Schwadorf

Schwadorf

Coat of arms
Schwadorf
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°04′00″N 16°35′00″E / 48.06667°N 16.58333°E / 48.06667; 16.58333Coordinates: 48°04′00″N 16°35′00″E / 48.06667°N 16.58333°E / 48.06667; 16.58333
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Bruck an der Leitha
Government
 • Mayor Jürgen Maschl (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total 11.37 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Elevation 163 m (535 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
 • Total 2,049
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 2432
Area code 02230
Vehicle registration BL
Website www.schwadorf.gv.at

Schwadorf is an Austrian market town in the Bruck an der Leitha district. It lies on the banks of the River Fischa, fifteen miles (25 km) southeast of Vienna.

Geography

The town is located in a seismic area above a fault line. The "Schwadorf Dome" has been subject to minor earthquakes on occasion, the last one of significance occurring on 8 October 1927.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19711,500—    
19811,488−0.8%
19911,692+13.7%
20011,768+4.5%

Sport

The town's football team, SK Schwadorf, was formed on 31 May 1936 (as ASK Schwadorf). They hosted English giants Arsenal in a friendly in July 2006.[2]

Recent times

The town's former district Wien-Umgebung was dissolved at the end of 2016.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Schwadorf.
  2. ↑ "Ten facts about Schwadorf". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.noen.at/nachrichten/noe/politik-bildung/Bezirk-Wien-Umgebung-wird-aufgeloest;art79519,667302
  4. ↑ "Wien-Umgebung: Aufteilung geändert", artikel in Niederösterreichische Nachrichten (NÖN.at), 24-9-2015
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