Stockerau

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Stockerau
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Stockerau (Austria)
Stockerau
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Lower Austria
District Korneuburg
Mayor Helmut Laab
Basic statistics
Area 37.41 km² (14.4 sq mi)
Elevation 176 m  (577 ft)
Population 14,952  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 400 /km² (1,035 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 2000, 2003
Area code 02266
Website www.stockerau.gv.at

Coordinates: 48°23′0″N 16°13′0″E / 48.38333, 16.21667

Stockerau (IPA: [ʃtɔkəˈʁaʊ]) is a town in the district of Korneuburg in Lower Austria, Austria.

Leisure facilities are various: wellness centre, sports centre with three gyms, judo and table tennis gym, skittle alley and football stadium. In addition there are indoor and outdoor tennis facilities.

Stockerau offers a range of exhibitions, concerts, readings and singing evenings in the cultural centre "Belvedereschlößl". In the cellar of this castle, built in 16th century and revitalised by the town community in the year 1984, you will find the district museum.

Between Stockerau and the Danube there is a large forest.

Saint Coloman was martyred here in 1012, and is known as St. Coloman of Stockerau.

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