Hirtenberg
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| Hirtenberg | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Austria |
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| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Baden |
| Mayor | Gisela Strobl (SPÖ) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 1.47 km² (0.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (919 ft) |
| Population | 2,513 (31/12/2005) |
| - Density | 1,710 /km² (4,428 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | BN |
| Postal code | 2552 |
| Area code | 02256 |
| Website | www.hirtenberg.at |
Hirtenberg is a town of 2,300 inhabitants near Baden bei Wien in Lower Austria, Austria. The river Triesting is located at the south border of the town. Coming from the Wienerwald the valley of Triesting joins here the Wiener Becken.
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[edit] Neighborhoods
Starting in the east going clockwise the following towns are located next to Hirtenberg:
- Leobersdorf
- Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
- St. Veit an der Triesting (part of Berndorf)
[edit] Traffic
The Leobersdorf railway connecting the Austrian Southern Railway at Leobersdorf with the Austrian Western Railway at St. Pölten runs at the southern border of the town. The train-station of Hirtenberg is located on the area of Enzesfeld. The main road in the town is the federal highway B18 Hainfelder Bundesstraße.
[edit] History
The name "Hirtenberg" is derived from the name of a small castle - the Feste Huotto - which was located on a hill overlooking the valley of the Triesting. At the end of the first Turkish war in 1532 the army of Kasim Bey was defeated in the area of Hirtenberg. With the beginning of the 20th century some industrial companies were founded: a weaving company, the ammunition producing Hirtenberger Patronenfabrik and a steel producing company. Because of this fact the coat of arms of Hirtenberg contains an industrial building with three chimneys. During the second world war the production of ammunition was highly raised and a department of the concentration camp KZ Mauthausen was situated here. The big companies are now far smaller and employ far fewer people than before and turned to produce different things like airbag ignitions, steel lockers or car rims.
[edit] Public Buildings
- federal prison - the fifth biggest prison of Austria, 500 of the 2,300 inhabitants are in fact prisoners
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