Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde

Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde
Sankt Aegyd parish church
Coat of arms
Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°51′N 15°33′E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Lilienfeld
Government
• Mayor	Karl Oysmüller (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	184.64 km2 (71.29 sq mi)
Elevation	588 m (1,929 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	1,901
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3193
Area code	02768
Website	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 was part of the tumultuous history of Austria.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1971	3,188	—
1981	2,887	−9.4%
1991	2,518	−12.8%
2001	2,344	−6.9%
2014	1,977	−15.7%

Politics

St. Aegyd am Neuwalde's mayor is Herbert Mitterböck and its chief officer is Adolf Praschl. In the municipal council, the mandates for its 21 seats are distributed 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.