Schwechat

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Schwechat

Schwechat
The central square in 2007
The central square in 2007
Coat of arms of Schwechat
Schwechat is located in Austria
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Schwechat
Country  Austria
State Lower Austria
District Wien-Umgebung
Mayor Hannes Fazekas (SPÖ)
Area 44.7 km2 (17 sq mi)
Elevation 162 m  (532 ft)
Population 16,370  (1 April 2009)
 - Density 366 /km² (949 /sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SW
Postal code 2320
Area code 01
Website www.schwechat.gv.at

Coordinates: 48°08′28″N 16°28′43″E / 48.14111°N 16.47861°E / 48.14111; 16.47861

Schwechat is a city south-east of Vienna known for the Vienna International Airport and Schwechater beer. It is also home to the refineries belonging to the Austrian national oil company OMV.

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Geography

Schwechat is named after the river Schwechat, which flows through the center of town. The city subdivisions called Katastralgemeinde (Cadastre) are Kledering, Mannswörth, Rannersdorf and Schwechat.


History

Home to the settlement Ala Nova of the Roman Empire, the city was first mentioned in a document in 1334. In 1724, a textile factory was established in Schwechat. Schwechat profited massively from the Austrian industrialisation wave of the 19th century, many of the companies established then still existing today (like the brewery). Schwechat became a city in 1924 and was incorporated into Vienna in 1938. The city's oil refinery was a bombing target of the Allied Oil Campaign of World War II, with the southern aviation plant complex of the Heinkel firm also targeted in late 1943 and lasting through the spring of 1944.

Schwechat became an independent city in 1954.

Economy

Austrian Airlines building

Vienna International Airport, the headquarters of Austrian Airlines, and the headquarters of Niki are in the city of Schwechat. When Lauda Air was an independent airline, it had its corporate headquarters in Schwechat.

  1. ^ "Offices in Austria." Austrian Airlines. Retrieved on 26 May 2009.
  2. ^ "About Us Contact." Niki. Retrieved on 2 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Information about the city plan." City of Schwechat. Retrieved on 5 September 2009.
  4. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 27 March-2 April 1991. 99.
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