Hainburg an der Donau (, ; also referred to simply as Hainburg) is a town located in the Bruck an der Leitha district in the state of Lower Austria of eastern Austria. In 2021 it had a population of about 7,000.

Geography

Hainburg is located on the right bank of the Danube river. It is located 12 kilometres west of the Slovak capital Bratislava and 43 kilometres east of the Austrian capital Vienna. It is part of the Industrial Quarter () of the state of Lower Austria.

45.87% of the town municipality's land is forested, while 54.13% is used for agriculture and urban areas.

Population

History

thumb|Information board about Hainburg

thumb|Hainburg an der Donau - ca. 1916

  • The first settlers in the area were the Illyrians and the Celtic people, who lived on the Braunsberg hill.
  • Roman era: The area was under the influence of the nearby town of Carnuntum, the capital of the province of Pannonia Superior, where Marcus Aurelius once resided.
  • 1050: Emperor Henry III ordered a castle built here.
  • 13th century: The town had 2 gates, 15 towers, and a 2.5 km wall.
  • 1108: The castle belonged to the Babenbergers.
  • Around 1220 to 1225: The ransom received from Richard the Lionheart built the castle and the Viennese gate.
  • 11 February 1252: Ottokar II, later the King of Bohemia, married the last Babenberger Margaret of Austria.
  • 1267 to 1268: Ottokar II of Bohemia built the lower part of the castle.
  • 1278: In the Battle of Dürnkrut, Ottokar II lost the castle to the Habsburgs.
  • 1482: Siege of Hainburg: after several months siege the castle was occupied by Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus and his Black Army.

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Twin towns – sister cities

Hainburg an der Donau is twinned with the following towns and cities:

  • Nieder-Roden (Rodgau), , since 1975
  • Šamorín, , since 2008

Notable people

  • Mathias Haydn (1699–1763), the father of two notable composers, Joseph (1732–1809) and Michael Haydn (1737–1806). Mathias was a wheelwright in nearby Rohrau, where he also served as the village mayor. Joseph was sent to boarding school in Hainburg.

References

  • Official site of the village Hainburg (German)
  • 'Donauauen' (English/German)
  • 'Wienertor' (German)
  • "20 years of Occupation of Hainburger Au" (German)