Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge

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Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge
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Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°58′N16°36′E / 47.967°N 16.600°E / 47.967; 16.600 Coordinates: 47°58′N16°36′E / 47.967°N 16.600°E / 47.967; 16.600
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Bruck an der Leitha
Government
 •  Mayor Gerhard David
Area
[1]
 • Total29.92 km2 (11.55 sq mi)
Elevation
212 m (696 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [2]
 • Total4,069
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2452
Area code 02168
Website www.mannersdorf-leithagebirge.gv.at

Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge is a town in Austria. It is located in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in the state of Lower Austria. Mannersdorf is seated at the base of a range of wooded hills called the Leitha Mountains (Leithagebirge), from which it receives its full name. It overlooks an agricultural plain, through which flows the Leitha River, about two miles away.

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Palace GuentherZ 2011-05-07 0151 Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge Schloss.jpg
Palace
Former town hall Ehem Rathaus 11356 in A-2452 Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge.jpg
Former town hall
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Plague column

History

The area of Mannerdorf has been inhabited since Neolithic times, as the archaeological materials in the municipal museum demonstrate. [3] Excavations in 1981 indicate that the town itself has existed for at least 1000 years; the earliest historical mention is from 1233. [3]

Mannersdorf lies along historical invasion routes and its history has not been entirely serene. The town was razed by invading Turkish armies in 1529 and 1683, and burnt to the ground in 1704, 1705 and 1708 by the rebelling Hungarian forces known as the Kuruzzen. In 1805, 1809, and 1810, French troops were quartered there, following successful invasions of Austria by Napoleon. Soviet troops occupied the town near the end of World War II, in 1945. [4]

The baths

In 1517, a Dr. Enzianer, who was Rector of the University of Vienna and court physician, established a bathing establishment, making use of the waters of a slightly sulfurous [5] spring, temperature 22.5 degrees C. This spa remained popular for about 250 years. [3] In the mid 18th century the spa was quite fashionable, visited by members of the Imperial family including Empress Maria Theresia. The baths continued until 1786, when they were closed by a decree of Emperor Joseph II. [3] The baths were reopened only much later (1928), and continue to operate today, more as a water park (with pools and a water slide) than as a traditional spa.

Musical history

Mannersdorf was also a center of music. During the fashionable apogee of the 18th century, Prince Hildburghausen put on concerts and operatic productions in the town, and eminent musicians came to perform and visit the spa.

The composer Joseph Haydn spent three summer months in Mannersdorf in 1753, though being only 21 and a struggling freelancer, he came not as a tourist but more or less as a servant. The ambassador of Venice to the Austrian Empire, Pietro Correr, visited the spa in the company of his mistress, [6] who required the presence of the singing teacher who regularly taught her in Vienna. This was the Italian composer Nicola Porpora. At the time, Haydn was working for Porpora as an accompanist and valet. He was placed on salary in the Correr establishment at a rate of six ducats per month and ate his meals with the Correr servants. The visit was a career opportunity for the young Haydn, as the famous composers Gluck and Wagenseil heard him play.

A monument on the Schubertplatz commemorates Haydn's stay. [7]

Notable sights

Economy

The limestone quarry in the hills just south of Mannersdorf. Mannersdorf Leithagebirge Steinbruch 2010 01.jpg
The limestone quarry in the hills just south of Mannersdorf.
The conveyor system for limestone passing through the town. In the background the concrete plant is visible. ConveyorMannersdorf.jpg
The conveyor system for limestone passing through the town. In the background the concrete plant is visible.

Industry and commerce dominate the local economy. [12] Above the town on the lower slopes of the Leithagebirge is a very large limestone quarry, which provided the stone for many of the historic buildings of Vienna and other cities of central Europe. Today, the quarried limestone is used for the manufacture of concrete. [3] An enormous concrete plant, the largest in Austria, [13] is seated on the agricultural plain below the town; it is owned by the Lafarge-Perlmooser firm. Stone is conveyed to the plant, without the need for heavy vehicular traffic, by an elevated conveyor device that passes through the town.

Notes

  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 4 5 Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge Archived 2013-01-14 at archive.today
  4. ↑ "Geschichte". Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  5. ↑ Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge
  6. ↑ Her name is known only as "Wilhelmine".
  7. ↑ "Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge". Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  8. ↑ "Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge". Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  9. ↑ "Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge". Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  10. ↑ "Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge".
  11. ↑ On the left are structures that supported a funicular (cable-suspended) system that served the same function from 1913 to 1960.
  12. ↑ "Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge".
  13. ↑ Tradeship Publications (n.d.: 49)

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