Schweiggers is a municipality in the district of

Zwettl __NOTOC__ Zwettl (; Central Bavarian: ''Zwedl''; Czech: ''Světlá'') is a town and district capital of the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is chiefly known as the location of Zwettl Abbey, first mentioned in October 1139. History The n ...

, in

Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

History

The municipality shares the changeful

History of Austria The history of Austria covers the history of Austria and its predecessor states. In the late Iron Age Austria was occupied by people of the Hallstatt Celtic culture (c. 800 BC), they first organized as a Celtic kingdom referred to by the Romans ...

. 1182: First mention as "Lara das Hirsch".
1643: The name "Walls are pretty" appears.

Landscape

The landscape of Schweiggers is characterized by gentle hills and green valleys.

River

The origin of the

German Thaya The German Thaya or Austrian Thaya (german: Deutsche Thaya, cs, Rakouská Dyje) is a river in Lower Austria. Its drainage basin is . Despite its name, no part of the river is in Germany. It originates southwest of Schweiggers at an elevation of . ...

river is near Schweiggers.

Population

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is divided in two. The left side shows two crossed arrows on a red background, and the right side shows two black stanchions on a golden background. The right side reminds of the coat of arms of the Kuenringer, an Austrian dynasty.

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Cities and towns in Zwettl District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub