Orth an der Donau

Orth an der Donau
Orth an der Donau
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Gänserndorf
Mayor Johann Mayor
Area 33.41 km2 (13 sq mi)
Elevation 150 m  (492 ft)
Population 2,052 (1 January 2011)[1]
 - Density 61 /km2 (159 /sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code 2304
Area code 02212
Website www.orth.at

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.[2]

In the 1880s its population was about 3,000.[2]

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.
  2. ^ 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. pp. 85. 
Municipalities in the district of Gänserndorf