- Leobersdorf
Infobox Town AT
name=Leobersdorf
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image_coa =
state =Lower Austria
regbzk =
district = Baden
population =4402
population_as_of = 2005
population_ref =
pop_dens = 357
area = 12.34
elevation = 267
lat_deg=47
lat_min=55
lat_hem=N
lon_deg=16
lon_min=13
lon_hem=E
postal_code = 2544
area_code =02256
mayor = Anton Bosch
website = [http://www.leobersdorf.at www.leobersdorf.at]Leobersdorf is a town in the Baden district of
Lower Austria ,Austria .History
Early settlements
First indices of settlement in the area date back to 3000 BC.
Around 350 BC celtic settlers found
Noricum . From their word "Tristis", which means rushing or dangerous, derived the name for the river "Triesting" which flows through Leobersdorf.About 15 a.d. Noricum was taken peacefully by the Romans. Most probably they built a watchtower where now the church is standing.
Name
Leobersdorf was first named in the "Bayrische Traditionsbücher" (Bavarian Traditionbooks) as Liubetsendorf around 1165 / 1174. This name possibly derives from the old-slavic name "Ljubac" or the celtic word Lewer or Loben, which means Border- or Gravehill.
The name changed over time. In 1311 it was "Lewbesdorf", 1350 "Leubesdorf" and finally, 1588, "Leobersdorf".
Famous people
Ing.
Viktor Kaplan worked at the "Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik" from 1901 to 1903 and developed his idea of theKaplan turbine there.External links
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?ovi=1&zoom=7&mapdata=ydFWR9lOLF2TdSsh%2b5LFQIawyXO5nC3uAVUXtyTlaY%2fxjbznPQ%2baPupm6wJzWk9cnxlfmV6V91cK17wikcwNnOG7OSeur2IilLwVWcEgxmxk09pOG4uGWKLKQpd08f8xFW98kVFRjEEp7uxA2GMuuuQYpdKomxzjY%2ficNcOfQxY1YlANO9lUNQdcvdZURF4wkWz2DM%2fCG3j9%2bInJWGHdevD%2bUTqxSofNvClCy1Hw8a6gSEdy4N9E6TO5I1P%2fLpGsXsg%2f5lWN1YqMyZU4QzGYJlCbSdta49XQixs58Steavgbr7k%2bgh67Y4PZxglADf3n7p4yofaEWU7YwsTeFxKe3A%3d%3d Leobersdorf @ MapQuest] Where to find Leobersdorf on a map
* [http://www.leobersdorf.at/ Leobersdorf.at]Homepage for Leobersdorf (German only)
* [http://members.magnet.at/alpha-channel/electro/lauf/aturb4.htm Kaplan turbine] (German)
* [http://www.waterwheelfactory.com/kaplan.htm Kaplan turbine] (English)
* [http://www.lmf.at/ Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik AG]
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