970 and finally on January 1st, 1971 Ausserochsenbach and Zehetgrub.

In the years 2009 to 2010, the primary school was expanded under Mayor Schagerl. The music school and a large event hall (culture hall) were also housed in this extension.

In 2014, Mayor Pöhacker opened a new fire station on the northern outskirts (Lehmhäusl) with a direct connection to the northern bypass.

The new kindergarten at the Lehmhäusl site went into operation in September 2017.

Population development

In 2013 there were 2,244 inhabitants in Steinakirchen. According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 2,370 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 2,319 inhabitants, in 1981 2,119 and in 1971 2,091 inhabitants.

Religions

The majority of the population is Roman Catholic (96.5%), non-denominational (1.6%) and Protestant (0.9%) represent the second and third largest group.

politics

The municipal council has 21 members.

• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 17 ÖVP, 2 List Leben in Steinakirchen and 2 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 17 ÖVP, 2 List Leben in Steinakirchen, 1 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 17 ÖVP, 2 SPÖ, 1 list Leben in Steinakirchen and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 2 Liste Leben in Steinakirchen.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 17 ÖVP and 4 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 16 ÖVP, 4 List Independent Social Steinakirchen and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 14 ÖVP, 6 List Independent Social Steinakirchen and 1 FPÖ.

mayor

• 1850–1864 Adalbert Pokorny
• 1864–1873 Franz Schwarz
• 1873–1882 Konrad Porkorny
• 1882–1888 Engelbert Bayer
• 1888–1915 Georg Preindl
• 1915–1917 Ferdinand Senoner
• 1917–1931 Anton Aigner
• 1931–1938 Josef Eppensteiner
• 1938–1945 Anton Aigner
• 1945–1955 Johann Bruckner (ÖVP)
• 1955–1972 Josef Eppensteiner (ÖVP)
• 1972–1989 Josef Hörhan (ÖVP)
• 1989–1998 Bruno Gabler (ÖVP)
• 1998–2014 Johann Schagerl (ÖVP)
• since 2014 Wolfgang Pöhacker (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Ernegg Castle

See also:  List of listed objects in Steinakirchen am Forst

• Marktplatz (1933–1938 Dollfuss-Platz, 1938–1945 Adolf-Hitler-Platz ) with the historic ensemble of houses and the historic pillory
• Catholic parish church Steinakirchen am Forst hl. Michael, with the rarity of a circumferential gallery.
• Ernegg Castle
• Mostviertler Sonnwendkreis
• The legendary “Steinursch” granite block in Zehethof
• Schönberg-Bankerl: Installation with a bench to linger in memory of Arnold Schönberg's stay in Steinakirchen in the summer of 1909 in the "Hedwigshof" (Braun family). The Schönberg-Bankerl was officially opened in June 2012 as part of a Schönberg week.
• Salettl zum green Baum: historic Salettl in the town center, which is used as an event location.

Events

• May festival on the market square
• Summer and winter solstice in the Mostviertler Sonnwendkreis Jun./Dec.
• Spring Day, 2nd Sunday in April
• Market festival at the end of July (1986 to 2011, again since 2016)
• Michaelikirtag - end of September / beginning of October
• Krampus hype on the market square

economy

In 2001 there were 70 non-agricultural workplaces, agricultural and forestry holdings according to the 1999 survey 165. The number of people in work at the place of residence was 1,103 according to the 2001 census. The employment rate in 2001 was 47.51 percent. Notable industrial companies could not establish themselves sustainably in Steinakirchen. A few previously existing industrial companies (furniture production Pitlicek, wood processing Leitner) have been shut down for many years. In 2008, an intermunicipal operating area was set up in the neighboring community of Wolfpassing , in which companies can settle in an easily accessible manner. In 2012, the operating area was expanded by 30 hectares in cooperation with the state agency Ecoplus .

• Spar and Billa operate grocery stores in the center of the village . There are also two bakeries in town and a butcher. Since the end of April 2017, the "Erlauftaler Regional Market" has been held every week. There are two traditional inns and two cafe-bakeries on the central market square. The "Steinakirchenwirt" has been located in the community's ballroom since May 2019. The restaurant of the Golf Club Schloss Ernegg is located in Ernegg.

traffic

• Road: In 2010 the bypass running in a north-westerly direction was opened. Another bypass road running in a south-westerly direction was completed in 2014 to relieve the town center from heavy traffic. The Amstetten Ost motorway junction ( A1 / E60 ) is 10 kilometers away.
• Railway: Furthermore, a railway line (Wieselburg – Gresten) runs through the municipality , which was a branch line of the Mariazellerbahn before the gauge change . Today the railway line is only used for freight traffic, passenger traffic was discontinued with the gauge changeover. The closest train station is Purgstall an der Erlauf with a connection to the Westbahn in Pöchlarn.

societies

• Wind music association Steinakirchen
• Music school Ybbsfeld
• VivaLaMusica

Sports

• Beach volleyball court in the outdoor pool
• Tennis court
• Ernegg golf course
• Football field

Personalities

• Michael Gutlederer (1859–1948), an avowed National Socialist , bequeathed his entire stately fortune to the market town and was made an honorary citizen in 1942. As a thank you, a central square in the village of Steinakirchen was dedicated to him (“Gutledererplatz”) and the highest point of the Haberg was named after his son Rudolf, who died in World War I (Rudolfshöhe). A memorial stone erected there bears the inscription: "Dedicated with gratitude to the great friend and patron of the market town of Steinakirchen retired, Director Michael Gutlederer."
• Ignaz Trimmel (1868–1946), pastor in Steinakirchen 1919–1939, dean 1920–1939, co-founder of the Raiffeisen warehouse in Steinakirchen, holder of the Silver Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
• Leopold Winterer (1896–1946), death sentence according to §1 KVG ( War Crimes Act (KVG) ) for triple murder (carried out on May 10, 1946)
• Franz Gruber (1888–1949), politician ( SPÖ )
• Karl Münichreiter (1891–1934), resistance fighter
• Engelbert Dollfuß (1892–1934), honorary citizen
• Karl Etlinger (1895–1959), politician ( ÖVP )
• Anton Burger (* 1910), chaplain in Steinakirchen 1938–1939, arrested on April 25, 1939, interned in the Dachau concentration camp on February 8, 1941– April 26, 1945 on the basis of the treachery law
• Franz Žak (1917–2004), diocesan bishop of St. Pölten, chaplain in Steinakirchen 1947–1948
• Franziska Steindl (* 1920 as Franziska Buchinger), guard in the Ravensbrück concentration camp , married SS guard Franz Steindl there, her life story is representative of the role of women in National Socialism, was charged with crimes against humanity (LG Vienna Vg 3680/45), however acquitted for lack of evidence
• Johann Sengstschmid (* 1936), composer of sound series
• Rudolf Distelberger (1937–2011), art historian
• Friedrich Schragl (* 1937), church historian
• Engelbert Schaufler (1941–2000), politician ( ÖVP )
• Walter Sengstschmid (* 1947), organist, composer and choir director

literature

• Friedrich Schragl: Steinakirchen am Forst. History of the parish and its places. Parish Steinakirchen, Steinakirchen am Forst, Wang and Wolfpassing 1975.

Web links

Commons : Steinakirchen am Forst  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the community
• 32014 - Steinakirchen am Forst. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ Hans Krawarik: settlement history of Austria: settlement beginnings, settlement types, settlement genesis , Verlag Lit, 2006, p. 126f
3. ^ Parish history on the Steinakirchen / Forst parish website
4. ↑ Manfred Enzner, Eberhard Krauss: Exiles from the Lower Austrian Eisenwurzen in Franconia . 2005.
5. ↑ Hans Krawarik: Exul Austriacus: confessional migrations from Austria in the early modern period . 2010.
6. ^ Friedrich Schragl: Steinakirchen am Forst, p. 194
7. ^ Friedrich Schragl: Steinakirchen am Forst, p. 77
8. ^ Klaus-Dieter Mulley: National Socialism in the Political District Scheibbs 1930-1945 (=  local history of the district Scheibbs 8 ). Scheibbs 1988.
9. ^ Klaus-Dieter Mulley: National Socialism in the Political District Scheibbs 1930-1945 (=  local history of the district Scheibbs 8 ). Scheibbs 1988.
10. ↑ Johannes Kammerstätter: Portable Fatherland . Wieselburg 2012.
11. ↑ Steinakirchen war memorial. In: War memorials from our homeland in LOWER AUSTRIA. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
12. ↑ Statistics Austria: Dissolutions or associations of municipalities from 1945.  ( 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. Retrieved December 14, 2012.  
13. ↑ Opening of the music school . In: NÖN edition Erlauftal . No. 38/2010 , September 27, 2010.
14. ↑ Steinakirchen: The third home . In: NÖN edition Erlauftal . No. 39/2014 , September 29, 2014.
15. ^ Statistics Austria - view of the community
16. ^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Steinakirchen am Forst. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on October 12, 2019 . 
17. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Steinakirchen am Forst. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on October 12, 2019 . 
18. ^ Election result of the local council election 2005 in Steinakirchen am Forst. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on October 12, 2019 . 
19. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Steinakirchen am Forst. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on October 12, 2019 . 
20. ↑ Website of the list of Independent Social Steinakirchen (LUST)
21. ^ Kurier report on the 2015 municipal council elections in Steinakirchen
22. ^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Steinakirchen am Forst. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on October 12, 2019 . 
23. ↑ Results of the 2020 municipal council elections in Steinakirchen am Forst. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on January 31, 2020 . 
24. ^ Report from the communities . In: Erlaftal-Bote (ETB) . No. 23/1938 , May 15, 1938.
25. ↑ Pillory ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Homepage of the market town of Steinakirchen am Forst. Retrieved December 1, 2016. 
26. ↑ Mostviertler Sonnwendkreis. In: Kulturpark Eisenstrasse. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
27. ^ Project description Arnold Schönberg and Steinakirchen. ( Memento of the original from March 23, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Homepage of the market town of Steinakirchen am Forst. Retrieved March 22, 2017. 
28. ^ Arnold Schönberg in Steinakirchen. In: mein district.at. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
29. ↑ Cabaret: Clear the stage in the Salettl. In: noen.at. Retrieved on January 21, 2018.
30. ↑ Wolfpassing Business Park. ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: ecoplus.at . Retrieved February 9, 2014. 
31. ↑ Market returns to the market place . In: NÖN edition Erlauftal . No. 17/2017 , April 25, 2017.
32. ↑ Discussion about the market . In: NÖN edition Erlauftal . No. 32/2017 , August 1, 2017.
33. ↑ A breath of fresh air in the old "Gasslhof" . In: NÖN edition Erlauftal . No. 17/2019 , April 23, 2019.
34. ↑ New year brings new restaurateurs . In: NÖN edition Erlauftal . No. 02/2019 , January 8, 2019.
35. ↑ Construction negotiations for the southern bypass. ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. SPÖ Steinakirchen, 2014, accessed on February 9, 2014. 
36. ↑ L 96 Steinakirchen am Forst bypass. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, accessed on February 9, 2014.
37. ^ Report from the communities . In: Erlaftal-Bote (ETB) . No. 43/1942 .
38. ^ Association for Tourism and Customs (ed.): Where heaven and earth meet - small monuments of the Steinakirchen parish . 2004, p. 40 .
39. ↑ Hellmut Butterweck : National Socialists before the Vienna People's Court: Austria's struggle for justice 1945–1955 in contemporary perception . Vienna 2016.
40. ^ Toni Distelberger: People write history . ( Dollfuss in Wolfpassing [accessed on March 8, 2016]).
41. ^ Clergy in Dachau concentration camp, name B clergy in Dachau concentration camp, accessed on November 11, 2016.
42. ↑ Dr. Heinz Arnberger, Dr. Christa Mitterrutzner: Resistance and Persecution in Lower Austria 1934–1945, Volume 3 . Österreichischer Bundesverlag, Vienna 1988.
43. ↑ Kathrin Kompisch: Perpetrators: Women in National Socialism . Böhlau Verlag, Cologne Weimar 2008.