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Ennsdorf
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| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Amstetten |
| Mayor | Alfred Buchberger |
| Area | 7.69 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population | 2,900 (1 January 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 377 /km2 (977 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal code | 4482 |
| Area code | 07223 |
| Website | www.ennsdorf.gv.at |
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Ennsdorf is a town in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria. It is situated at the river Enns.
In the roman empire it was part of the region Noricum. In the year 1244 it was first mentioned in records. All times it was strongly bound to the city of Enns, although it belonged until 1779 to St. Valentin.
On May 5, 1945, SS units replaced approx. 800 soldiers based in Ennsdorf. On May 7th, negotiations to surrender failed. On May 8, 1945, Major General Stanley Eric Reinhart expected 15,000 to 16,000 German PWs to cross the bridge at ENNSDORF to surrender. On May 10th, Soviet soldiers took over.
The distribution of 21 mandates in the town council is: SPÖ 13, ÖVP 6, BL-EW 1, FPÖ 1.