Zeiselmauer-Wolfpassing is a community located in the district of

Tulln Tulln an der Donau () is a historic town in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, the administrative seat of Tulln District. Because of its abundance of parks and gardens, Tulln is often referred to as ''Blumenstadt'' ("City of Flowers"), and "The C ...

in the

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n federal state of

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Geography

Zeiselmauer-Wolfpassing is located in the

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which is a basin surrounding the city of Tulln. The municipality consists of the two "cadastral" communities Zeiselmauer and Wolfpassing which make up an area of about 12.7 square kilometres in total. The river

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separates the territory into two parts; slightly more than 50 percent of the entire area is forested.

Population Development

This is an overview of the population development in the last century:

History

Zeiselmauer,

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(Cannabiaca) was a part from

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Norici of the Roman province

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Coat of Arms

The official coat of arms of Zeiselmauer-Wolfpassing depicts the history of the village. Roman fort walls show the long provable history and furthermore the cultural imprint of the Romans on this area, whereas the red wolf is a symbol of the 1,000-year-long period of Zeiselmauer belonging to the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau The Diocese of Passau is a Roman Catholic diocese in Germany that is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.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 ...

) hold eight seats, the Austrian People's Party (

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) hold six seats, a local party called "Liste Aktiv" holds four seats and the last seat is occupied by the Greens ( Grüne).Municipality of Zeiselmauer-Wolfpassing: Election 201

(Website, 5 June 2013) The mayor currently in service is Eduard Roch (ÖVP) whose fraction is forming a coalition with the party "Liste Aktiv" led by Michael Weber.

Economy, Traffic, Infrastructure

In 1999 20 farms were located in the village, whereas in 2001 72 non-agricultural businesses were listed in Zeiselmauer-Wolfpassing. In the same year, the labour force participation made up slightly more than 48 per cent. Two traffic arteries transect the village of Zeiselmauer from West to East, these are Bundesstraße#Austria, Bundesstraße 14 and railway line S40 which is part of the

Vienna S-Bahn The Vienna S-Bahn is a suburban commuter rail network in Vienna, Austria. As opposed to the city-run urban metro network, the Vienna U-Bahn, it extends beyond the borders of the city, is operated by the ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways), and cons ...

-system connecting Vienna (Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof) with the towns of

and

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in the West.

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L118 in Wolfpassing is known for traffic jams during rush hours because of a narrow single-lane section regulated by traffic lights.

Sights

* Roman fort "Cannabiaca", which is about 2,000 years old * Roman Catholic Church of Zeiselmauer * some other listed historic buildings

External links

Municipality of Zeiselmauer-Wolfpassing - Official Website

References

{{authority control Cities and towns in Tulln District