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Hainburg an der Donau

Municipality in Lower Austria, Austria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Hainburg an der Donau (Austrian German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪnbʊrɡ an deːɐ̯ ˈdoːnaʊ], lit.'Hainburg on the Danube'; also referred to simply as Hainburg) is a town located in the Bruck an der Leitha district in the state of Lower Austria of eastern Austria. In 2021 it had a population of about 7,000.

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Geography

Hainburg is located on the right bank of the Danube river. It is located 12 kilometres west of the Slovak capital Bratislava and 43 kilometres east of the Austrian capital Vienna. It is part of the Industrial Quarter (German: Industrieviertel) of the state of Lower Austria.

45.87% of the town municipality's land is forested, while 54.13% is used for agriculture and urban areas.

Population

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History

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Information board about Hainburg
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Hainburg an der Donau - ca. 1916
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Philippus-und-Jakobus-Kirche in Hainburg

Sites of interest

  • Castle hill
  • Danube-Auen National Park, floodplain forest
  • Braunsberg, hill with Celtic fortress
  • Wienertor (Vienna Gate): built in the 13th century, largest still existing medieval gate in Europe. Today it contains the city museum.
  • The Philippus-und-Jakobus-Kirche, a catholic church, was built in 1263 and rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1683
  • Protestant Church, opened in April 2011, newly built by the Austrian architect group Coop Himmelb(l)au
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Economics and infrastructure

In 2001, there were 242 businesses and 29 agricultural and forestry businesses. There were 2,512 employed persons. The productivity rate was 45.07%. There were 70 unemployed persons.

SIGINT-station Königswarte

On the Königswarte mountain near Hainburg, the Austrian armed forces operate a SIGINT-station together with the NSA. The listening station was built in the 1950s and was financed by the USA. at this place are military facilities since WWI.

Of several Army SIGINT stations in Austria, the Königswarte is the best and most modernly equipped. Because of her, small Austria is listed as a privileged Tier B partner of the NSA, even though it is not a NATO partner.[4]

Since the end of the Cold War, satellite capabilities have been expanded with the help of the NSA and satellites that provide data services or Internet access are of particular interest (Eutelsat, Thuraya 2 (Abu Dhabi ), Azer-Sat, Yahsat 1B, Türksat and others).[5]

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Twin towns – sister cities

Hainburg an der Donau is twinned with the following towns and cities:[6]

Notable people

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