Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde

Infobox Town AT
name=Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde
name_local=
image_coa =


state = Lower Austria
regbzk =
district = Lilienfeld
population =2344
population_as_of = 2001
population_ref =
pop_dens = 13
area = 184.99
elevation = 588
lat_deg=47
lat_min=51
lat_hem=N
lon_deg=15
lon_min=33
lon_hem=E
postal_code = 3193
area_code =02768
mayor = Herbert Mitterböck
website = [http://www.staegyd.at/ www.staegyd.at]

Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde is a market town in the district of Lilienfeld, Lower Austria.

Geography

St. Aegyd is divided into the districts of Kernhof, Lahnsattel, Mitterbach, St. Aegyd am Neuwalde, and Ulreichsberg. The town is located in the Mostviertel. 87.61 percent of municipal territory is forested.

History

In antiquity, the territory that is now St. Aegyd was part of the Roman province of Noricum. As part of the Austrian heartland of Lower Austria, St. Aegyd took part in the tumultuous history of Austria.

Politics

St. Aegyd am Neuwalde's mayor is Herbert Mitterböck and its chief officer is Adolf Praschl. In the municipal council, the madate for its 21 seats are as follows: SPÖ 13, ÖVP 6, FPÖ 2, others 0.

References

*The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.