Zwentendorf
Place in Lower Austria, Austria
Zwentendorf an der Donau is a small market municipality in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is located at 48°21′N 15°54′E / 48.350°N 15.900°E, in the Tulln Basin on the southern bank of the Danube. The place attained public attention as the site of the only Austrian nuclear power station, which was completed but never went into operation. In a referendum on 5 November 1978, a narrow majority of 50.5% voted against putting the Zwentendorf nuclear plant into operation.[1]
Zwentendorf an der Donau | |
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.JPG) Nuclear power station at Zwentendorf | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Zwentendorf an der Donau Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°20′33″N 15°54′50″E / 48.34250°N 15.91389°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Tulln |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marion Török (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | km2 (Formatting error: invalid input when rounding sq mi) |
| Elevation | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Population () | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3435 |
| Area code | 02277 |
| Vehicle registration | TU |
| Website | www.zwentendorf.at |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 2,562 | — |
| 1880 | 2,624 | +2.4% |
| 1890 | 2,585 | −1.5% |
| 1900 | 2,529 | −2.2% |
| 1910 | 2,782 | +10.0% |
| 1923 | 2,772 | −0.4% |
| 1934 | 2,945 | +6.2% |
| 1951 | 3,079 | +4.6% |
| 1961 | 3,123 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 3,123 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,170 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3,280 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 3,715 | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 3,920 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 4,001 | +2.1% |
History
Near Zwentendorf was from 1 to the 5th century a.d. a Roman fort (Asturis). It was a part from Limes Norici of the Roman province Noricum.
See also
References
- ^ Zwentendorf, a Nuclear Plant That Will Never Be Turned on Archived May 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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