Wolfsthal is a town in the district of Bruck an der Leitha

Bruck an der Leitha (district)

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 in Lower Austria

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 in Austria

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. It along with neighboring Berg were part of the municipality of Wolfsthal-Berg until 1996. It is the end of the line for S7 Vienna S-Bahn

Vienna S-Bahn

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 trains.

Geography

The city is located next to the Danube

Danube

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 river and Bratislava

Bratislava

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 in Slovakia. It is part of the Industrial Quarter Industrieviertel

Industrieviertel

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in Lower Austria.
The area of the municipality covers 21.78 square kilometers. 48.31 percent the area is forested.

History

• 1083: First documented mention of Wolfsthal in the Chronicle of Göttweig, Wolfsthal is part of the parish of Hainburg. Whether the place name is from a man named "Wolf" or the animal is not fully understood, a race of animal names is likely to be as old as the field names like "wolf snout" or "Wolf Bruck" suspect.
• 1400: A Jewish settlement grows in Wolfsthal. A synagogue of this period is still preserved in the Upper Street in the former forester's house.
• 1529: The first Turkish assault brings destruction and affliction on Wolfsthal and Pottenburg
• 1544: Otto Wilhelm Walterskirchen and Hundsheim the "Veste Wolfsthal" and the Pottenburg acquires as his own. Both are still in possession of the family Walterskirchen
• 1660: The old, probably originally Romanesque church, is extended, with a dome and a choir.
• 1683: The Plague and the second Turkish attack brought ruin and destruction to Wolfsthal.
• 1710: The church of Wolfsthal become a pilgrimage church. Side aisles are attached and church cemetery is relocated to outside of town.
• 1742: Construction of a school in front of the present church.
• 1805: The invasion of the French brings misery and destruction to Wolfsthal
• 1828: The former Pastor Albert Ressl assign to write a book "Description of the place Wolfsthal". This book is still missing. The church gets a new, 400-pound bell, which is still in use.
• 1855: The family of Walterskirchen donated a kindergarten, which is later taken over by the state of Lower Austria. Even a home for aged for the employees of the estate farms will be built.
• 1877: The Volunteer Fire Department Wolfsthal is founded.
• 1911: Construction of the Preßburgerbah. Since 1955, the railway terminates in Wolfsthal.
• 1914: The First World War calls 31 victims.
• 1921: The war memorial is built.
• 1922: The sports club is established in Wolfsthal.
• 1925: The glee club is established
• 1928: Wolfsthal is electrified.
• 1938: Annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany
• 1939 -1945: Second World War. In this period 61 inhabitants of Wolfsthal died cause of this insanity.
• 1945: Wolfsthal is located in the Russian-occupied zone.
• 1954: Due to prolonged rain protection embankment of the Danube between Bratislava Wolfsthal and threatens to burst into Wolfsthal and Kittsee the emergency is declared.
• 1955: Under Pastor F. Bayer, the church is renovated.
• 1960: Baron Manfred Mautner Markhof acquires badyan Good "Nussau".
• 1965: The water pipe of the town is put into operation, the fire department receives a new vehicle "FK 100".
• 1967: Founding of the band Wolfsthal.
• 1968: The pond near the playground and the farm next to the church is acquired by the municipality.
• 1969: Haunts a devastating hurricane disaster Wolfsthal. Trees are uprooted, the catenary and the rails of Preßburgerbahn severely damaged, blocked the road.
• 1972: Amalgamation of the municipalities Wolfsthal and Berg.
• 1975: The embellishment and Tourism Association is founded and from 1995 as village renewal agreement continued.
• 1989: The iron curtain falls, Wolfsthal is run over by an avalanche of traffic.
• 1992: The biomass heating plant Wolfsthal his farm to take, and thereby contributes significantly to a healthy environment.
• 1993: The neighboring community of Berg is connected to the district heating network of the FWG.
• 1996: The municipalities Wolfsthal and Berg shall be separated via a unanimous council decision again.
• 1997: The "Karl Knaus Park" - an initiative of the village renewal agreement - will be completed, dedicated and has been a popular stop for tourists.
• 1999: Municipal and school will be renovated. The school gets a new workroom.
• 2002: The nearby Danube leads strong floods.
• 2003: Wolfsthal gets officially awarded its new emblem.
• 2007: Concluding a partnership agreement with the community-Vajnory Bratislava
  Bratislava
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  , Slovakia.
• 2008: Visitation by Archbishop Cardinal Schönborn, with inauguration of the Youth Centernd - end of 2008 Cardinal Schönborn celebrating an "icy rock worship" with 800 young people in the parish church Wolfsthal.

Policy

The mayor of the village is Gerhard Schödinger (ÖVP

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) and chief officer is Thomas Knaus.
In 19 September 2007 Gerhard Schödinger won the Centrope Prize. His engagement for social integration from Slovaks

Slovaks

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in Wolfsthal.