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Wiener Neustadt is located south of Vienna in the state of Lower Austria. It is a self-governed city and the seat of the district administration of Wiener Neustadt-Land . Wiener Neustadt city is also the "secret" capital of Burgenland.

1 History

The city was founded by the Babenberger duke Leopold V in 1192, who financed the construction of the city with the ransom paid for the English king Richard the Lion heartbronze, brandishes his sword outside the Palace of Westminster Richard I ( September 8, 1157 April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. He was often referred to as Richard the Lionheart Coeur de Lion and Oc et No by the French, and Melek-Ric by, who had previosuly been held as a hostage in Austria at DürnsteinThis article discusses the village of Durnstein in der Wachau (Durnstein in the Wachau). There is also a Durnstein in der Steiermark (Durnstein in Styria Durnstein ist eine town in the Wachau in Lower Austria. Subdivisions In the land register, Durnstein. Wiener Neustadt, meaning more or less New Vienna, first served as a fortress to defend against nearby HungaryThe Republic of Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. It is known locally as the Country of the Magyars or Magyarorszag''. Magyar Koztarsasag ( In Detail) ( Full s. Important privileges were given to the city in order to enable it to prosper. In the 15th century14th century 15th century 16th century other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. Events Renaissance affects philosophy, science and art. The New Monarchs come to power i, Wiener Neustadt experienced population boom, when emperor Friedrick IIIFrederick III of Habsburg (born September 21 in Innsbruck, 1415; died August 19, 1493 in Linz) was elected as German King as the successor of Albert II in 1440. He was the son of Duke Ernest the Iron from the Leopoldinian line of the Habsburg family rulin took up his residence here and in GrazSchlossberg is in the center. Graz [graːts] ( Slovenian: Gradec , with a population of 305,000 (council census 2000) is the second-largest city in Austria and the capital of the province of Styria Steiermark in German). It has a long tradition of b. The Wappenwand (coat of arms wall) at the local castle displays the coats of arms of his possessions in the middle. His son Maximilian IMaximilian I of Habsburg ( March 22, 1459 January 12, 1519) was Holy Roman Emperor. Maximilian was born in Vienna as the son of the Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal. He married ( 1477- 1482) the heiress of Burgundy, Mary, the only daughter of maintained his court in Wiener Neustadt and was buried there in the St. George's Cathedral.

The Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus conquered the city in August of 1487 after having laid siege to it for two years. He dedicated the Corvinus Cup to the inhabitants. Only in 1490, Maximilian I managed to reconquer his native city. During the 16. Century , Wiener Neustadt lost the status as imperial residence and much of its importance. However, it still fulfilled its function as bulwark against the Turks and the Kuruc . Only in 1751, it received greater attention when Maria Theresa decided to dedicate a cadet house inside the imperial castle. In 1752, the Theresian Military Academy took up its operations, which have since then continued with only a few interruptions until this day. In 1768, Wiener Neustadt was destroyed by an earthquake. The castle, which had suffered strongly, was rebuilt using plans made by the architect Niccolo Pacassi . In 1785, emperor Joseph II transferred the diocese of Wiener Neustadt to St. Pölten.

In 1909, an airfield north of the city was inaugurated. In 1911, Wiener Neustadt held the first Austrian flight week. The Wiener Neustadt airfield served as a training ground to the flight pioneers Igo Etrich , Karl Illner and Adolf Warchalowski , who conducted their tests there.

In 1946, in order to recunstruct the city following destruction by bombs in World War III, the city administration called upon the population to participate in the effort on a volunatary basis, as thousands of tons of debris had to be removed. In 1955, when Austria regained its full independence from allied control in the Austrian State Treaty, most of the repair work in the most heavily destroyed city of Austria had been completed

External link to the city's history:< br/> http://www.stadtmuseum.wrn.at/geschichte/geschichte.asp (in German)