Windigsteig is a municipality in the district of Waidhofen an der Thaya in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
Windigsteig | |
|---|---|
 Windigsteig market square | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Windigsteig Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°46′00″N 15°17′00″E / 48.76667°N 15.28333°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Waidhofen an der Thaya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfred Bräuer (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.52 km2 (9.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 498 m (1,634 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 945 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3841 |
| Area code | 02849 |
| Vehicle registration | WT |
| Website | www.windigsteig.gv.at |
Geography
editWindigsteig lies in the northern Waldviertel in Lower Austria. The market municipality covers an area of 25.49 square kilometres, 21.57% of which is wooded.
Municipal subdivisions
editThe municipality includes the following 13 villages (in brackets is their population as at 1 January 2015[3]):
- Edengans (19)
- Grünau (31)
- Kleinreichenbach (72)
- Kottschallings (66)
- Lichtenberg (60)
- Markl (112)
- Matzlesschlag (48)
- Meires (60)
- Rafings (82)
- Rafingsberg (17)
- Waldberg (49)
- Willings (41)
- Windigsteig (312)
The Cadastral municipalities are Edengans, Grünau, Kleinreichenbach, Kottschallings, Lichtenberg, Markl, Matzlesschlag, Meires, Rafings, Waldberg, Willings and Windigsteig.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1,431 | — |
| 1981 | 1,267 | −11.5% |
| 1991 | 1,168 | −7.8% |
| 2001 | 1,117 | −4.4% |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Statistik Austria, Bevölkerung am 1.1.2015 nach Ortschaften
External links
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