Karlstetten

Karlstetten
Karlstetten
	Coat of arms
	Karlstetten Location within Austria
	Coordinates: 48°15′N 15°34′E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Sankt Pölten-Land
Government
• Mayor	Josef Neumeyr
Area [1]
• Total	28.26 km2 (10.91 sq mi)
Elevation	375 m (1,230 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	2,159
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3121
Area code	02741
Website	http://www.karlstetten-dunkelsteinerwald.gv.at

Karlstetten is a community in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It has 2182 inhabitants.

Geography

Karlstetten is located in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria at the south-east border of the Dunkelsteinerwald. Karlstetten has an overall area of 28,21 km², 43,15 percent of this area is forested.

Cadastral communities are: Karlstetten, Heitzing, Hausenbach, Weyersdorf, Lauterbach, Obermamau, Untermamau, Schaubing. Further villages are Dreihöf, Rosenthal, Wieshöf, Eglsee.

History

In ancient geography, Karlstetten was part of the province Noricum. On 9 September 1083, the village was first mentioned in the "Göttweiger Stiftungsurkunde". From 1459 to 1831, the family von Zinzendorf had been the ruler of the village. Their successors were Count Baudissin and Baron Candid von Suttner. In 1925 the manor was bought by Zacharias Frank, a German industrial. In 1945 it was seized by the Russian occupants as "German property". 1965 it was given into the hands of the community.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1971	1,578	—
1981	1,723	+9.2%
1991	1,787	+3.7%
2001	1,999	+11.9%

Politics

Mayor of the community is Anton Fischer, his substitute is Josef Hofbauer. In the council the seats are distributed as follows: ÖVP 10, SPÖ8, FPÖ 1. (March 2005)

Sports

The soccer team "SV Karlstetten/Neidling" plays in the "Gebietsliga West".

Economy and infrastructure

In 2001 there were 73 workplaces which were not agricultural. There were 75 agricultural ones. 974 people are employed in the village.

Karlstetten has the following institutions: kindergarten, elementary school, secondary modern school, general practitioner, dentist, musical school, musical society, gymnastics club.

Volunteer fire brigade

The market town Karlstetten has 3 volunteer fire brigades available: FF Karlstetten, FF Weyersdorf and FF Hausenbach. There is also a fire brigade youth group in Karlstetten.

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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.

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[wikidata-f3373d889b3e667af72d1979ec2c3615f4e35537-v3-1] "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[wikidata-e49e74cba12ebc857db3ff1e3141c6ab850aaa31-v3-2] "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.