Lichtenwörth is a town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 in Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. It is situated by the Leitha and Warmer Fischa.

The market town has a kindergarten school, an elementary school and a high school. It also has a music school.

History

The place was first mentioned in the 12th century.

In the 12th century, a castle was built. Magyars, Turks

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 and Mongols

Mongols

Mongols ) are a Central-East Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in the countries of Mongolia, China, and Russia. In China, ethnic Mongols can be found mainly in the central north region of China such as Inner Mongolia...

 invaded the city at times.

In 1756, the fabric manufacturer named Nadelburg were owned by the regency of Maria Theresa

Maria Theresa of Austria

Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma...

. The factory was denationalized in 1769. It was replaced by mills. The Nadelburg was closed in 1930. It is now a museum. www.nadelburgmuseum.at

Lichtenwörth became a market town in 1992.

Politics

The council of Lichtenwörth consists of 21 members and 3 parties.

• SPÖ
  Social Democratic Party of Austria
  The Social Democratic Party of Austria is one of the oldest political parties in Austria. The SPÖ is one of the two major parties in Austria, and has ties to trade unions and the Austrian Chamber of Labour. The SPÖ is among the few mainstream European social-democratic parties that have preserved...
  
  : 13 members
• ÖVP
  Austrian People's Party
  The Austrian People's Party is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Austria. A successor to the Christian Social Party of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is similar to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in terms of ideology...
  
  : 5 members
• UFO (Unabhängiges Forum = Independent Forum): 2 members

Sites of interest

• Nadelburg - a factory which was established by Maria Theresa. http://www.nadelburgmuseum.at (in German and English)