Leobersdorf

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Leobersdorf
Municipality
Leobersdorf Luftpanorama.jpg
Aerial view of Leobersdorf
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Leobersdorf
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°55′N16°13′E / 47.917°N 16.217°E / 47.917; 16.217
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Baden
Government
 •  Mayor Andreas Ramharter
Area
[1]
 • Total
12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi)
Elevation
267 m (876 ft)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
5,344
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2544
Area code 02256
Website www.leobersdorf.at

Leobersdorf is a market town in the Baden district of Lower Austria, Austria.

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Geography

Leobersdorf is situated at the exit of the Triesting Valley on the edge of the Vienna Basin and is traversed by the Triesting River.

Municipal divisions

Leobersdorf consists of one catastral community (Katastralgemeinde) (Population as of 2025): [2]

Leobersdorf can be further divided into one locality (Ortschaft) (Population as of 2025): [2]

History

Early settlements

First indices of settlement in the area date back to 3000 BC.

Around 350 BC Celtic settlers found Noricum, from their word Tristis, which means rushing or dangerous, derived the name for the river Triesting which flows through Leobersdorf.

About 15 AD, Noricum was taken peacefully by the Romans. They most likely built a watchtower where the church is currently standing.

Name

Leobersdorf was first named in the Bayrische Traditionsbücher (Bavarian Traditionbooks) as Liubetsendorf around 1165 / 1174. This name possibly derives from the old-Slavic name Ljubac or the Celtic word Lewer or Loben, which means Border- or Gravehill.

The name changed over time. In 1311 it was Lewbesdorf, 1350 Leubesdorf and finally, 1588, Leobersdorf.

Important dates in the history of Leobersdorf 700 Jahre Marktgemeinde Leobersdorf.jpg
Important dates in the history of Leobersdorf

Archeological finds

Burial sites from the Avar Khaganate (650–800 CE) have been found in Leobersdorf, and the remains are mostly of East Asian ancestry. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,762—    
18801,939+10.0%
18902,702+39.4%
19003,558+31.7%
19104,075+14.5%
19233,969−2.6%
19343,784−4.7%
19393,793+0.2%
19513,515−7.3%
19613,396−3.4%
19713,561+4.9%
19813,486−2.1%
19913,751+7.6%
20014,145+10.5%
20114,661+12.4%
20214,946+6.1%
20255,344+8.0%

Politics

The municipal council (Gemeinderat) consists of 29 members. Since the 2025 Lower Austrian local elections, it is made up of the following parties and lists: [4]

Notable people

Ing. Viktor Kaplan worked at the Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik from 1901 to 1903 and developed his idea of the Kaplan turbine there.

References

  1. ↑ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Bevölkerung zu Jahres-/Quartalsanfang". STATISTIK AUSTRIA (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  3. ↑ Wang, Ke; Tobias, Bendeguz; Pany-Kucera, Doris; Berner, Margit; Eggers, Sabine; Gnecchi-Ruscone, Guido Alberto; Zlámalová, Denisa; Gretzinger, Joscha; Ingrová, Pavlína; Rohrlach, Adam B.; Tuke, Jonathan; Traverso, Luca; Klostermann, Paul; Koger, Robin; Friedrich, Ronny; Wiltschke-Schrotta, Karin; Kirchengast, Sylvia; Liccardo, Salvatore; Wabnitz, Sandra; Vida, Tivadar; Geary, Patrick J.; Daim, Falko; Pohl, Walter; Krause, Johannes; Hofmanová, Zuzana (2025). "Ancient DNA reveals reproductive barrier despite shared Avar-period culture". Nature. 638 (8052): 1007–1014. Bibcode:2025Natur.638.1007W. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08418-5. ISSN   1476-4687. PMC   11864967 . PMID   39814885.
  4. ↑ "Gemeinderatswahl Niederösterreich 2025 - news.ORF.at". orf.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-24.



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