Bad Deutsch-Altenburg
Bad Deutsch-Altenburg | ||
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Postal code 2405 | ||
Area code | 02165 | |
Website | www.baddeutsch-altenburg.at |
Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, until 1928 Deutsch-Altenburg (
Geography
The town lies in the Lower Austrian Industrieviertel region, on the right riverbank of the Danube River and the Danube-Auen National Park, south-west of Hainburg an der Donau and Devín Gate. On 8 August 2013 it recorded 40.5C which is the highest temperature ever recorded in Austria.
The health resort is centered on iodine and sulfur springs, which are one of the most powerful in Central Europe.
Climate
Bad Deutsch-Altenburg in the transitional zone between having an oceanic climate and a humid continental climate (Cfb bordering on Dfb according to the Köppen climate classification). On 8 August 2013, a temperature of 40.5 °C (104.9 °F) was recorded in Bad Deutsch, which is the highest temperature ever recorded in Austria.[3]
History
The settlement in the
In March 1945, numerous Jewish
Politics
Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2010 elections:
- Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 7
- Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 5
- Team Altenburg (Independent): 5
- Wir Altenburger (Independent): 1
- Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 1
Notable people
- Carl Hollitzer (1874—1942), caricaturist, singer and cabaret artist
- Blessed Bishop of Iaşi
- Hannes Swoboda (born 1946), politician
References
- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Neuer Hitze-Rekord: 40,5 °C in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg". ZAMG. 9 August 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Eleonore Lappin: Die Todesmärsche ungarischer Juden durch Österreich im Frühjahr 1945. Institut für Geschichte der Juden in Österreich, 2008.