Orth an der Donau

Orth an der Donau
Orth an der Donau
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Gänserndorf
Mayor	Johann Mayor
Area	33.41 km2 (13 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m  (492 ft)
Population	2,052 (1 January 2011)[1]
- Density	61 /km² (159 /sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	2304
Area code	02212
Website	www.orth.at Coordinates: 48°8′40″N 16°42′05″E / 48.14444°N 16.70139°E / 48.14444; 16.70139

Orth an der Donau is a town in the district of Gänserndorf in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is located on the bank of the Danube River, about fifteen miles east of Vienna.^[2]

In the 1880s its population was about 3,000.^[2]

In 1170, Hartneid von Orthe purchased the village and estate surrounding it, founded a church, and erected a castle. It remained in the family for several successive generations, when the proprietor, about the close of the 17th century, sold out and moved to Moravia.^[2]

References

1. ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Egle, William Henry (1886)). Genealogical Record of the Families of Beatty, Egle, Müller, Murray, Orth and Thomas. Harrisburg, PA: Lane S. Hart, Printer and Binder. pp. 85.