Horn, Austria Explained

Horn
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Pushpin Map:	Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:	270
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within Austria
Coordinates:	48.6667°N 54°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Austria
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Lower Austria
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Horn
Parts Style:	para
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Jürgen Maier
Leader Party:	ÖVP
Elevation M:	311
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	CET
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset:	+1
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	3580
Area Code Type:	Area code
Area Code:	02982

Horn (pronounced as /de/) is a small town in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria, Austria and the capital of the district of the same name.

Population

Notable people

• Marie Andree-Eysn (1847-1929), an Austrian botanist and folklorist.
• Moriz Winternitz (1863–1937), scholar, Orientalist and Indologist
• Stefan Michael Newerkla (born 1972), an Austrian linguist, Slavist and philologist.
• Nikolaus Newerkla (born 1974) an harpsichordist, arranger and conductor.
• Dominik Baumgartner (born 1996), an Austrian footballer who has played over 200 games
• Christoph Baumgartner (born 1999), an Austrian footballer who has played over 160 games and 36 for Austria

Sport

2008 Austrian Cup winner SV Horn is the local football club.