Großweikersdorf is a municipality in the district of Tulln in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
Großweikersdorf | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Großweikersdorf Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′21″N 15°58′48″E / 48.47250°N 15.98000°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Tulln |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leopold Spielauer (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.36 km2 (16.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 211 m (692 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,180 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3701 |
| Area code | 02955 |
| Vehicle registration | TU |
| Website | www.grossweikersdorf.gv.at |
The composer Ignaz Pleyel (1757–1831) was born in the nearby village of Ruppersthal. His birthplace is now the Pleyel Museum.
The priest Heinrich Maier (1908-1945) was born in Großweikersdorf. His very successful Catholic resistance group during the Nazi era passed on plans and production facilities for V-1, V-2 rockets, Tiger tanks and aircraft to the Allies. This enabled the Allies to target decisive armaments factories and to protect residential areas.[3][4][5][6][7]
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2,627 | — |
| 1981 | 2,555 | −2.7% |
| 1991 | 2,653 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 2,786 | +5.0% |
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.
- ^ Christoph Thurner "The CASSIA Spy Ring in World War II Austria: A History of the OSS's Maier-Messner Group" (2017), pp 35.
- ^ Elisabeth Boeckl-Klamper, Thomas Mang, Wolfgang Neugebauer: Gestapo-Leitstelle Wien 1938–1945. Vienna 2018, ISBN 978-3-902494-83-2, p 299–305.
- ^ Hans Schafranek: Widerstand und Verrat: Gestapospitzel im antifaschistischen Untergrund. Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3-7076-0622-5, p 161–248.
- ^ Peter Broucek "Die österreichische Identität im Widerstand 1938–1945" (2008), p 163.
- ^ Hansjakob Stehle "Die Spione aus dem Pfarrhaus (German: The spy from the rectory)" In: Die Zeit, 5 January 1996.
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