Wilfersdorf (Lower Austria)

market community Wilfersdorf
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Mistelbach
License plate :	MI
Surface:	30.5 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 35 '  N , 16 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 35 '21 "  N , 16 ° 38' 41"  E
Height :	190  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2.123 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	70 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	2193
Area code :	02573
Community code :	3 16 54
Address of the municipal administration:	Marktplatz 16 2193 Wilfersdorf
Website:	www.wilfersdorf.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Josef Tatzber ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (21 members)	14th 6th 1 14th 6th 1  A total of 21 seats ÖVP : 14 SPÖ : 6 FPÖ : 1
Location of Wilfersdorf in the Mistelbach district
Market square with a view to the north and the parish church in the background
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Wilfersdorf is an Austrian market town with 2123 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Mistelbach district in Lower Austria .

geography

Wilfersdorf is located in the Weinviertel in the northern part of Lower Austria on Brünner Straße (old road and post connection between Vienna and Brno). The area of ​​the market town covers 30.45 km², of which 2.23 percent is forested.

Community structure

The municipal area comprises four localities, which are also cadastral municipalities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Bullendorf (522)
• Ebersdorf an der Zaya (191)
• Hobersdorf (274)
• Wilfersdorf (1136)

On January 1, 1967, Hobersdorf was incorporated into Wilfersdorf, and on January 1, 1971, Bullendorf and Ebersdorf an der Zaya were incorporated .

Neighboring communities

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history

The market law of Wulfenstorf was first in a Urbar called 1514th

In the last days of the Second World War , Wilfersdorf and its cadastral communities were the scene of violent and eventful battles between troops of the Wehrmacht and the Red Army . Wilfersdorf was attacked from the air on April 15, 1945, and several buildings were destroyed. In the course of the ground fighting, a small German tank unit succeeded in throwing the Soviets back over the Zaya three times . Subsequently, the place was under artillery fire for three days , with 35% of the building stock destroyed and two civilians killed. On April 19, 1945, the Red Army marched into Wilfersdorf. A total of 27 German soldiers were killed in fighting between April 17 and 19 in Hobersdorf, and 11 buildings were destroyed by fire. In Bullendorf, 25 German soldiers of the Waffen SS , six Red Army soldiers and three civilians died in infantry battles. On April 20, the Soviet soldiers occupied Bullendorf and immediately began the looting, which resulted in serious attacks and war crimes against the civilian population. There is evidence that girls, young and old women have been raped over a period of almost six months after the Russians marched into Bullendorf. Men who refused to reveal where women were hiding were shot. Due to the catastrophic supply situation, typhus also broke out in the village and claimed further deaths. Only in autumn 1945 did the situation return to normal to some extent.

In August 2016, during the construction of the Nord Autobahn (A5) near Bullendorf, two unusually long 2.5 m long tusks and vertebral bones of an ancient mammoth were recovered. The fossils are estimated to be a million years old.

coat of arms

Blazon : "A red oblique left bar in gold, topped with a striding silver wolf."

Population development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 2,037 inhabitants. In 1991 the market town had 1,829 inhabitants, in 1981 it had 1,906 inhabitants and in 1971 it had 2,086 inhabitants.

politics

The municipal office in Wilfersdorf

The municipal council has 21 members.

• With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP and 6 SPÖ. (19 members)
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 ÖVP, 7 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP and 7 SPÖ. (19 members)
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP and 8 SPÖ.
• With the municipal elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 7 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 8 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 14 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ and 1 FPÖ.

mayor

• until 2012 Anton Döltl (ÖVP)
• since 2012 Josef Tatzber (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Wilfersdorf Castle

Wilfersdorf parish church

See also : List of listed objects in Wilfersdorf (Lower Austria)  and List of cellar lanes in Wilfersdorf

• Wilfersdorf Castle : The castle is the ancestral home of the Liechtenstein family and has been in their continuous ownership since 1436. It houses a permanent exhibition on the history of the Liechtenstein family - from Hugo von Liechtenstein (mid-12th century) to Hans-Adam II , the ruling Prince von und zu Liechtenstein - a reflection of Austrian and European history.
• Wilfersdorf Local History Museum: In a side wing of Wilfersdorf Castle.
• Catholic parish church Wilfersdorf Maria Königin with rectory in the middle of the village Bullendorf. The church and probably also the rectory were built by the prince. Architect Karl Weinbrenner planned and built by master builder Josef Dunkl. In the first half of 2013 the rectory was adapted to a doctor's practice with a medicine cabinet.

economy

In 2001 there were 72 non-agricultural workplaces. In the 1999 survey, there were also 84 agricultural and forestry holdings. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment at the place of residence was 986. The employment rate in 2001 was 50.07 percent.

Sports

FC Wilfersdorf was founded in 1950. The club currently plays (2018/2019 season) in the 2nd class Weinviertel Nord. The greatest success came in 1996/97 with the championship title in the minor league. Other championship titles: 1952/53 master in the 2nd class oil area, 1983/84 and 1989/90 master in the 2nd class Zayatal.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Anton Haizinger (1796–1869), opera singer (tenor)
• Ernst Winkler (1899–1976), politician and writer
• Josef Huber (1902–1965), politician born in Ebersdorf an der Zaya

Web links

Commons : Wilfersdorf (Lower Austria)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality
• Wilfersdorf Castle
• 31654 - Wilfersdorf (Lower Austria). Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ Changes to the community from 1945 (associations, partitions, name and status changes). Statistics Austria, pp. 28, 68 , accessed on February 14, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Self-published (ed.): 1514-2014 - 500 years of Wilfersdorf market law . 7 - Museum Wilfersdorf series of publications. Self-published, Wilfersdorf 2014.
4. ^ Army History Museum / Military History Institute (HGM / MHI) , Military History Research Department (MilFoA), study collection, inventory 1945, box 5, fasc. 45/9, municipality reports Lower Austria, District Mistelbach
5. ^ Great mammoth discovered on A5 construction site. In: noe.orf.at. August 29, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2019 . 
6. ^ Result of the municipal council elections 1995 in Wilfersdorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on March 20, 2020 . 
7. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Wilfersdorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on March 20, 2020 . 
8. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2005 in Wilfersdorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on March 20, 2020 . 
9. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Wilfersdorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on March 20, 2020 . 
10. ^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Wilfersdorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on March 20, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Wilfersdorf. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on March 20, 2020 .