Dunkelsteinerwald (municipality)

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

Mauer bei Melk, Carving altar 1509
This page is about Dunkelsteinerwald, the municipality. For the region of the same name see Dunkelsteinerwald.
Dunkelsteinerwald
Coat of arms
Dunkelsteinerwald
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°18′24″N 15°28′20″E
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictMelk
Government
 • MayorFranz Penz (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total54.19 km2 (20.92 sq mi)
Elevation
585 m (1,919 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total2,390
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3122
Area code02753
Vehicle registrationME
Websitewww.dunkelsteinerwald.at

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 catastral 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.

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, 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
  • Roman bridge at Lanzing, which was probably built in the 3rd or 4th centuries.
  • Mauer parish church at Mauer bei Melk, with its carved altar from 1509, a masterpiece of the late gothic. In the wings of the church, there are images showing the life of Lady Mary. Furthermore, the gothic Sakramenthäuschen is of artistic interest.
  • Military church in Gerolding. The most interesting sights are the gothic pulpit, a fresco from the 17th century, and the gothic presbyterium with a "session niche".
  • Parish church at Gansbach. The church probably originates from the 14th century. The side altar piece of the famous painter Kremser Schmidt and the high altarpiece, which was painted by one of his students, are worth seeing.
  • Church Mauer
  • Carving altar
  • Sakramenthäuschen
  • Jagdschloss Wolfstein in Kochholz
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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.
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