Hollabrunn

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Hollabrunn
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Hollabrunn
Mayor	Helmut Wunderl
Basic statistics
Area	152.38 km² (58.8 sq mi)
Elevation	236 m  (774 ft)
Population	11,128  (01/01/2005)
- Density	73 /km² (189 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	2020
Area code	02952
Website	www.hollabrunn.gv.at Coordinates: 48°34′0″N 16°6′0″E / 48.56667, 16.1

Hollabrunn, is a district capital town in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, on the Göllersbach river.

[edit] History

The surroundings of Hollabrunn have first been settled in neolithic times. Around 300 B.C. one of the most significant La Tène culture cities in central Europe briefly flourished on the southern slopes of the Sandberg hill at Roseldorf close to the village of Platt, a few kilometers to the northwest of Hollabrunn.

Main article: Battle of Schöngrabern

On November 16, 1805, it was the site of a battle between the French Napoleonic troops under Joachim Murat (including general Nicolas Charles Oudinot, who was wounded) and the Russian general Bagration.

[edit] Sources and references

• Nouveau Larousse illustré, undated, early 20th century, in French

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