Zwentendorf
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| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Tulln |
| Mayor | Hermann Kühtreiber (SPÖ) |
| Area | 53.85 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Population | 3,925 (1 January 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 73 /km2 (189 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | TU |
| Postal code | 3435 |
| Area code | 02277 |
| Website | www.zwentendorf.at |
Zwentendorf an der Donau is a small market municipality in Lower Austria, Austria, with 3,280 inhabitants. It is located at 48°21′N 15°54′E / 48.35°N 15.9°E, in the Tullnerfeld on the southern bank of the Danube. The place attained celebrity as the site of the only Austrian nuclear power station, which was established here, but its start-up was prevented by a popular vote on November 5, 1978. 50.5% of voters said no to starting up Zwentendorf.[2]
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- ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.
- ^ Zwentendorf, a Nuclear Plant That Will Never Be Turned on
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