St. Aegyd am Neuwalde
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Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde is a market town
Market town
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 in the district
Districts of Austria
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 of Lilienfeld
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, Lower Austria
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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
Mostviertel
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. 87.61 percent of municipal territory is forested.

History

In antiquity, the territory that is now St. Aegyd was part of the Roman province
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 of Noricum
Noricum
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. As part of the Austria
Austria
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n heartland of Lower Austria, St. Aegyd took part in the tumultuous history of Austria
History of Austria
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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
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 13, ÖVP
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 6, FPÖ
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