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. This is the reason for the very early award of incorporation as a town.

Ybbs an der Donau
Church of Saint Lawrence
Coat of arms
Ybbs an der Donau
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°10′00″N 15°04′00″E
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictMelk
Government
 • MayorAlois Schroll (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

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]

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.

International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Austria

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ybbs an der Donau is twinned with:

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.

See also

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

References
  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

Sources


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