Rohrau, Austria

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Coordinates: 48°4′0″N 16°51′0″E / 48.06667, 16.85

Rohrau
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Bruck an der Leitha
Mayor	Herbert Speckl
Basic statistics
Area	20.47 km² (7.9 sq mi)
Elevation	148 m  (486 ft)
Population	1,455  (01/01/2001)
- Density	71 /km² (184 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	2471
Area code	02164

Rohrau is a town in Lower Austria, Austria.

Rohrau is located in the industrial quarter of Lower Austria. 8.66% of the land are forested, the rest are used for farming:

Contents 1 Districts Katastralgemeinden 2 Historical population of Rohrau 3 History 4 Other 5 Persons

[edit] Districts Katastralgemeinden

• Gerhaus
• Hollern
• Pachfurth
• Rohrau

[edit] Historical population of Rohrau

• 1971: 1,341
• 1981: 1,258
• 1991: 1,224
• 2001: 1,455

[edit] History

The area during Roman Times belonged to the province of Noricum. It lies in the heartland of Lower Austria.

[edit] Other

There are 74 companies, 47 are related to agricultural and forestry. 633 persons are employed. The activity rate is 17.59%.

Rohrau is also the city where classical composer Joseph Haydn was born in 1732. He is famous for his piano sonatas, symphonies and string quartets.

[edit] Persons

• (Franz) Joseph Haydn, composer (1732 - 1809)
• (Johann) Michael Haydn, composer (1737 - 1806)

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