Aspang-Markt is a market town in

Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...

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Geography

Aspang-Markt is situated in the region

Bucklige Welt The Bucklige Welt is a region in southeast Lower Austria. It is also known as the "land of a thousand hills" (''Land der 1000 Hügel''). Geography The ''Bucklige Welt'' is a hill country area on the eastern edge of the Alps. Its height varies ...

submontane of the

Wechsel The Wechsel is a low mountain range in eastern Austria whose highest summit is the Hochwechsel (). It also has two other summits over 1700 m. The massif forms the border between the states of Lower Austria and Styria for about 15 km, sou ...

mountain (1,743 m). It is completely surrounded by Aspangberg-St. Peter.

History

The village was first documentary mentioned in 1220. The importance grew with the development of the road over the

Wechsel Pass The Wechsel Pass (elevation 980 m, 3,215 ft) is a mountain pass in the Austrian Alps, located between the '' Bundesländer'' of Lower Austria and Styria. Along with the Semmering Pass, the Wechsel Pass is one of the most important connection ...

Population

Politics

Of the 19 seats on the municipal council, the

ÖVP The Austrian People's Party (german: Österreichische Volkspartei , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria. Since December 2021, the party has been led provisionally by Karl Nehammer. It is currentl ...

has 15 and the

SPÖ The Social Democratic Party of Austria (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs , SPÖ), founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (german: link=no, Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ) unti ...

References

Cities and towns in Neunkirchen District, Austria {{LowerAustria-geo-stub