- Laxenburg
Infobox Town AT
name=Laxenburg
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state =Lower Austria
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district = Mödling
population =2736
population_as_of = 2001
population_ref =
pop_dens = 258
area = 10.59
elevation = 177
lat_deg=48
lat_min=4
lat_hem=N
lon_deg=16
lon_min=21
lon_hem=E
postal_code = 2351, 2361
area_code =02236
mayor = Robert Dienst
website = [http://www.laxenburg.at www.laxenburg.at]Laxenburg is a town in the district of Mödling in the
Austria n state ofLower Austria , nearVienna .History
The place is well-known for its castle, "
Schloss Laxenburg ", which, besideSchönbrunn , was the most important summer seat of theHabsburg dynasty.This castle became a Habsburg possession in 1333 and was extended in the 17th century by
Lodovico Burnacini . The "Blauer Hof" (German for: blue court) or "Neues Schloss" (German for: new castle) was builtaround 1745 during the reign of empressMaria Theresia and has aRococo interior.The church of Laxenburg, which was the first building north of the Alps containing swung facade components (characteristics of the high
baroque ), was built between 1693 and 1703 byCarlo Antonio Carlone and continued between 1703 and 1724 byMatthias Steinl .After 1780, the castle garden was rearranged as an English landscape garden. It contains several artificial ponds, and, on an island, the
Franzensburg castle, named after emperorFranz I , can be found.In 1849, the current political municipality was founded. In 1919, the city of
Vienna took over the war-damaged castle. Since then, the city of Vienna became the property owner of the park area of Laxenburg.After the
Anschluss of Austria in 1938, the municipality of Laxenburg became part of the cityVienna . In 1954, the place became independent again and was returned toLower Austria .The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (
IIASA ), a non-governmental research organization, has been located in Laxenburg since 1973.Notable natives
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Johann Natterer , (9 November 1787 in Laxenburg,17 June 1843 inVienna ) -Austria nzoologist and naturalist.
* Gisela Louise Marie von Österreich, (15 July 1856 in Laxenburg,27 July 1932 in Munich),Archduchess ofAustria-Hungary , daughter ofKaiser Franz Josef I andKaiserin Elisabeth.
*Crown Prince Rudolf (21 August 1858 in Laxenburg,30 January 1889 inMayerling ) - son ofKaiser Franz Josef I andKaiserin Elisabeth.
* Elisabeth Marie von Österreich, daughter ofCrown Prince Rudolf .
*Eduard Hartmann (3 September 1904 ,14 October 1966 ),Austria npolitician : Abg. zum Nationalrat (8 November 1949, 27 March 1963); Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft (16 July 1959 to 2 April 1964); Landeshauptmann von Niederösterreich (1965–1966).Twin cities
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Gödöllő ,Hungary External links
* [http://www.telecom.at/laxenburg www.telecom.at/laxenburg]
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