Markgrafneusiedl Explained

Markgrafneusiedl
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:48.2667°N 53°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Lower Austria
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Gänserndorf
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Erwin Hrabal
Elevation M:154
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:2282
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:02248

Markgrafneusiedl is a town in the district of Gänserndorf in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

During the battle of Wagram the town formed the left flank of the Austrian position, and it fell to the French after heavy fighting between IV Austrian Corps and the French III Corps.

Geography

Markgrafneusiedl lies east of Vienna and southeast of Deutsch-Wagram in the Marchfeld, which is part of the Weinviertels. About 8.07 percent of the municipality is forested.