Neunkirchen () is the capital of the district of
Neunkirchen in the
Austrian state of
Lower Austria. As of 2020 it has a population of 12,721.
History
Neunkirchen is one of the oldest settlements in the
Vienna Basin. It has been permanently settled since the
La Tène culture. There was a Roman settlement from about 30 to 400 AD near the inner city, but its name is unknown. Neunkirchen was first mentioned in 1094 as "Niuwenchirgun". The town was given city status in 1920.
Population
Personalities
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Anton Burger
Anton "Toni" Burger (19 November 1911 – 25 December 1991) was a (Captain) in the German Nazi SS, in Greece (1944) and of Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Military career
Anton Burger was born in Neunkirchen, Austria, the son of a station ...
, Austrian-German commandant of Theresienstadt concentration camp, Nazi SS war criminal, born in Neunkirchen.
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Christian Fuchs
Christian Fuchs (; born 7 April 1986) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a left back.
He began his senior career as a teenager at Wiener Neustadt before signing his first professional contract at 17 with SV Mattersburg ...
, Austrian footballer, born in Neunkirchen.
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Hubert Mara
Hubert Mara is an Austrian Computer Scientist who specializes in Archaeoinformatics and the application of methods from computer science to the humanities, and thus a combination of these fields.
Education and career
Hubert Mara graduated (mat ...
, Austrian computer scientist, born in Neunkirchen.
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Julius Steinfeld, Agudat Yisrael politician, coorganizer of the ''
Kindertransport''.
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Alfons Maria Stickler, Austrian prelate, born in Neunkirchen.
References
Cities and towns in Neunkirchen District, Austria
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