Dürnkrut (Slovak: Kruta, Suchá Kruta, Czech: Suché Kruty) is a market town in the district of Gänserndorf in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Castle Dürnkrut (pictured) is the most famous landmark of the town. The town is agricultural with some noteworthy businesses. Crops grown in the flatter areas are canola, corn, sunflowers and sugar beets. The rolling hills are planted with wine grapes by local vintners.
Dürnkrut | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Dürnkrut Palace | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Dürnkrut Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′N 16°51′E / 48.467°N 16.850°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Gänserndorf |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Herbert Bauch (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.39 km2 (11.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 161 m (528 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,267 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2263 |
| Area code | 02538 |
| Website | duernkrut |
Dürnkrut is located on the March river, which often floods and also forms the border with Slovakia. The last big flood was in 2006, at which time many houses near to the river were flooded with 2 meters of water.[3] Dürnkrut is located on the Austrian Railways Nordbahn line. In former times there was a big sugar factory that made the sugar beets into refined sugar. It was closed down many years ago but some of the buildings are still standing. The wine street offers many old wines.
The sister town of Waidendorf is located 2 km away.
Subdivisions
edit- Dürnkrut
- Waidendorf
Nearby municipalities
editSee also
edit- Battle on the Marchfeld (also known as "Battle of Dürnkrut")
References
edit- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "15 Jahre nach der großen Flut". 11 April 2021.
External links
edit
.svg){kind=small} | This Lower Austria location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |