“Now the time has come: the city of Strasshof on the Nordbahn is being transformed into a city,” said State Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner yesterday, Friday, in the presence of several guests and guests respect from politics, business, public security, education, the media and many citizens. She spoke of a historic day, “when Strasshof becomes the 77th city in Lower Austria today” and “a nice feeling to be a guest when a wish comes true.” The path began in 2002 with visions and ideas under the mayor of the when Rolf Neidhart started it, the former mayor Herbert Farthofer followed it “You are the revolutionaries of the city- this big and with the resolution of the state parliament on April 25, 2024, your vision will come true.”
Strasshof an der Nordbahn is a “beautiful town that has developed rapidly, especially in the last 30 years, where the population has doubled,” said Mikl-Leitner. A dynamic development that is beautiful, but has raised major challenges in terms of infrastructure, schools, public services and many other areas. “It is a strength that can only be achieved by working together to sustain the local community,” she was sure. “But Strasshof has shown how it can be done, has grown to meet the challenges and has become a desirable and attractive home for people.” The governor of the state spoke, among other things, about the wide range of leisure and sports that are available and the place of education, “where we were only two years ago” We opened the school campus today today in the last few years,” the cultural centers such as the local history and railway museums, the Strasshofer Kellertheater or “children’s culture subscription, which provides even the most youth on art and culture.”
In Strasshof an der Nordbahn you can feel that people look out for each other and are there for each other, as the large number of clubs shows. Mikl-Leitner pointed out, among other things, the music club, “which creates a good atmosphere at today’s festival and even made the ‘Strasshofer Stadtlevesmarsch’ special, which marks the first release here today. they are the lifeline here in Strasshof and in all our communities and cities. Above all, the many volunteer organizations that work for their fellow human beings every day,” she said. She also singled out the volunteer fire brigades, “which worked to hard during the flood disaster together with the armed forces, rescue groups and several volunteers and helpers Tullnerfeld, he helped.
Finally, the governor of the state was sure: “The study of today’s city is not the end, but only the beginning of a successful development in addition to Strasshof” and that the state will continue to be a reliable partner and fair and contributing. Above all, the federal government in the future, regardless of the parties in which it is made, will not be left out of the responsibility that they contribute. “We will ask that the transport policy commitments made many years ago – S1, S8, the Lobau Tunnel – are implemented. “It can no longer be said, ‘business as usual’,” said Mikl-Leitner.
Former mayor Herbert Farthofer, former mayor Rolf Neidhart and mayor Ludwig Deltl spoke about the route from Strasshof on the Nordbahn to the city. In 2002, when a request was sent to the state of Lower Austria to upgrade the community to a city, from today’s perspective the time was not yet ripe, said Neidhart. “But as the saying goes: constant rain wears away the stone.” Then the former mayor implemented many initiatives and projects to plan the way forward. “We established markets and wholesale businesses, we opened kindergartens, we made tough negotiations with the federal railways, we connected the day care center with the primary school and much more,” recalled Farthofer. One of the decisive points in making Strasshof a city, among other things, was the opening of the school campus, said the mayor. He described the renewed application, the advanced preliminary study, the resolution in the local council in September 2023 and the resolution in the Lower Austrian state parliament. “And today we finally get the certificate for the city promotion,” said Deltl. He thanked those who came before him, his team on the local council and, above all, his family: “She is the force that gives me strength to continue working for him Strasshof. “
The Strasshof music club on the Nordbahn accompanied the city’s promotion celebration yesterday. As part of the ceremony, the city councilor Achim Wörner received the city’s gold ring of honor for his 20 years of work in the community and now the city of Strasshof.
