Zwentendorf
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Zwentendorf an der Donau is a small market municipality
in Lower Austria
, Austria
, with 3,280 inhabitants. It is located at 48°21′N 15°54′E, in the Tullnerfeld on the southern bank of the Danube
. The place attained celebrity as the site of the only Austrian nuclear power station
, which was established here, but its start-up was prevented by a popular vote on November 5, 1978. 50.5% of voters said no to starting up Zwentendorf.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Lower Austria
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...
, with 3,280 inhabitants. It is located at 48°21′N 15°54′E, in the Tullnerfeld on the southern bank of the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
. The place attained celebrity as the site of the only Austrian nuclear power station
Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant
The Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant was the first nuclear plant built in Austria, of 6 nuclear plants originally envisaged. The plant at Zwentendorf, Austria was finished, but never operated. Start-up of the Zwentendorf plant, as well as construction of the other 5 plants, was prevented by a...
, which was established here, but its start-up was prevented by a popular vote on November 5, 1978. 50.5% of voters said no to starting up Zwentendorf.
See also
- Anti-nuclear movement in AustriaAnti-nuclear movement in AustriaConstruction of the first Austrian nuclear power plant in Zwentendorf on the Danube, about 20 miles upstream from the capital, Vienna, began in 1972. Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant was designed as a boiling water reactor with a capacity of 700 MW, that was expected to generate about 10% of the...
- Freda Meissner-BlauFreda Meissner-BlauFreda Meissner-Blau is an Austrian politician, activist, and prominent figurehead in the Austrian environmental movement. She was a founder and the federal spokesperson of the Austrian Green Party.-Early life:...
- Mathilde HallaMathilde HallaMathilde Halla first became involved in the anti-nuclear movement in Austria in 1973 when she joined a small activist organization called Citizens Against Atomic Danger, while working as a schoolteacher. For over thirty years, she has coordinated anti-nuclear demonstrations, written numerous...
- Zwentendorf Nuclear Power PlantZwentendorf Nuclear Power PlantThe Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant was the first nuclear plant built in Austria, of 6 nuclear plants originally envisaged. The plant at Zwentendorf, Austria was finished, but never operated. Start-up of the Zwentendorf plant, as well as construction of the other 5 plants, was prevented by a...