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Ennsdorf

Coordinates: 48°12′N 14°26′E / 48.200°N 14.433°E / 48.200; 14.433
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Ennsdorf
Coat of arms of Ennsdorf
Ennsdorf is located in Austria
Ennsdorf
Ennsdorf
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°12′N 14°26′E / 48.200°N 14.433°E / 48.200; 14.433
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictAmstetten
Government
 • MayorAlfred Buchberger
Area
 • Total7.69 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total3,031
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4482
Area code07223
Websitewww.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

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population at the beginning of the year for municipalities since 2002 (in German), Statistics Austria, January 2023, Wikidata Q27838750