Wieselburg
Encyclopedia
Wieselburg is a town in Lower Austria
, Austria
, located near the River Erlauf
. Its name roughly translates to castle where two rivers meet, as there are two rivers that run together to create the Erlauf. Its population is approximately 6,500 (including surrounding villages).
A brewery
, an agricultural college and research institute (HBLFA Francisco Josephinum
), a college of higher education (Fachhochschule), and one of the oldest churches north of the Alps
dating from AD 976 are located in the town. Wieselburg was made a town 1000 years later, in 1976.
Annually in the ending of June beginning of July an agricultural fair
, Wieselburger Messe, takes place.
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
, 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...
, located near the River Erlauf
Erlauf
Erlauf is a town in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria....
. Its name roughly translates to castle where two rivers meet, as there are two rivers that run together to create the Erlauf. Its population is approximately 6,500 (including surrounding villages).
A brewery
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
, an agricultural college and research institute (HBLFA Francisco Josephinum
Francisco Josephinum
The Francisco Josephinum Secondary College and Research Institute in Wieselburg is a secondary school for agriculture with a long tradition in Austria.Founded more than 100 years ago, it has been situated at Weinzierl Castle in Wieselburg since 1934....
), a college of higher education (Fachhochschule), and one of the oldest churches north of the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
dating from AD 976 are located in the town. Wieselburg was made a town 1000 years later, in 1976.
Annually in the ending of June beginning of July an agricultural fair
Fair
A fair or fayre is a gathering of people to display or trade produce or other goods, to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated carnival or funfair entertainment. It is normally of the essence of a fair that it is temporary; some last only an afternoon while others may ten weeks. ...
, Wieselburger Messe, takes place.
People
- Karl Bienenstein (de)
- Alfred GusenbauerAlfred GusenbauerAlfred Gusenbauer is an Austrian career politician who until 2008 spent his entire professional life as an employee of the Social Democratic Party of Austria or as a parliamentary representative. He headed the SPÖ from 2000 to 2008, and served as Chancellor of Austria from January 2007 to...
, educated here - Paul HörbigerPaul HörbigerPaul Hörbiger was an Austrian theatre and film actor.-Life and work:Paul Hörbiger was born in Budapest, the son of Hans Hörbiger, an engineer who wrote Welteislehre on glacial cosmology, and elder brother of actor Attila Hörbiger. In 1902 the family returned to Vienna, while Paul attended the...
(de) - Eugen WüsterEugen WüsterEugen Wüster was an industrialist and terminologist.- Career :Wüster became enthusiastic about Esperanto when he was 15, soon coming to the fore as an Esperanto translator...
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