Ennsdorf

Ennsdorf
Coat of arms
Ennsdorf Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°12′N 14°26′E / 48.200°N 14.433°E / 48.200; 14.433Coordinates: 48°12′N 14°26′E / 48.200°N 14.433°E / 48.200; 14.433
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Amstetten
Government
• Mayor	Alfred Buchberger
Area
• Total	7.69 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	2,983
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	4482
Area code	07223
Website	www.ennsdorf.gv.at

Geography

Ennsdorf lies on the Enns River.

History

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 7, 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 10, Soviet soldiers took over.

Politics

The distribution of 21 mandates in the town council is: SPÖ 13, ÖVP 6, BL-EW 1, FPÖ 1.

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