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Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, until 1928 Deutsch-Altenburg (Hungarian: Németóvár) is a market town and spa in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in Lower Austria in Austria.

Bad Deutsch-Altenburg
Museum Carnuntinum
Coat of arms
Bad Deutsch-Altenburg Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°8′N 16°54′E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Bruck an der Leitha
Government
• Mayor	Hans Wallowitsch (SPÖ)
Area [1]
• Total	12.58 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Elevation	148 m (486 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	1,765
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2405
Area code	02165
Website	www.baddeutsch-altenburg.at

Geography

The town lies in the Lower Austrian Industrieviertel region, on the right riverbank of the Danube River and the Danube-Auen National Park, south-west of Hainburg an der Donau and Devín Gate. On 8 August 2013 it recorded 40.5C which is the highest temperature ever recorded in Austria.

The health resort is centered on iodine and sulfur springs, which are one of the most powerful in Central Europe.

Climate

Bad Deustch-Altenburg in the transitional zone between having an oceanic climate and a humid continental climate (Cfb bordering on Dfb according to the Köppen climate classification). On 8 August 2013, a temperature of 40.5 °C (104.9 °F) was recorded, which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Austria.[3]

History

The settlement in the Duchy of Austria, located around a medieval castle at the site of the former Roman camp of Carnuntum, was first mentioned in 1297 and received market rights in 1579. The prefix Deutsch- was added to differ it from nearby Altenburg (Óvár) in Hungary. From 1916/17 it was the site of a large longwave and high frequency radio transmitter station, which was dismantled in the 1980s.^{[citation needed]}

In March 1945 numerous Jewish forced labourers were deported on a death march from the South-east wall to Bad Deutsch-Altenburg where they had to embark up the Danube to Mauthausen concentration camp. A memorial stone marks the site of a mass grave, where exhausted prisoners shot by the security forces were buried.[4]

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2010 elections:

• Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 7
• Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 5
• Team Altenburg(Independent): 5
• Wir Altenburger (Independent): 1
• Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 1

Notable people

• Carl Hollitzer (1874—1942), caricaturist, singer and cabaret artist
• Blessed Anton Durcovici (1888—1951), Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Iaşi
• Hannes Swoboda (born 1946), politician

References

На других языках

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[de] Bad Deutsch-Altenburg

Bad Deutsch-Altenburg (bis 9. April 1928 Deutsch-Altenburg)[1] ist eine Marktgemeinde mit 1946 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Jänner 2022) im niederösterreichischen Bezirk Bruck an der Leitha.

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- [en] Bad Deutsch-Altenburg

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[ru] Бад-Дойч-Альтенбург

Бад-Дойч-Альтенбург (нем. Bad Deutsch-Altenburg) — ярмарочная коммуна (нем. Marktgemeinde) в Австрии, в федеральной земле Нижняя Австрия.

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