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Lichtenwörth

Coordinates: 47°49′00″N 16°16′00″E / 47.81667°N 16.26667°E / 47.81667; 16.26667
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Lichtenwörth
Bavarian: Lichtnwiad
Panorama of Lichtenwörth
Panorama of Lichtenwörth
Coat of arms of Lichtenwörth
Lichtenwörth is located in Lower Austria
Lichtenwörth
Lichtenwörth
Location within Austria
Lichtenwörth is located in Austria
Lichtenwörth
Lichtenwörth
Lichtenwörth (Austria)
Coordinates: 47°49′00″N 16°16′00″E / 47.81667°N 16.26667°E / 47.81667; 16.26667
Country Austria
StateLower Austria
DistrictWiener Neustadt-Land
Government
 • MayorManuel Zusag (WIR)
Area
 • Total22.91 km2 (8.85 sq mi)
Elevation
254 m (833 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total2,727
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2493
Area code02622
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitewww.lichtenwoerth.at or www.nadelburg.at

Lichtenwörth (Central Bavarian: Lichtnwiad) is a market town in Austria. It is situated by the rivers Leitha and Warme Fischa. The market town has a kindergarten school, an elementary school and a high school. It also has a music school.

History

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The place was first mentioned in 1174. Also in the 12th century, a water castle was built, which was destroyed at the end of the 15th century.

In 1747, under the regency of Maria Theresa, the needle factory Nadelburg was established. The factory was expanded with a cotton mill in the early 19th century. A workers' settlement grew around the factories. The Nadelburg was closed in 1930. It is now a museum.[3]

Lichtenwörth became a market town in 1992.

Lichtenworth is also remembered for its concentration slave labor camp during the Third Reich. It was a sub-camp of Mauthausen.[4] Mainly Jewish women were force marched from Budapest.[5] The conditions were brutal,[6] over 300 people died of malnutrition and typhus.[7]

Notable People from Lichtenwörth

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  • Dominic Thiem: Professional tennis player who won the 2020 US Open title, and reached three other Grand Slam finals. He held a career-high ranking of No. 3 in March 2020.

Politics

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The council of Lichtenwörth consists of 21 members, grouped in 4 parties (2020 elections).

  • SPÖ: 10 members
  • WIR (Wir alle sind Lichtenwörth – i. e.: All of Us Are Lichtenwörth): 9 members
  • FPÖ: 1 member
  • ZL (Zukunft Lichtenwörth – i. e.: Future Lichtenwörth): 1 member[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ nadelburgmuseum.at
  4. ^ http://db.yadvashem.org/library/pdf/library_keywords_en.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ http://www.mkoe.at/sites/default/files/files/angebote-projekte/Forschung-Tagung-2007-Tagungsmappe.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ https://www.doew.at/cms/download/8d1ih/2_wr_neustadt_land.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ Magyar deportaltak az annektalt Ausztriaban : 1944-1945 Author Szabolcs Szita (1945 - ), György Konrad (1933 - )
  8. ^ "Land Niederösterreich - Gemeinderatswahl 2020" [State of Lower Austria | 2020 municipal councils elections]. www.noe.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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