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Retz R-2
Retz is a town with a population of 4,168 in the Hollabrunn District in Lower Austria, Austria. Geography Retz is located in the north western Weinviertel in Lower Austria. The municipality's area covers 45,01 km². 11.83 percent of this area is forested. Cadastral municipalities are Hofern, Kleinhöflein, Kleinriedenthal, Obernalb, Retz and Unternalb. History Middle ages In the area around the present-day ''Anger'' (Meadow) of Retz a village was formed, which was first mentioned in 1180 as „Rezze“ ( Slavic; meaning ''small creek''). Rudolf von Habsburg awarded Count Berthold of Rabenswalde (1278–1312) shire and sovereignty of Hardegg as a fiefdom. The count did not stay for long in Hardegg, and moved to Retz, where he founded the monastery of the Dominican Order (called ''Dominikanerkloster''). The monastery was finished in 1295. Finally he founded the city of Retz around 1300. Around 1343 the preacher Franz von Retz was born. He reformed the Dominic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollabrunn District
Bezirk Hollabrunn is a district of the state of Lower Austria in Austria. Municipalities Towns (''Städte'') are indicated in boldface; market towns (''Marktgemeinden'') in ''italics''; suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters. * Alberndorf im Pulkautal * '' Göllersdorf'' ** Bergau, Eitzersthal, Furth, Göllersdorf, Großstelzendorf, Obergrub, Oberparschenbrunn, Porrau, Schönborn, Untergrub, Viendorf, Wischathal * ''Grabern'' ** Mittergrabern, Obergrabern, Ober-Steinabrunn, Schöngrabern, Windpassing * ''Guntersdorf'' ** Großnondorf, Guntersdorf * '' Hadres'' ** Hadres, Obritz, Untermarkersdorf * Hardegg ** Felling, Hardegg, Heufurth, Mallersbach, Merkersdorf, Niederfladnitz, Pleißing, Riegersburg, Waschbach * ''Haugsdorf'' ** Auggenthal, Haugsdorf, Jetzelsdorf, Kleinhaugsdorf * Heldenberg ** Glaubendorf, Großwetzdorf, Kleinwetzdorf, Oberthern, Unterthern * ''Hohenwarth-Mühlbach am Manhartsberg'' ** Bösendürnbach, Ebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
