Ennsdorf

Ennsdorf

Coat of arms
Ennsdorf

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 48°12′N 14°26′E / 48.200°N 14.433°E / 48.200; 14.433Coordinates: 48°12′N 14°26′E / 48.200°N 14.433°E / 48.200; 14.433
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Amstetten
Government
  Mayor Alfred Buchberger
Area
  Total 7.69 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Elevation 250 m (820 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 2,983
  Density 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 4482
Area code 07223
Website www.ennsdorf.gv.at

Geography

Ennsdorf lies on the Enns River.

History

In the Roman empire it was part of the region Noricum. In the year 1244 it was first mentioned in records. All times it was strongly bound to the city of Enns, although it belonged until 1779 to St. Valentin.

On May 5, 1945, SS units replaced approx. 800 soldiers based in Ennsdorf. On May 7, negotiations to surrender failed. On May 8, 1945, Major General Stanley Eric Reinhart expected 15,000 to 16,000 German PWs to cross the bridge at ENNSDORF to surrender. On May 10, Soviet soldiers took over.

Politics

The distribution of 21 mandates in the town council is: SPÖ 13, ÖVP 6, BL-EW 1, FPÖ 1.

References

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