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Ybbs an der Donau

Coordinates: 48°10′00″N 15°04′00″E / 48.16667°N 15.06667°E / 48.16667; 15.06667
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Ybbs an der Donau
Ybbs aun da Donau
Church of Saint Lawrence
Church of Saint Lawrence
Coat of arms of Ybbs an der Donau
Ybbs an der Donau is located in Austria
Ybbs an der Donau
Ybbs an der Donau
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°10′00″N 15°04′00″E / 48.16667°N 15.06667°E / 48.16667; 15.06667
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictMelk
Government
 • MayorUlrike Schachner (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total23.82 km2 (9.20 sq mi)
Elevation
224 m (735 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total5,653
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3370
Area code07412
Vehicle registrationME
Websitewww.ybbs.at

Ybbs an der Donau (German pronunciation: [ˈɪps]) (short: Ybbs; Central Bavarian: Ybbs aun da Donau) is a town in Austria. It was established in 1317. Throughout the town, from the intersection of the important trade routes and along the Danube the town has preserved a site that already had great economic importance during the Middle Ages.

Toponymy

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The valley of the Ybbs river is called: Ybbs Valley, or Ybbs Field (German: Ybbsfeld).

History

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In 788, Ybbs Field (German: Ybbsfeld) was the site of a battle, between Franks and Avars.[3]

Railroad bridge was dive-bombed by 14th FG on 26 March 1945 at 1020 hrs; Direct hit on abutments, south approach cut, main line blocked.

Coat of arms

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On a silver shield lies a red city wall with battlements that an open gate and raised portcullis, which are dominated by two towers. Between the towers floats a green Linden bough, and the red-white-red Bindenschild.

Colors: Red-White-Red Coat of Arms Bestowal: unknown; at least since the 14th century.

International relations

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Twin towns — Sister cities

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Ybbs an der Donau is twinned with:

Business and Infrastructure

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  • In northwestern Ybbs is the Ybbs-Persenbeug Power Station, the first river-water-run power plant on the Austrian Danube. WIlly Höhn, a Coburg native came from Stettin. In 1939, he insisted that one of his special constructions was implemented.[4]
  • Between November 11, 1907, and September 22, 1953, Ybbs was on the Ybbser Highway, maybe the shortest tramway line in the world. It was 2.94 km long and connected the town with the Westbahn train station in Ybbs-Kemmelbach.

See also

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Notes

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  • The information in this article is based on and/or translated from its German equivalent.

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. ^ Pohl 2018, pp. 378.
  4. ^ Anna Rosmus Hitlers Nibelungen, Samples Grafenau 2015, pp. 208f

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