Wieselburg

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Wieselburg
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Scheibbs
Mayor	Günther Leichtfried (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area	5.42 km² (2.1 sq mi)
Elevation	269 m  (883 ft)
Population	3,627  (31/12/2005)
- Density	669 /km² (1,733 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SB
Postal code	3250
Area code	07416
Website	www.wieselburg.at Coordinates: 48°08′00″N 15°08′20″E / 48.133333, 15.13889

Wieselburg is a town in Lower Austria, Austria, located near the River Erlauf. Its name roughly translates to town where two rivers meet, as there are two rivers that run together to create the Erlauf. Its population is approximately 6,500 (including surrounding villages).

A brewery, an agricultural college and research institute (HBLFA Francisco Josephinum), a college of higher education (Fachhochschule), and one of the oldest churches north of the Alps dating from AD 976 are located in the town. Wieselburg was made a town 1000 years later, in 1976. Annually in the ending of June beginning of July an agricultural fair, Wieselburger Messe, takes place.

Adjacent villages include Oberndorf, Mühling, Petzenkirchen, and others.

[edit] External links

• (German) Municipal website
• (German) HBLFA website
• (German) More information

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