Burgschleinitz-Kühnring
Burgschleinitz-Kühnring is a market town in the district of Horn in Lower Austria, Austria.
Burgschleinitz-Kühnring | |
|---|---|
 Kühnring parish church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Burgschleinitz-Kühnring Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′N 15°49′E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Horn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leopold Winkelhofer (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.86 km2 (16.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 376 m (1,234 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,360 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3730, 3713 |
| Area code | 02984 |
| Website | www.burgschleinitz-kuehnring.at |
Geography
The municipal area is part of the historic Waldviertel region, stretching along extended forests on the northeastern rim of the Manhartsberg ridge. It comprises the cadastral communities of Amelsdorf, Burgschleinitz, Buttendorf, Geiersdorf, Harmannsdorf, Kühnring, Matzelsdorf, Reinprechtspölla, Sachsendorf, Sonndorf, and Zogelsdorf.
History
About 1130 Hadmar I of Kuenring, a ministerialis in the service of the Babenberg margrave Leopold III of Austria had a fortress erected at the site of the present-day Kühnring parish church. According to tradition, his ancestors had already erected a chapel here, which was consecrated by Bishop Altmann of Passau in 1083.
In 1612 a Baroque castle was erected in the nearby village of Harmannsdorf, which became known as the residence of Nobel laureate Bertha von Suttner (1843–1914). Here she wrote large parts of her novel Die Waffen nieder! (Lay Down Your Arms!), published in 1889.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 1,922 | — |
| 1951 | 1,800 | −6.3% |
| 1961 | 1,574 | −12.6% |
| 1971 | 1,463 | −7.1% |
| 1981 | 1,338 | −8.5% |
| 1991 | 1,313 | −1.9% |
| 2001 | 1,419 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 1,362 | −4.0% |
Politics
Seats in the municipal council (Gemeinderat) as of 2015 local elections:
- Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 15
- Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 2
- The Greens – The Green Alternative: 2
Notable people
- Otto Zykan (1935–2006), composer, died in Sachsendorf
References
- "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.