Weiden an der March explained

See also: Weiden (disambiguation).

Weiden an der March
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:48.3°N 65°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:Josef Dienst
Elevation M:162
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:2295
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:02284
Website:www.weiden-march.at

Weiden an der March is a municipality in the district of Gänserndorf in Lower Austria, Austria.

Geography

Weiden an der March lies in the Weinviertel in Lower Austria. It lies near the river Morava (German: March), which forms the border with Slovakia. 19.63% of the municipality is forested.

On 1 January 1975 the former municipalities of Baumgarten an der March, Oberweiden and Zwerndorf were merged to form Weiden an der March.

Population

Economy

There are 26 companies in Weiden, and 403 persons are employed. The employment rate in 2001 was 45.79%.