Hardegg

Hardegg
Hardegg town and castle
Hardegg town and castle
Coat of arms of Hardegg
Hardegg is located in Austria
Hardegg
Hardegg
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°51′N 15°52′E / 48.850°N 15.867°E / 48.850; 15.867
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictHollabrunn
Government
 • MayorHeribert Donnerbauer (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total
93.23 km2 (36.00 sq mi)
Elevation
309 m (1,014 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total
1,309
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2082
Area code0 29 48
Websitewww.hardegg.gv.at

Hardegg (German pronunciation: [haʁˈdɛk] ) is a town in the district of Hollabrunn in Lower Austria, Austria. It is situated in the Waldviertel region on the river Thaya, directly on the border with the Czech Republic. The Thaya valley is protected as the Thayatal National Park, adjacent to the Podyjí National Park on the Czech shore.

Since 1975 the municipality comprises the Katastralgemeinden of Hardegg, Felling, Heufurth, Mallersbach, Merkersdorf, Niederfladnitz, Pleissing, Riegersburg, Umlauf (unpopulated, is entirely located within the Thayatal national park and comprises a mere 12 fishermen's huts), and Waschbach. Hardegg is often referred to as "Austria's smallest city": for historical reasons, the municipality has city status (German: Stadtrecht), but Hardegg proper only has 78 inhabitants.

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.