Dunkelsteinerwald (municipality)

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Dunkelsteinerwald
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Dunkelsteinerwald
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°18′24″N15°28′20″E / 48.30667°N 15.47222°E / 48.30667; 15.47222
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Melk
Government
   Mayor Franz Penz (ÖVP)
Area
[1]
  Total
54.19 km2 (20.92 sq mi)
Elevation
585 m (1,919 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [2]
  Total
2,390
  Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3122
Area code 02753
Vehicle registration ME
Website www.dunkelsteinerwald.at

Dunkelsteinerwald is a market municipality with 2,289 inhabitants in the district Melk in Lower Austria, Austria.

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Mauer bei Melk, Carving altar 1509 Mauer - Kirche, Schnitzaltar.JPG
Mauer bei Melk, Carving altar 1509

Geography

Dunkelsteinerwald lies in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria. The surface of the market municipality covers 54.19 square kilometers. 46.73 percent of the area is wooded.

The municipality includes the cadastral districts of Eckartsberg, Gansbach, Gerolding, Geroldinger Wald, Häusling, Heitzing, Hessendorf, Himberg, Hohenwarth, Kicking, Kochholz, Krapfenberg, Lanzing, Lerchfeld, Lottersberg, Mauer bei Melk, Neuhofen, Nölling, Ohnreith, Pfaffing, Thal, Umbach und Ursprung.

History

In the antiquity the area was part of the Roman province of Noricum. Lying in the Austrian heartland of Lower Austria, the place took part in the eventful history of Austria.

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Mauer bei Melk

Inhabitant development

After the result of the census of 2001, there were 2289 inhabitants. In 1991, the market municipality had 2025 inhabitants, up from 1941 in 1981 and 1911 in 1971.

Politics

The mayor of the market municipality is Franz Penz from the christ-democratic ÖVP, the office manager Erich Galander. The 21 seats in the municipal council are currently assigned to the following parties: SPÖ 5, GREENs 1, ÖVP 15.

Culture and sights

Buildings

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.