Scheibbs
Municipality in Lower Austria, Austria
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Scheibbs (German pronunciation: [ʃaɪ̯ps] ⓘ) is a town in Austria in the Scheibbs district of Lower Austria. In 1886, it became the first town in Austria to have street lighting powered by electricity.
Scheibbs | |
|---|---|
Old Town of Scheibbs | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Scheibbs Location within Austria  Scheibbs Location within Lower Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′00″N 15°10′00″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Scheibbs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Pöcksteiner (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.88 km2 (17.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 339 m (1,112 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 4,196 |
| • Density | 91.46/km2 (236.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3270 |
| Area code | 07482 |
| Vehicle registration | SB |
| Website | www.scheibbs.com |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 3,076 | — |
| 1880 | 3,259 | +5.9% |
| 1890 | 3,489 | +7.1% |
| 1900 | 3,776 | +8.2% |
| 1910 | 4,061 | +7.5% |
| 1923 | 3,703 | −8.8% |
| 1934 | 3,720 | +0.5% |
| 1939 | 3,615 | −2.8% |
| 1951 | 4,047 | +12.0% |
| 1961 | 4,101 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 4,445 | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 4,515 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 4,389 | −2.8% |
| 2001 | 4,331 | −1.3% |
| 2011 | 4,236 | −2.2% |
| 2021 | 4,122 | −2.7% |
Mayors
- 1950-1965: Anton Herok
- 1965-1983: Alois Derfler
- 1983-2007: Leopold Gansch
- 2007-2009: Johann Schragl
- 2009-2019: Christine Dünwald
- 2019-2025: Franz Aigner
- since 2025: David Pöcksteiner
Twin towns – sister cities
Scheibbs is twinned with:
Rutesheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (1972)
Notable residents
- Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (c. 1620-1680), court composer and first non-Italian court conductor at the Viennese court of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Franz Schuh (physician) (1804-1865), physician and surgeon, first surgical procedure with ether anesthesia
- Hermann Senkowsky (1897-1965), financial expert, NSDAP official
- Andreas Buder (born 1979), ski racer
- Paul Scharner (born 1980), football player
- Marion Gröbner (born 1985), football player
- Kathrin Zettel (born 1986), ski racer
- Jonathan Schmid (born 1990), footballer
- Klaudia Tanner (born 1970), politician and Minister of Defense
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