Rohrau (Austria)

	Email		Print
	Bookmark		Link

Rohrau (Austria)

Rohrau is a town

Town

A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
in Lower Austria

Lower Austria

Lower Austria is one of the nine Bundesland or Bundesl?nder in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria is Sankt P?lten — the most recent capital town in Austria....
, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
.

Rohrau is located in the industrial quarter of Lower Austria. 8.66% of the land is forested, the rest used for farming:

Historical population of Rohrau

Other
There are 74 companies, 47 are related to agricultural and forestry.

Discussion

Ask a question about 'Rohrau (Austria)'

Start a new discussion about 'Rohrau (Austria)'

Answer questions from other users

Full Discussion Forum

Encyclopedia

Rohrau is a town

Town

Lower Austria

Lower Austria is one of the nine Bundesland or Bundesl?nder in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria is Sankt P?lten — the most recent capital town in Austria....
, Austria

Austria

Districts Katastralgemeinden

Gerhaus
Hollern
Hollern

There are several communities and places that have the name Hollern:...
Pachfurth
Rohrau

Historical population of Rohrau

1971: 1,341
1981: 1,258
1991: 1,224
2001: 1,455

History

The area during Roman Times

Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
belonged to the province of Noricum

Noricum

Noricum, in ancient history geography, was a Celtic kingdom stretching over the area of today's Austria and Slovenia. It became a Roman province of the Roman Empire....
. It lies in the heartland of Lower Austria.

Other

There are 74 companies, 47 are related to agricultural and forestry. 633 persons are employed. The activity rate is 17.59%.

Rohrau is also the city where classical composer Joseph Haydn

Joseph Haydn

Joseph Haydn was an Austrians composer. He was one of the most prominent composers of the classical music era, and is called by some the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet"....
was born in 1732. He is famous for his piano sonata

Sonata

Sonata , in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to a cantata , a piece sung. The term, being vague, naturally evolved through the Music history, designating a variety of forms prior to the Classical music era era....
s, symphonies and string quartets.

Persons

(Franz) Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn

Joseph Haydn was an Austrians composer. He was one of the most prominent composers of the classical music era, and is called by some the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet"....
, composer
Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, usually in the medium of musical notation, for interpretation and performance. The level of distinction between composers and other musicians varies, which affects issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music....
(1732 - 1809)
(Johann) Michael Haydn
Michael Haydn

Johann Michael Haydn was an Austrian composer of the Classical music era, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn....
, composer
Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, usually in the medium of musical notation, for interpretation and performance. The level of distinction between composers and other musicians varies, which affects issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music....
(1737 - 1806)