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
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictHorn
Government
 • MayorLeopold Winkelhofer (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total41.86 km2 (16.16 sq mi)
Elevation
376 m (1,234 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,360
 • Density32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3730, 3713
Area code02984
Websitewww.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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19231,922—    
19511,800−6.3%
19611,574−12.6%
19711,463−7.1%
19811,338−8.5%
19911,313−1.9%
20011,419+8.1%
20091,362−4.0%

Politics

Seats in the municipal council (Gemeinderat) as of 2015 local elections:

Notable people
  • Otto Zykan (1935–2006), composer, died in Sachsendorf

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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