Korneuburg

Korneuburg

Coat of arms
Korneuburg

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 48°20′43″N 16°19′59″E / 48.34528°N 16.33306°E / 48.34528; 16.33306Coordinates: 48°20′43″N 16°19′59″E / 48.34528°N 16.33306°E / 48.34528; 16.33306
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Korneuburg
Government
  Mayor Christian Gepp[1] (ÖVP)
Area
  Total 9.71 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Elevation 168 m (551 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[2]
  Total 12,473
  Density 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 2100
Area code 02262
Vehicle registration KO
Website Stadt Korneuburg (German)
Town hall of Korneuburg

Korneuburg (German pronunciation: [kɔʁˈnɔʏbʊʁk]) is a town in Austria. It is located in the state Lower Austria and is the administrative center of the district of Korneuburg. Korneuburg is situated on the left bank of the Danube, opposite the city of Klosterneuburg, and is 12 km northwest of Vienna. It covers an area of 9.71 square km and as of 2001 there were 11,032 inhabitants.

Korneuburg was originally a bank settlement associated with Klosterneuburg under the name Nivenburg. It was first mentioned in 1136, and in 1298 received the right to formal separation from Klosterneuburg.

In 1938, the shipyard Korneuburg was integrated into the Hermann-Göring-Werke, and significantly enlarged. In 1941, 16 barracks for Germans, forced laborers and prisoners of war were added. In 1945, the Red Army captured the shipyard.[3]

Military campaigns involving the city include the Battle of Vienna, the Thirty Years' War, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Oil Campaign of World War II.

People

References

  1. Im Fokus: Wolfgang Peterl (german) Interview of the KO2100 Korneuburg Community
  2. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2014-01-01.
  3. Anna Rosmus Hitlers Nibelungen, Samples Grafenau 2015, pp. 180

External links

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