Leobersdorf

Leobersdorf
Municipality
Aerial view of Leobersdorf
Coat of arms
Leobersdorf Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°55′N 16°13′E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Baden
Government
• Mayor	Andreas Ramharter
Area
• Total	12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi)
Elevation	267 m (876 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	4,915
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 2 (CEST)
Postal code	2544
Area code	02256
Website	www.leobersdorf.at

Leobersdorf is a town in the Baden district of Lower Austria, Austria.

History

Early settlements

First indices of settlement in the area date back to 3000 BC.

Around 350 BC Celtic settlers found Noricum, from their word Tristis, which means rushing or dangerous, derived the name for the river Triesting which flows through Leobersdorf.

About 15 AD, Noricum was taken peacefully by the Romans. They most likely built a watchtower where the church is currently standing.

Name

Important dates in the history of Leobersdorf

Leobersdorf was first named in the Bayrische Traditionsbücher (Bavarian Traditionbooks) as Liubetsendorf around 1165 / 1174. This name possibly derives from the old-Slavic name Ljubac or the Celtic word Lewer or Loben, which means Border- or Gravehill.

The name changed over time. In 1311 it was Lewbesdorf, 1350 Leubesdorf and finally, 1588, Leobersdorf.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,762	—
1880	1,939	10.0%
1890	2,702	39.4%
1900	3,558	31.7%
1910	4,075	14.5%
1923	3,969	−2.6%
1934	3,784	−4.7%
1939	3,793	0.2%
1951	3,515	−7.3%
1961	3,396	−3.4%
1971	3,561	4.9%
1981	3,486	−2.1%
1991	3,751	7.6%
2001	4,145	10.5%
2011	4,661	12.4%

Famous people

Ing. Viktor Kaplan worked at the Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik from 1901 to 1903 and developed his idea of the Kaplan turbine there.

External links

• Leobersdorf @ MapQuest Where to find Leobersdorf on a map
• Leobersdorf.at Homepage for Leobersdorf (German only)
• Kaplan turbine (German)
• Kaplan turbine (English)
• Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik AG