Hauskirchen

Hauskirchen is a town in the district of Gänserndorf in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Hauskirchen
Coat of arms of Hauskirchen
Coat of arms
Hauskirchen is located in Austria
Hauskirchen
Hauskirchen
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°37′N 16°45′E
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictGänserndorf
Government
 • MayorJosef Huber
Area
[1]
 • Total22.02 km2 (8.50 sq mi)
Elevation
182 m (597 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,248
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2184
Area code02533
Websitewww.hauskirchen-online.com

Geography

Hauskirchen lies in the northeast Weinviertel in Lower Austria 15 kilometers east of Mistelbach. The Zaya River runs through the municipality. The area covers 22.04 square kilometers. Only about 3.95 percent of the municipality is forested.

Constituent communities

The municipality comprises the three villages (number of inhabitants as of January 1, 2015)

  • Hauskirchen (588)
  • Prinzendorf Zaya (485)
  • Rannersdorf an der Zaya (170)

Hauskirchen is surrounded of the communities Großkrut, Neusiedl an der Zaya, Wilfersdorf and Zistersdorf.

History

An early written records tells of the construction of a church and of the establishment of a parish in 1150 by Hugo von Liechtenstein. In 1723, Baron Dermot Kavanagh († 1739) of Ballyane bought the manor of Hauskirchen from Prince Joseph von Liechtenstein. Part of the Irish military diaspora, he served in the Imperial Army and as imperial and royal Kämmerer, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant field marshal.[3][4] Kavanagh and his wife Felicitas are commemorated in Hauskirchen by a wall tablet in the parish church of St Lawrence.

Hauskirchen, parish church of St Lawrence
Hauskirchen War memorial

Population Development

According to the results of the 2001 census, there were 1265 inhabitants.

  • 1991 1273 inhabitants
  • 1981 1364 inhabitants
  • 1971 1450 inhabitants.

Politics

Mayor of the Municipality is Helmut Arzt (ÖVP). Office manager is Monika Geyer. In the council is after the local elections in Lower Austria 2015 the following mandate distribution (total of 19 seats):

  • ÖVP 16
  • SPÖ 3

References
  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. Kavanagh on www.rodinny-erb.cz
  4. BLKÖ:Kavanagh von Ballyane, die Freiherren und Grafen (German)
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