Rohrendorf bei Krems (German for Tubin village by
Krems) is a municipality in the district of
Krems-Land
Bezirk Krems-Land is a Districts of Austria, district of the States of Austria, state of Lower Austria in Austria. It comprises the areas to the West and North of the city Krems an der Donau, which itself is a statutory city (Austria), statutory c ...
in the
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n state of
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 ...
.
Geography
Rohrendorf is located in the
Waldviertel
The (Forest Quarter; Central Bavarian: ) is the northwestern region of the northeast Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is bounded to the south by the Danube, to the southwest by Upper Austria, to the northwest and the north by the Czech Repu ...
in Lower Austria. The surface of the municipality covers 9.78 square kilometers. 1.61% of the surface is wooded.
It is divided into the following
Katastralgemeinden: Neustift an der Donau, Neuweidling, Oberrohrendorf, and Unterrohrendorf.
History
In 1938, during the Nazi occupation, Rohrendorf was part of the Gauhauptstadt of Krems.
Population
Politics
The mayor of Rohrendorf is Dr. Rudolf Danner. The local council has 19 members with 12 for the ÖVP, 5 for the SPÖ, and 2 for DIE GRÜNEN.
Economy and infrastructure
Most of the people here are farmers. In 2001 there were 814 employed workers.
References
External links
www.rohrendorf.at
Cities and towns in Krems-Land District
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