Windigsteig

Windigsteig is a municipality in the district of Waidhofen an der Thaya in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Windigsteig
Windigsteig market square
Coat of arms
Windigsteig Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°46′00″N 15°17′00″E / 48.76667°N 15.28333°E / 48.76667; 15.28333
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Waidhofen an der Thaya
Government
• Mayor	Alfred Bräuer (ÖVP)
Area ^[1]
• Total	25.52 km^2 (9.85 sq mi)
Elevation	498 m (1,634 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)^[2]
• Total	945
• Density	37/km^2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3841
Area code	02849
Vehicle registration	WT
Website	www.windigsteig.gv.at

Geography

Windigsteig lies in the northern Waldviertel in Lower Austria. The market municipality covers an area of 25.49 square kilometres, 21.57% of which is wooded.

Municipal subdivisions

The municipality includes the following 13 villages (in brackets is their population as at 1 January 2015^[3]):

• Edengans (19)
• Grünau (31)
• Kleinreichenbach (72)
• Kottschallings (66)
• Lichtenberg (60)
• Markl (112)
• Matzlesschlag (48)
• Meires (60)
• Rafings (82)
• Rafingsberg (17)
• Waldberg (49)
• Willings (41)
• Windigsteig (312)

The Cadastral municipalities are Edengans, Grünau, Kleinreichenbach, Kottschallings, Lichtenberg, Markl, Matzlesschlag, Meires, Rafings, Waldberg, Willings and Windigsteig.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1971	1,431	—
1981	1,267	−11.5%
1991	1,168	−7.8%
2001	1,117	−4.4%

References

1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
3. Statistik Austria, Bevölkerung am 1.1.2015 nach Ortschaften

External links

•   Media related to Windigsteig at Wikimedia Commons