Hainburg an der Donau

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Hainburg an der Donau
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°8′45″N16°56′46″E / 48.14583°N 16.94611°E / 48.14583; 16.94611
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Bruck an der Leitha
Government
   Mayor Helmut Schmid (ÖVP)
Area
[1]
  Total24.98 km2 (9.64 sq mi)
Elevation
161 m (528 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [2]
  Total6,570
  Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2410
Area code +43 02 165
Website www.hainburg.at

Hainburg an der Donau (also referred to simply as Hainburg) is a town located in the Bruck an der Leitha district in the state of Lower Austria of eastern Austria. In 2021 it had a population of about 7,000.

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Geography

Hainburg is located on the right bank of the Danube river. It is located 12 kilometres west of the Slovak capital Bratislava and 43 kilometres east of the Austrian capital Vienna. It is part of the Industrial Quarter (German : Industrieviertel) of the state of Lower Austria.

45.87% of the town municipality's land is forested, while 54.13% is used for agriculture and urban areas.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19716,060    
19815,731−5.4%
19915,753+0.4%
20015,651−1.8%
20065,717+1.2%
20115,951+4.1%
20216,975+17.2%

History

Information board about Hainburg Hainburg an der Donau - Infotafel.JPG
Information board about Hainburg
Hainburg an der Donau - um 1916 Hainburg an der Donau - um 1916.tif
Hainburg an der Donau - um 1916
Philippus-und-Jakobus-Kirche in Hainburg Hainburg an der Donau - Philippus-und-Jakobus-Kirche.JPG
Philippus-und-Jakobus-Kirche in Hainburg

Sites of interest

Economics and infrastructure

In 2001, there were 242 businesses and 29 agricultural and forestry businesses. There were 2,512 employed persons. The productivity rate was 45.07%. There were 70 unemployed persons.

Twin towns – sister cities

Hainburg an der Donau is twinned with the following towns and cities: [4]

Notable people

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References

  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hainburg"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 822.
  4. "Städte-Partnerschaften". Hainburg a.d. Donau (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2022-12-17.