Strasshof an der Nordbahn
Strasshof an der Nordbahn | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Strasshof an der Nordbahn Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°19′10″N 16°38′51″E / 48.31944°N 16.64750°ECoordinates: 48°19′10″N 16°38′51″E / 48.31944°N 16.64750°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Gänserndorf |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ludwig Deltl (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,009 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2231 |
| Area code | 02287 |
| Vehicle registration | GF |
| Website | Willkomen in STRASSHOF an der Nordbahn (in German) |
Strasshof an der Nordbahn (meaning Strasshof at the Northern railway) is a satellite town 25 km east of Vienna, Austria. A historical locomotive built by LOFAG is displayed in the town.
Geography[]
Strasshof an der Nordbahn lies in Marchfeld in Lower Austria. About 21.08 percent of the municipality is forested.
History[]
Strasshof had about 50 inhabitants in 1900, and a railroad yard functioned from 1908 to 1959.[3] In 1944, about 75 percent of 21,000 Hungarian Jews deported from a concentration camp at Strasshof survived due to an agreement between the Aid and Rescue Committee of Budapest and Adolf Eichmann.[4]
On 2 December 1944 the marshalling yard in "Straszhof" was targeted of an Allied bombing.[5] by the 47th BW. City was solid overcast causing the wing to bombed Wein Florisdorf Shell Refinery as an alternative. The west marshalling yard was bombed on 26 March 1945 by the 49th BW between 1224 ~ 1236 hrs; Strings across western half of yard and choke point, several large fires noted among goods wagons.
On 23 August 2006, kidnapped teenager Natascha Kampusch escaped after nearly 8½ years imprisonment in a cellar of a Strasshof house. The presumed kidnapper Wolfgang Priklopil committed suicide on the evening of the same day.
Population[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1971 | 4,377 | — |
| 1981 | 4,973 | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 5,673 | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 6,993 | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 8,543 | +22.2% |
References[]
- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Reportagen/Medienbereich". www.bahnforum.info.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Turner, Dave (1997). 450th Bomb Group (H): the "Cottontails" of WWII. Turner Publishing. ISBN 1-56311-243-4. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
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