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Amstetten, Lower Austria
Amstetten (German pronunciation: [amˈʃtɛtn̩] ⓘ) is a city in the state of Lower Austria in Austria. It is the capital of the Amstetten District and the centre of the historical region Mostviertel ("Most" – lightly fermented apple juice, "viertel" – a region of the province Lower Austria).
Amstetten is situated between Linz (60 km; 40 miles) and Vienna (120 km; 75 miles) on the highway and just over an hour from Vienna by highspeed-train, and lies on the river Ybbs and Url as well near the Danube river.
It contains the City of Amstetten and the Amstetten boroughs of Mauer, Greinford (German: Greinsfurth), Prinebrook (German: Preinsbach), Elmsfield (German: Ulmerfeld), Hausmening and Newford (German: Neufurth).
There are traces of human settlements from the Stone Age and the Bronze Age in the area. The first permanent settlement in the area to be mentioned in written sources was Ulmerfeld, mentioned in 995. The first mention of Amstetten itself is dated to 1111. In 1858, the town was linked to the rest of Austria-Hungary by railroad. Since 1868, it has also been the seat of the local district administration.
In 1938, it was annexed by Germany. During World War II, there were two subcamps of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in Amstetten, one for men, and one for women. Up to 3,500 people were imprisoned in the subcamps, including Poles, Jews, Greeks, French, Soviets, Hungarians, Belgians, Romanis, Sinti, Germans, Italians, Dutch, Czechs, Slovaks and Yugoslavs. There were also one British, American, Latvian, Norwegian, Romanian, and Spanish woman each. Many prisoners were killed during an Allied bombing of the town on 20 March 1945, as they were not allowed to enter the air-raid bunkers. After the defeat of Germany in the war, it was again part of restored independent Austria.
The Doka Group, a major international producer/supplier of formwork, has their company headquarters in Amstetten.
Amstetten has a variety of schools which cater to the needs of its residents, and residents of neighbouring villages. These include a Gymnasium, HLW Amstetten and HAK Amstetten. Language learning in Amstetten is enhanced greatly by the presence of English Language Assistants from the UK and USA, who also run regular extra-curricular events in the local area. There is also a vocational boarding school for technical professions and craftsman education.
Amstetten has several churches. There is a small forest and a river for walking opportunities. There is an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, the 'Stadtbad', which offers attractions such as two slides, a current pool and its own park, the 'Uferpark'. There are several gyms in Amstetten as well as a dance and music school.
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Amstetten, Lower Austria
Amstetten (German pronunciation: [amˈʃtɛtn̩] ⓘ) is a city in the state of Lower Austria in Austria. It is the capital of the Amstetten District and the centre of the historical region Mostviertel ("Most" – lightly fermented apple juice, "viertel" – a region of the province Lower Austria).
Amstetten is situated between Linz (60 km; 40 miles) and Vienna (120 km; 75 miles) on the highway and just over an hour from Vienna by highspeed-train, and lies on the river Ybbs and Url as well near the Danube river.
It contains the City of Amstetten and the Amstetten boroughs of Mauer, Greinford (German: Greinsfurth), Prinebrook (German: Preinsbach), Elmsfield (German: Ulmerfeld), Hausmening and Newford (German: Neufurth).
There are traces of human settlements from the Stone Age and the Bronze Age in the area. The first permanent settlement in the area to be mentioned in written sources was Ulmerfeld, mentioned in 995. The first mention of Amstetten itself is dated to 1111. In 1858, the town was linked to the rest of Austria-Hungary by railroad. Since 1868, it has also been the seat of the local district administration.
In 1938, it was annexed by Germany. During World War II, there were two subcamps of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in Amstetten, one for men, and one for women. Up to 3,500 people were imprisoned in the subcamps, including Poles, Jews, Greeks, French, Soviets, Hungarians, Belgians, Romanis, Sinti, Germans, Italians, Dutch, Czechs, Slovaks and Yugoslavs. There were also one British, American, Latvian, Norwegian, Romanian, and Spanish woman each. Many prisoners were killed during an Allied bombing of the town on 20 March 1945, as they were not allowed to enter the air-raid bunkers. After the defeat of Germany in the war, it was again part of restored independent Austria.
The Doka Group, a major international producer/supplier of formwork, has their company headquarters in Amstetten.
Amstetten has a variety of schools which cater to the needs of its residents, and residents of neighbouring villages. These include a Gymnasium, HLW Amstetten and HAK Amstetten. Language learning in Amstetten is enhanced greatly by the presence of English Language Assistants from the UK and USA, who also run regular extra-curricular events in the local area. There is also a vocational boarding school for technical professions and craftsman education.
Amstetten has several churches. There is a small forest and a river for walking opportunities. There is an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, the 'Stadtbad', which offers attractions such as two slides, a current pool and its own park, the 'Uferpark'. There are several gyms in Amstetten as well as a dance and music school.
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