Vitis

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Vitis
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Vitis (Austria)
Vitis
Basic data
Country: Austria
State : Lower Austria
Political District : Waidhofen an der Thaya
License plate : WT
Surface: 55.53 km²
Coordinates : 48 ° 46 '  N , 15 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 45 '32 "  N , 15 ° 10' 57"  E
Height : 530  m above sea level A.
Residents : 2,655 (January 1, 2020)
Population density : 48 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 3902
Area code : 02841
Community code : 3 22 19
NUTS region AT124
UN / LOCODE AT VTS
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Hauptplatz 16
3902 Vitis
Website: www.vitis.at
politics
Mayoress : Anette Töpfl ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 )
(21 members)
16
5
16 5 
A total of 21 seats
Location of Vitis in the Waidhofen an der Thaya district
Dietmanns Dobersberg Gastern Groß-Siegharts Karlstein an der Thaya Kautzen Ludweis-Aigen Pfaffenschlag bei Waidhofen an der Thaya Raabs an der Thaya Thaya Vitis Waidhofen an der Thaya Waidhofen an der Thaya-Land Waldkirchen an der Thaya Windigsteig NiederösterreichLocation of the municipality of Vitis in the Waidhofen an der Thaya district (clickable map)
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Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

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Vitis is a market town with 2655 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Waidhofen an der Thaya district in Lower Austria .

geography

Vitis is located in the northern Waldviertel in Lower Austria and is traversed by the German Thaya . The area of ​​the market town covers 55.51 square kilometers. 23.58 percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 16 localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Katastralgemeinden are Eschenau , Eulenbach , Grafenschlag , United Rupprecht , Heinreichs , Jaudling , Jetzles , Jetz reader forest , Kaltenbach , Kleingloms , Klein Schönau , Sparbach , Stoyes , Vitis and warning .

Neighboring communities

Schrems Waidhofen an der Thaya-Land
Hirschbach Neighboring communities Windigsteig
Kirchberg am Walde Zwettl Echsenbach , Schwarzenau

history

Vitis was first mentioned in 1150 as Vitisse . Etymologically, a Slavic personal name similar to BytišƄ can be assumed .

From the end of the 16th century and until the first half of the 17th century, the place was a Protestant stronghold. The market, which was first documented in 1462, was one of the most important markets in the Waldviertel in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Population development

After a slight decrease in the population in the 20th century, it has been increasing again since 1991. If the migration balance was negative until 2001 , it is now positive , as is the birth balance.

politics

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The municipal council has 21 members.

mayor
  • until 2008 Irmtraud Berger (ÖVP)
  • since 2008 Anette Töpfl (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Vitis

economy

In 2010 there were 153 agricultural and forestry holdings, 77 of which were full-time farms. In the production sector, 29 companies employed 371 people, mainly in the manufacture of goods (288) but also in construction (90). The service sector employed 740 people in 117 companies, over half of them in trade.

traffic

health

General practitioners, a dentist and a gynecologist ordain in the market town of Vitis.

education

A kindergarten, a primary school, a new middle school and a music school are available in Vitis for training young people .

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Web links

Commons : Vitis  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
  2. ↑ Elisabeth Schuster: The Etymology of Lower Austrian Place Names, Part 2, 1990
  3. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Vitis, population development. Retrieved September 6, 2019 .
  4. ^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Vitis. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
  5. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Vitis. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
  6. ^ Election result of the local council election 2005 in Vitis. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
  7. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Vitis. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed April 26, 2020 .
  8. ^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Vitis. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on April 23, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Vitis. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on April 26, 2020 .
  10. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Vitis, agriculture and forestry operations. Retrieved September 6, 2019 .
  11. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Vitis, workplaces. Retrieved September 6, 2019 .
  12. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Vitis, employees. Retrieved September 6, 2019 .
  13. ↑ ÖBB, departure monitor Vitis. Retrieved September 6, 2019 .
  14. ^ Market town of Vitis, Health & Social Affairs, Doctors & Pharmacies. Retrieved September 6, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Market town of Vitis, facilities, children & school. Retrieved September 6, 2019 .