Karlstetten

Geschichte

Karlstetten is a community in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It has 2182 inhabitants.GeographyKarlstetten is located in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria at the south-east border of the Dunkelsteinerwald. Karlstetten has an overall area of 28,21 km2, 43,15 percent of this area is forested.Cadastral communities are: Karlstetten, Heitzing, Hausenbach, Weyersdorf, Lauterbach, Obermamau, Untermamau, Schaubing. Further villages are Dreihöf, Rosenthal, Wieshöf, Eglsee.PoliticsMayor of the community is Anton Fischer, his substitute is Josef Hofbauer. In the council the seats are distributed as follows: ÖVP 10, SPÖ8, FPÖ 1. (March 2005)SportsThe soccer team "SV Karlstetten/Neidling" plays in the "Gebietsliga West".Economy and infrastructureIn 2001 there were 73 workplaces which were not agricultural. There were 75 agricultural ones. 974 people are employed in the village.Karlstetten has the following institutions: kindergarten, elementary school, secondary modern school, general practitioner, dentist, musical school, musical society, gymnastics club.Volunteer fire brigadeThe market town Karlstetten has 3 volunteer fire brigades available: FF Karlstetten, FF Weyersdorf and FF Hausenbach. There is also a fire brigade youth group in Karlstetten.