Orth an der Donau

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Orth an der Donau
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Gänserndorf
Mayor	Johann Mayor
Basic statistics
Area	33.41 km² (12.9 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (492 ft)
Population	1,966 (09/06/2008)
- Density	59 /km² (152 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	2304
Area code	02212
Website	www.orth.at Coordinates: 48°7′0″N 16°41′0″E / 48.11667, 16.68333

Orth an der Donau is a town in the district of Gänserndorf in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is located on the bank of the Danube River, about fifteen miles east of Vienna.^[1]

In the 1880s its population was about 3,000.^[1]

In 1170, Hartneid von Orthe purchased the village and estate surrounding it, founded a church, and erected a castle. It remained in the family for several successive generations, when the proprietor, about the close of the 17th century, sold out and moved to Moravia.^[1]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c Egle, William Henry (1886)). Genealogical Record of the Families of Beatty, Egle, Müller, Murray, Orth and Thomas. Harrisburg, PA: Lane S. Hart, Printer and Binder, 85.