Klosterneuburg

Coordinates: 48°18′15″N 16°19′00″E / 48.30417°N 16.31667°E / 48.30417; 16.31667
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Klosterneuburg
Municipality
Postal code
340x
Area code02243
Vehicle registrationKG
Websitewww.klosterneuburg.at

Klosterneuburg (German pronunciation: [kloːstɐˈnɔɪ̯bʊʁk] ⓘ), frequently abbreviated to Kloburg[3] by locals, is a town in the Tulln District of the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It has a population of about 27,500. The Stift Klosterneuburg (Klosterneuburg Monastery), which was established in 1114 and soon after given to the Augustinians, is of particular historical importance.

Geography

Klosterneuburg and Korneuburg (background), view from Leopoldsberg

It is located on the Danube, immediately north of the Austrian capital Vienna, from which it is separated by the Kahlenberg and Leopoldsberg hills of the Vienna Woods range. It has been separated from its twin city of Korneuburg on the opposite bank of the Danube since the river changed course during the Late Middle Ages. The towns are connected by a reaction ferry link which runs during daylight hours from Spring to late Autumn. The municipal area comprises the northern tip of the Donauinsel as well as the 515 m (1,690 ft) high Mt. Exelberg and its telecommunication tower.

On the site of a former

Austrian Bundesheer are a variety of buildings [4] due to be developed into a 12-hectare new town quarter by 2030.[5] Klosterneuburg is also the centre of a wine growing area, with several esteemed vintners, numerous Heuriger wine taverns and the Federal Institute for Viticulture and Pomology Weinbauschule, where Fritz Zweigelt bred the Zweigelt and Blauburger red wine grapes.[citation needed
]

Due to its hilly location, Klosterneuburg consists of several geographical areas within the

Kierling [de], Kritzendorf [de], Weidling [de], and Weidlingbach [de
]. Its town centre has two main shopping areas - the Niedermarkt and the Rathausplatz - which are separated by a steep hill.

The town is tightly linked to the Austrian capital and is thought to house some of Lower Austria's most affluent citizens [citation needed]. It has direct access to Vienna via the Klosterneuburger Straße highway (B14), the Vienna S-Bahn network running on the Emperor Franz Joseph Railway line (S40) from Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof to Tulln, and along the EV6 The Rivers cycle route. The town is the site of light industry and, while not belonging to Vienna, has almost the feel of a suburb. From 1938 to 1954, indeed, Klosterneuburg was designated as Vienna's 26th district and in more recent times, it has been suggested that Klosterneuburg should become part of Vienna once more. The Essl Museum [de] of contemporary art, and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria established in 2006, are located in the town.

History

See also: Klosterneuburg Monastery

Archaeological findings denote a settlement of the area already during the

Pannonia. After Charlemagne had defeated the Avars, a Carolingian settlement in the newly established Avar March
recorded as Omundesdorf may correspond to the site of the town. Klosterneuburg itself was first mentioned as Nivvenburc (Neuburg, "New Castle") in an 1108 deed.

Monastery and town walls

In 1113 it became the residence[after

princely castle erected together with a collegiate church on a hill rising directly from the banks of the Danube,[4] which he transferred to Augustinian canons in 1133. This order is one of the oldest and richest of its kind in Austria; it owned much of the land upon which today the north-western suburbs of Vienna stand.[4] Later, Duke Leopold VI of Austria (d. 1230) also had his residence there during parts of his reign. It was also here where Leopold VI's eldest son climbed a tree, fell and died. The monastery complex include the old chapel of 1318, with Leopold's tomb and the Verdun Altar, dating from the 12th century, the treasury and relic-chamber, the library with 30,000 volumes and numerous manuscripts, the picture gallery, the collection of coins, the theological hall, and the winecellar, containing an immense tun like that at Heidelberg.[4]

The market on the left river bank quickly developed in conjunction with the famous monastery on the right bank. While the Danube was an important waterway trade route, it also repeatedly affected the citizens by floods. In the late 13th century, the two parts of the town, Klosterneuburg (the monastery) and Korneuburg (the market), had grown apart, whereafter the Habsburg king Albert I of Germany granted separate town privileges to Klosterneuburg in 1298.

The unfortified "Untere Stadt" was devastated by

Escorial. The construction of the Baroque
buildings began in 1730; however, it did not survive an initial phase.

After the Austrian defeat in the 1805 Battle of Austerlitz, the town was occupied by Napoleonic troops until 1809. A winemaker's town during the 19th century, Klosterneuburg developed to a recreational and residential area of Austrian officials working in the nearby capital. During the Anschluss of Austria to Nazi Germany from 1938, Klosterneuburg was incorporated as the 26th district of "Greater Vienna", which was reversed with the establishment of Wien-Umgebung District in 1954.

At the end of 2016 Wien-Umgebung District was dissolved and Klosterneuburg became a part of Tulln.[8][9]

Politics

Town hall

Seats in the town's assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2010 local elections:

Twin town

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Austria

Klosterneuburg is

twinned
with:

Notable people

Franz Kafka, 1923
Herbert Prohaska, 2018

Sport

Coinage

Klosterneuburg commemorative coin

Klosterneuburg was recently selected as a main motif for a high value collectors' coin: the Klosterneuburg commemorative coin. The obverse shows a view of the abbey from the slopes of the Leopoldsberg in the Alps. The Romanesque-Gothic basilica as well as the copper dome with the imperial crown can be seen.

References

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ "KLOBURG Strecken!!". Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Klosterneuburg" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 848–849.
  5. ^ Erholungsstandard., Klosterneuburg hat sich als Stadt mit sehr hoher Lebensqualität bestens etabliert. In unmittelbarer Nähe zu Wien, nur ca. 15 Fahrminuten vom Wiener Stadtzentrum entfernt, ist Klosterneuburg eine Stadt mit hohem Wohn- bzw. "Präsentation des Entwicklungsleitbildes für das Areal der Magedeburgkaserne". klosterneuburg.at. Retrieved 21 April 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ As seen in the Stadtmuseum
  7. ^ Schimmer, Karl August (31 December 1874). Wiens Belagerung durch die Türken: und ihre Einfälle in Ungarn und Oesterreich (in German). J.G. Heubner. p. 441. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Bezirk Wien Umgebung wird aufgelöst". 10 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Wien-Umgebung: Aufteilung geändert". noen.at. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  10. ^ Völker, James Alphonsus (1907). "Johann G. Albrechtsberger" . Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1.
  11. ^ "Lenau, Nikolaus" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 417.


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