Korneuburg

Korneuburg (German pronunciation: [kɔʁˈnɔʏbʊʁk] ^ⓘ) is a town in Austria. It is located in the state Lower Austria and is the administrative center of the district of Korneuburg. Korneuburg is situated on the left bank of the Danube, opposite the city of Klosterneuburg, and is 12 km northwest of Vienna. It covers an area of 9.71 square km and, as of 2001, there were 11,032 inhabitants.

Korneuburg
Town hall of Korneuburg
Coat of arms
Korneuburg Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°20′43″N 16°19′59″E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Korneuburg
Government
• Mayor	Christian Gepp[1] (ÖVP)
Area [2]
• Total	9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Elevation	168 m (551 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[3]
• Total	12,986
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2100
Area code	02262
Vehicle registration	KO
Website	Stadt Korneuburg (in German)

Korneuburg - Catholic Church of Saint Egidius

Korneuburg was originally a bank settlement associated with Klosterneuburg under the name Nivenburg. It was first mentioned in 1136, and in 1298 received the right to formal separation from Klosterneuburg.

In 1938, the shipyard Korneuburg was integrated into the Hermann-Göring-Werke, and significantly enlarged. In 1941, 16 barracks for Germans, forced laborers and prisoners of war were added. In 1945, the Red Army captured the shipyard.[4]

Military campaigns involving the city include the Battle of Vienna, the Thirty Years' War, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Oil Campaign of World War II.

The Korneuburg Shipyard is now the site of a branch of the Museum of Military History, Vienna comprising two patrol boats, Niederösterreich and Oberst Brecht. These were the Austrian Army's last patrol ships on the Danube, and the successors of the KuK Kriegsmarine.[5]