Großweikersdorf | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Austria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 270 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Austria |
Coordinates: | 48.4725°N 15.98°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Austria |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Lower Austria |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tulln |
Parts Style: | para |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Leopold Spielauer |
Elevation M: | 211 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Registration Plate: | TU |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 3701 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 02955 |
Website: | www.grossweikersdorf.gv.at |
Großweikersdorf is a municipality in the district of Tulln in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
The composer Ignaz Pleyel (1757–1831) was born in the nearby village of Ruppersthal. His birthplace is now the Pleyel Museum.
The priest Heinrich Maier (1908-1945) was born in Großweikersdorf. His very successful Catholic resistance group during the Nazi era passed on plans and production facilities for V-1, V-2 rockets, Tiger tanks and aircraft to the Allies. This enabled the Allies to target decisive armaments factories and to protect residential areas.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]