Großweikersdorf

Großweikersdorf is a municipality in the district of Tulln in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Großweikersdorf
Municipality
West-northwest view of Großweikersdorf
Coat of arms
Großweikersdorf Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°28′21″N 15°58′48″E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Tulln
Government
• Mayor	Leopold Spielauer (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1971	2,627	—
1981	2,555	−2.7%
1991	2,653	+3.8%
2001	2,786	+5.0%