Ybbs an der Donau
Ybbs an der Donau (German pronunciation: [ˈɪps]) (short: Ybbs) 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.
Ybbs an der Donau | |
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 Church of Saint Lawrence | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Ybbs an der Donau Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°10′00″N 15°04′00″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Melk |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ulrike Schachner (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.82 km2 (9.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 224 m (735 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,653 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3370 |
| Area code | 07412 |
| Vehicle registration | ME |
| Website | www.ybbs.at |
Toponymy
The valley of the Ybbs river is called: Ybbs Valley, or Ybbs Field (German: Ybbsfeld).
History
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
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.
Business and Infrastructure
- 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.
Notes
- The information in this article is based on and/or translated from its German equivalent.
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.
- Pohl 2018, pp. 378.
- Anna Rosmus Hitlers Nibelungen, Samples Grafenau 2015, pp. 208f
Sources
- Pohl, Walter (2018). The Avars: A Steppe Empire in Central Europe, 567-822. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9781501729409.