Gutenbrunn

Gutenbrunn is located in the southwest of the Waldviertel in Lower Austria on the eastern edge of the Weinsberg Forest . The area of the market town covers 27.4 square kilometers. 89.53 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

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

Gutenbrunn (444)
Ulrichschlag (79)

The community consists of the cadastral community of Gutenbrunn.

Neighboring communities

	Bad Traunstein
Bear head		Martinsberg
	Yspertal ( Melk ), Münichreith-Laimbach ( Melk )	Pöggstall ( Melk )

history

The name of the place refers to a spring that was a destination mainly for pilgrims. This source was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1556, the small logging village developed rather slowly and received market rights in 1782. At the end of the 18th century, the place experienced its first heyday through Joseph Edler von Fürnberg , at that time he was the owner of the Pöggstall estate, expanded the existing timber floodplain and supplied the rapidly growing Vienna with firewood. Glass production was also promoted by him, and some small glassworks were built. The iron content of the spring also made the place a well-known "health bath", in 1795 Franz I acquired the Gutenbrunn estate. The place had a second boom at the beginning of the 20th century, the "Crown Prince Rudolph Steam Saw" opened by the Munk brothers in 1877 was located on the western edge of the town and was taken over in 1919 by Oskar Körner. The so-called “grain factories” with hundreds of workers came into being. These existed until the company closed in 1933.

The Gutenbrunn – Martinsberg industrial line existed between 1922 and 1933 ; it ran from the Martinsberg station to the sawmill in Gutenbrunn and had a 760 mm gauge.

The Weinsbergerwald forest railway was then operated between Gutenbrunn and Bärnkopf between 1920 and 1933 ; it was also designed with a 760 mm gauge and was used to transport wood from the Weinsberger forest.

After the Second World War, the place developed into a tourist center and was the cradle of cross-country skiing in Lower Austria.

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census , there were 600 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 626 inhabitants, 684 in 1981 and 772 in 1971.

politics

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The municipal council has 15 members.

With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 SPÖ and 4 ÖVP.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 SPÖ and 6 ÖVP.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 SPÖ and 6 ÖVP.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 10 SPÖ and 5 ÖVP.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 SPÖ and 4 ÖVP.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 12 SPÖ and 3 ÖVP.
With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 12 SPÖ and 3 ÖVP.

mayor

1927–1934 Franz Matzke (SPÖ)
1945 Franz Matzke (SPÖ)
1949–1954 Franz Matzke (SPÖ)
since 2000 Adelheid Ebner (SPÖ)

Culture and sights

Gutenbrunn parish church

Catholic parish church of Gutenbrunn Our Lady of the Visitation, built in 1800 at the instigation of Franz I.
Ulrichschlag local chapel, built in 1870
early classicist castle, built 1771–85, owned by the Austrian Federal Forests since 1920

economy

There were 26 non-agricultural workplaces in 2001, agricultural and forestry operations 21 according to the 1999 survey. The number of people in work at the place of residence was 266 according to the 2001 census. In 2001 the activity rate was 45 percent.