Schwadorf

Market town in Austria

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Place in Lower Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°04′00″N 16°35′00″E / 48.06667°N 16.58333°E / 48.06667; 16.58333CountryAustriaStateLower AustriaDistrictBruck an der LeithaGovernment

• MayorJürgen Maschl (SPÖ)Area

^[1]

• Total11.38 km² (4.39 sq mi)Elevation

163 m (535 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total2,180 • Density190/km² (500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

2432

Area code02230Vehicle registrationBLWebsitewww.schwadorf.gv.at

Schwadorf is an Austrian market town in the Bruck an der Leitha district. It lies on the banks of the River Fischa, fifteen miles (25 km) southeast of Vienna.

Geography

The town is located in a seismic area above a fault line. The "Schwadorf Dome" has been subject to minor earthquakes on occasion, the last one of significance occurring on 8 October 1927.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1971	1,500	—
1981	1,488	−0.8%
1991	1,692	+13.7%
2001	1,768	+4.5%

Sport

The town's football team, SK Schwadorf, was formed on 31 May 1936 (as ASK Schwadorf). They hosted English giants Arsenal in a friendly in July 2006.^[3]

Recent times

The town's former district Wien-Umgebung was dissolved at the end of 2016.^[4]^[5]

Notable people

Eduard Ritter von Josch (b. Schwadorf 1799), botanist, president of the regional court in Laibach.

References

^ "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.
^ "Ten facts about Schwadorf". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
^ "Bezirk Wien Umgebung wird aufgelöst". 10 September 2015.
^ "Wien-Umgebung: Aufteilung geändert", artikel in Niederösterreichische Nachrichten (NÖN.at), 24-9-2015