Grafenegg Explained

Grafenegg
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:48.4333°N 60°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Lower Austria
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Krems-Land
Parts Style:para
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Manfred Denk
Leader Party:ÖVP
Elevation M:197
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3216
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3492
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:02735

Grafenegg is a market town (Municipality) in the Krems-Land district of Lower Austria, Austria.

History

Originally called Etsdorf-Haitzendorf, it changed its name in 2003.[3]

Population

Sights

Grafenegg is renowned for Schloss Grafenegg, owned by the Duke of Ratibor, Prince of Corvey of the House of Hohenlohe.[4] The castle grounds are the site of the Grafenegg Music Festival and sculpture garden.

Notes and References

  1. News: Kalchhauser . Martin . Neuer Chef muss erst überzeugen: Manfred Denk gewählt . 8 May 2024 . www.noen.at . 21 January 2022 . de.
  2. Web site: Endgültige Wohnbevölkerung und Bürger:innenzahl – Registerzählung 2021 (.ods) (German only) . www.statistik.at . 8 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Volksabstimmung in der Marktgemeinde Etsdorf-Haitzendorf . OTS.at . 8 May 2024 . de.
  4. Web site: Geschichte . Grafenegg . 8 May 2024 . de-AT.