Schwarzenbach, Lower Austria

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State: Lower Austria
District: Wiener-Neustadt
Area: 22.31 km²
Population: 1,144 (12/31/2002)
Population density: 51.28/km²
Elevation: 383 m
Postal code: 2903
Municipal code: 32326
Car designation: WB
Arrangement of the city: districts
Address of the city administration: Marktgemeinde Schwarzenbach
4 Markt
Schwarzenbach 2803

Schwarzenbach (German for black brook) is a town in the Wiener Neustadt-Land district, Lower Austria, Austria. 48.22 percent of the municipality is forested, the rest being made up of agricultural and barren land.

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[edit] Subdivisions

The area is divided into two districts: Schwarzenbach and Schwarzenbach (Zerstreut).

[edit] Historical population of Schwarzenbach

[edit] History

In Roman times, the area was part of the Roman Province of Pannonia. Lower Austria is located in the heartland of the nation, and played a key part of the History of Austria. Since 1992, archaeological discovery of an old Celtic settlement dating back to the 1st and the 2nd centuries has been excavated. The findings there show that the community was of great social and political importance.

[edit] Other

There are 33 companies. 463 persons are employed. The productivity rate in 2001 was 41.34%.

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Coordinates: 47°38′N, 16°21′E

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