Strass in the Strassertal

market community Strass in the Strassertal
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Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Krems-Land
License plate :	KR
Surface:	22.48 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 28 '  N , 15 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 28 '0 "  N , 15 ° 44' 0"  E
Height :	217  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,720 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	77 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3491
Area code :	02735
Community code :	3 13 46
Address of the municipal administration:	Marktplatz 18 3491 Straß im Straßertal
Website:	www.strassertal.at/
politics
Mayor :	Martin Leuthner ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (19 members)	14th 4th 1 14th 4th 1  A total of 19 seats ÖVP : 14 SPÖ : 4 FPÖ : 1
Location of Straß im Straßertale in the Krems-Land district
View of the main town from the Gaisberg
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Straß im Straßertale is a market town with 1720 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Krems-Land district in Lower Austria .

geography

Straß im Straßertal lies on the eastern edge of the Waldviertel in Lower Austria. The area of the market town covers 22.49 square kilometers . 45.43 percent of the area is forested. Approximately 570 hectares are used for viticulture. The place is of Gscheinzbach traversed.

Community structure

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

• Diendorf am Walde (20)
• Elsarn im Straßertal (192)
• Obernholz (56)
• Straß im Straßertal (1370)
• Wiedendorf (82)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Diendorf am Walde, Elsarn, Oberholz, Straß and Wiedendorf.

The market town of Straß im Straßertale is a member of the small region Kamptal Süd .

Neighboring communities

Schoenberg		Hohenwarth-Mühlbach ( Hollabrunn )
Langenlois		Fels am Wagram ( Tulln )
	Hadersdorf chambers	Grafenwörth ( Tulln ) Grafenegg

history

The first traces of settlement in the community go back to the Neolithic Age . During the migration , the Lombards in particular settled in what is now the municipality. The Falkenberg lordship built a castle in the Middle Ages, which can now be visited as the Falkenberg ruins . In 1628, Straß was raised to a market town . In 1638 the newly built early baroque parish church in Straß in the Straßertal valley was consecrated.

In 1970 the previously independent municipalities of Straß, Elsarn, Wiedendorf and Diendorf am Walde merged to form the large municipality of Straß im Straßertale.

Population development

The community of Straß has an unusual population development. Here the population decreased atypically in the 1860s and 70s, but it is currently growing. This growth is due to a strongly positive balance of migration , while the birth balance is slightly negative.

Religions

In 2001, almost all of the streets (89.8%) were of Roman Catholic faith. The second largest religious community was Islam (2.5%), followed by Protestant Christians (0.8%). 6.2% of the population were without religious beliefs.

politics

town hall

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 and 4 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP and 3 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 16 ÖVP and 3 SPÖ.
• With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 14 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.

mayor

• 1945–1950 Leopold Hameseder
• 1950–1962 Josef Schuh
• 1962–1970 Eduard Huber
• 1970–1983 Peter Dolle
• 1983–1992 Hermann Schuh
• 1992–2019 Walter Harauer (ÖVP)
• since 2019 Martin Leuthner (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Parish church in Straß in the Straßertal valley

Parish church Elsarn in the Straßertal

Viticulture and Cooperage Museum in Straß

See also : List of listed objects in Straß im Straßertale  and List of cellar lanes in Straß im Straßertale

• Falkenberg ruins
• Catholic parish church in Straß in the Straßertal valley of the Assumption of Mary
• Catholic parish church Elsarn im Straßertal hl. Margareta
• Open-air museum "Germanisches Homestead Elsarn"
• Viticulture and Cooperage Museum in Straß
• Fire Brigade Museum Straß
• Obernholz fossil showroom and Obernholz fossil pit

economy

In 2001 there were 43 non-agricultural workplaces and, according to the 1999 survey, 159 agricultural and forestry holdings. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at the place of residence was 653. The 2001 employment rate was 46.34 percent. There are two retail outlets in town as well as several businesses for local supplies. The majority of the companies are numerous wine-growing businesses, which also run wine taverns , and accommodation businesses.

Web links

Commons : Straß im Straßertale  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the market town of Straß im Straßertale
• 31346 - Straß im Straßertal. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ The Falkenberg ruins and the Swedish table , say.at.
3. ↑ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Straß, population development. Retrieved February 15, 2019 . 
4. ↑ 2001 census, source Statistics Austria (PDF; 10 kB)
5. ^ Result of the municipal council election 1995 in Straß im Straßertale. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on December 23, 2019 . 
6. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Straß im Straßertale. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on December 23, 2019 . 
7. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2005 in Straß im Straßertale. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on December 23, 2019 . 
8. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Straß im Straßertale. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on December 23, 2019 . 
9. ^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Straß im Straßertale. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on December 23, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Straß im Straßertale. Office of the Lower Austrian state government, January 26, 2020, accessed on February 29, 2020 . 
11. ^ Germanisches Homestead Elsarn in RegiowikiAT of August 20, 2017