Leobersdorf
Leobersdorf is a market town in the Baden district of Lower Austria, Austria.
Geography
Leobersdorf is situated at the exit of the Triesting Valley on the edge of the Vienna Basin and is traversed by the Triesting River.
Municipal divisions
Leobersdorf consists of one catastral community (Katastralgemeinde) (Population as of 2025):<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Leobersdorf (5,344)
Leobersdorf can be further divided into one locality (Ortschaft) (Population as of 2025):<ref name=":0" />
- Leobersdorf (5,344)
History
Early settlements
First indices of settlement in the area date back to 3000 BC.
Around 350 BC Celtic settlers found Noricum, from their word Tristis, which means rushing or dangerous, derived the name for the river Triesting which flows through Leobersdorf.
About 15 AD, Noricum was taken peacefully by the Romans. They most likely built a watchtower where the church is currently standing.
Name
Leobersdorf was first named in the Bayrische Traditionsbücher (Bavarian Traditionbooks) as Liubetsendorf around 1165 / 1174. This name possibly derives from the old-Slavic name Ljubac or the Celtic word Lewer or Loben, which means Border- or Gravehill.
The name changed over time. In 1311 it was Lewbesdorf, 1350 Leubesdorf and finally, 1588, Leobersdorf.
Archeological finds
Burial sites from the Avar Khaganate (650–800 CE) have been found in Leobersdorf, and the remains are mostly of East Asian ancestry.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Demographics
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Politics
The municipal council (Gemeinderat) consists of 29 members. Since the 2025 Lower Austrian local elections, it is made up of the following parties and lists:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- List Future Leobersdorf (LZL): 11 seats
- Citizen List Leobersdorf Now (JETZT): 11 seats
- Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 3 seats
- Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 3 seats
- Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 1 seat
Notable people
Ing. Viktor Kaplan worked at the Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik from 1901 to 1903 and developed his idea of the Kaplan turbine there.
References
External links
- Leobersdorf @ MapQuest Where to find Leobersdorf on a map
- Leobersdorf.at Homepage for Leobersdorf (German only)
- Kaplan turbine (German)
- Kaplan turbine (English)
- Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik AG