Wölbling

market community Wölbling
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Sankt Pölten-Land
License plate :	PL
Main town :	Oberwölbling
Surface:	32.37 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 19 ′  N , 15 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  E
Height :	342  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,553 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	79 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3124
Area code :	02786
Community code :	3 19 48
Address of the municipal administration:	Oberer Markt 1 3124 Wölbling
Website:	www.woelbling.at
politics
Mayoress :	Karin Gorenzel ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (21 members)	10 8th 3 10 8th 3  A total of 21 seats SPÖ : 10 ÖVP : 8 WED : 3
Location of Wölbling in the Sankt Pölten-Land district
Oberwölbling
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Wölbling is a market town with 2553 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land in Lower Austria .

geography

Wölbling is located in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria. The area of ​​the market town covers 32.26 km² . 55.43 percent of the area is forested.

Neighboring communities

In the south Obritzberg-Rust , southwest Dunkelsteinerwald , north Bergern im Dunkelsteinerwald and Paudorf , east Statzendorf

Community structure

The municipal area comprises the following 10 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Ambach (279)
• Anzenhof (156) including Hermannschacht and Kühstand
• Home Home (174)
• Landersdorf (316)
• Noppendorf (74)
• Oberwölbling (1176)
• Ratzersdorf (51)
• Unterwölbling (298)
• Viehausen (17)
• Wetzlarn (12)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Ambach, Anzenhof , Hausheim, Landersdorf, Noppendorf, Oberwölbling, Ratzersdorf and Unterwölbling.

history

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

The partner community has been the Upper Bavarian community of Bischofswiesen since July 2005 . Both are linked by an exchange between the Archbishop of Salzburg and the Provost of Berchtesgaden in 1155.

The Oberwölbling military cemetery commemorates the heavy fighting in the last weeks of the Second World War in April and May 1945, where more than 4,000 dead were laid to rest.

Population development

politics

The municipal council has 21 seats, the mayor of the market town is Karin Gorenzel.

In the 2005 municipal council elections , the SPÖ won 11, the ÖVP 9 and the FPÖ 1 mandate. In the municipal elections in 2010 , no mandates moved. In the 2015 municipal council elections , the ÖVP lost 3 mandates, one moved to the SPÖ and with 2 seats, the Wölbling Together (MIT) list moved into the municipal council.

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Wölbling

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2001 there were 69 non-agricultural workplaces, and according to the 1999 survey there were 89 in agriculture and forestry. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at home was 1,175. In 2001, the employment rate was 47.19 percent.

Fladnitztal cycle path

The Fladnitztal-Radweg leads as a circular route through the communities of Obritzberg-Rust , Statzendorf , Wölbling and Karlstetten and is manageable even for inexperienced cyclists.

Partner communities

• Bischofswiesen , Bavaria (2005)

literature

• Market town of Wölbling: Wölbling then and now , 2002 ISBN 3-85028-348-8

Web links

Commons : Wölbling  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the market town of Wölbling

• 31948 - Wölbling. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ Result of the 2005 municipal council election in Wölbling. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on November 22, 2018 . 
3. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Wölbling. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on November 22, 2018 . 
4. ^ Election results for the 2015 municipal council elections in Wölbling. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on November 22, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Official website of the Bischofswiesen community ( memento of the original from September 30, 2012 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.