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Hollabrunn Country Austria State Lower Austria District Hollabrunn Mayor Erwin Bernreiter Area 152.38 km2 (59 sq mi) Elevation 236 m (774 ft) Population 11,598 (1 January 2011)[1] - Density 76 /km² (197 /sq mi) Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Postal code 2020 Area code 02952 Website www.hollabrunn.gv.at Hollabrunn is a district capital town in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, on the Göllersbach river.
History
The surroundings of Hollabrunn were first settled in neolithic times. Around 300 B.C. one of the most significant La Tène culture cities in central Europe briefly flourished on the southern slopes of the Sandberg hill at Roseldorf close to the village of Platt, a few kilometers to the northwest of Hollabrunn.
Main article: Battle of SchöngrabernOn November 16, 1805, the nearby town of Schöngrabern was the site of a battle between the French Napoleonic troops under Joachim Murat (including general Nicolas Charles Oudinot, who was wounded) and the Russian general Pyotr Bagration (who was protecting Kutuzov's retreat north).
People
See also: Category:People from Hollabrunn and Category:People from Hollabrunn District- Philipp Fleischmann, born here (de)
- Felix von Luschan, born here
- Karl Anton Nowotny, born here
- Markus Suttner, born here
- Hans Hermann Groër, lived here
- Felix von Winiwarter, lived here
Sources and references
- Nouveau Larousse illustré, undated, early 20th century, in French
Alberndorf im Pulkautal · Göllersdorf · Grabern · Guntersdorf · Hadres · Hardegg · Haugsdorf · Heldenberg · Hohenwarth-Mühlbach am Manhartsberg · Hollabrunn · Mailberg · Maissau · Nappersdorf-Kammersdorf · Pernersdorf · Pulkau · Ravelsbach · Retz · Retzbach · Schrattenthal · Seefeld-Kadolz · Sitzendorf an der Schmida · Wullersdorf · Zellerndorf · Ziersdorf
Categories:- Cities and towns in Lower Austria
- Cities and towns in Hollabrunn District
- Austrian history stubs
- Lower Austria geography stubs
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