Traiskirchen
| Traiskirchen | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
  Traiskirchen | ||
| Coordinates: 48°1′N 16°18′E / 48.017°N 16.300°ECoordinates: 48°1′N 16°18′E / 48.017°N 16.300°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Lower Austria | |
| District | Baden | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Fritz Knotzer | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 29.08 km2 (11.23 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2013)[1] | ||
| • Total | 17,737 | |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 2514 | |
| Area code | 02252 | |
| Website | www.traiskirchen.gv.at | |
Traiskirchen is a town in the district of Baden in Lower Austria in Austria. It is 20 km south of Vienna and located in the famous Thermenlinie region of Lower Austria known for its wine and heurigers. Traiskirchen is home to the Traiskirchen Lions,[2] a team which plays in the Austrian basketball first league. The town has the oldest public observatory in Lower Austria.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1869 | 23,909 | — |
| 1880 | 4,380 | −81.7% |
| 1890 | 4,947 | +12.9% |
| 1900 | 6,011 | +21.5% |
| 1910 | 8,436 | +40.3% |
| 1923 | 8,139 | −3.5% |
| 1934 | 8,922 | +9.6% |
| 1939 | 8,908 | −0.2% |
| 1951 | 8,057 | −9.6% |
| 1961 | 9,247 | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 11,978 | +29.5% |
| 1981 | 14,063 | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 13,952 | −0.8% |
| 2001 | 15,669 | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 17,169 | +9.6% |
Refugee Camp (Bundesbetreuungsstelle für Asylwerber)
The refugee camp is based in the centre of Traiskirchen on the area of the formally Imperial Artillery Cadet School[3] which was built in 1900. The Cadet School Traiskirchen could accommodate up to 340 pupils , outbuildings 160 person team , stables 110 horses ( for riding lessons ).
During the occupation of Austria a barrack of the Soviet army [4]( about 2000 Soviet armored troops ) and a hospital was housed in the former buildings until the autumn of 1955 .
The buildings have been used from the government repeatedly as a refugee camp from 1945 to 1960 since the handover on 31 August 1955. Already in 1956 the camp was used as a shelter for Hungarian refugees who left their country on account of the Hungarian Revolution in November in 1956. 113,810 people came to Austria on the 5th of the month and 6000 were taken to the camp Traiskirchen. This action was the first large use as a refugee camp and used as a basement for further decisions to host refugees from around the world. The Federal Ministry of the Interior assigned an amount of 20 million shillings ( € 1.45 million ) for the renovation of the dilapidated building substance on 8 March 1957. Even after the Prague Spring (1968 ) Czech and Slovak refugees were included here. In the 1970s and 1980s, refugees mainly from Eastern Europe , but also from Uganda , Chile , Iran, Iraq , Vietnam have been accommodated. Many prominent refugees found initial reception here: The later Vienna State Opera Director Ioan Holender as well as the journalist [5]Paul Lendvai.
In May 1990 it was announced by the Mayor of Traiskirchen that according to promise of the Minister of Interior the institute will be closed permanently . This plan was rejected because only a few refugees could be accommodated up elsewhere during the year 1990 and it was likely to accommodate new refugees from the Soviet Union in January 1991.
In 1993, the refugee camp was renamed the Asylum Office of the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Issues
The refugee camp in Traiskirchen is always subject to political and media debates in Austria. The cramped living conditions of refugees have been criticized. On the other hand, the people have been repeatedly accused of drug trafficking and property crimes, and also repeatedly of violent crimes . The executive is often accused of conducting partly unlawful actions in raids inside and outside the camp.
Interior Minister Ernst Strasser outsourced the camp to the German company European Home Care In 2003. This (criticized) [6]contract was cancelled form the company in 2010 because of low occupancy of the camp.
Sights
Franz-Koller Observatory
This observatory is the oldest in the state of Lower Austria and has been open to the public since 1967. It is unlike many observatories due to its location in the middle of the city and its low elevation, making it susceptible to the winter fog that plagues the region.
St. Nicholas Church
This church is notable for its age. It was built around the year 1400.[7]
External links
References
- ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2013-01-01.
- ↑ http://www.basket.at/ Traiskirchen Lions
- ↑ http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?apm=0&aid=nfp&datum=19031014&seite=25
- ↑ http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fl%C3%BCchtlingslager_Traiskirchen
- ↑ http://www.unhcr.at/mandat/fluechtlinge/prominente-fluechtlinge.html#c1644
- ↑ http://no-racism.net/print/749/
- ↑ http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traiskirchen Traiskirchen German wiki article