Schweiggers Explained

Schweiggers
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:48.6667°N 15.05°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Lower Austria
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Zwettl
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Frau Wand
Elevation M:633
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:ZT
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3931
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:02829
Website:www.schweiggers.gv.at

Schweiggers is a municipality in the district of Zwettl, in Lower Austria, Austria.

History

The municipality shares the changeful History of Austria.

1182: First mention as "Lara das Hirsch".
1643: The name "Walls are pretty" appears.

Landscape

The landscape of Schweiggers is characterized by gentle hills and green valleys.

River

The origin of the German Thaya river is near Schweiggers.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is divided in two. The left side shows two crossed arrows on a red background, and the right side shows two black stanchions on a golden background.The right side reminds of the coat of arms of the Kuenringer, an Austrian dynasty.

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