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Key Facts
State:	Upper Austria
District:	Linz-Land
Area:	33,27 km²
Inhabitants:	10611 (as of 2001)
Population density:	319 Inhabitants per km²
Elevation above sea level:	281 m
Postal code:	4470
Area code:	07223
Geographic location:	48°13' North 14°28' East
Registration plate code:	LL
Official municipality code:	41005
Address of Municipal administration:	Hauptplatz 11 A-4470 Enns, Austria
Website:	www.enns.at
E-Mail Address:	office@enns.ooe.gv.at
Politics
Mayor:	Franz Stefan Karlinger (SPÖ)
Community Council:	37 Members: 12 ÖVP, 21 SPÖ, 1 FPÖ, 3 Greens

Enns is a city in Upper Austria, located 281 m above sea level on the river Enns, which forms the border to Lower Austria. Map showing the location of Enns in Austria (from German wiki) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Since Austria is a federal republic according to the constitutional framework of Austrian politics, Austrias nine provinces are customarily referred to as States of Austria or Bundesländer, singular Bundesland. ... Upper Austria (Ober sterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesl nder of Austria. ... Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... -1... A resident is a person who lives in a particular place permanently, or for an extended period of time, i. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... The geographic location of anything is measured by the latitude and longitude of it, as on a map or globe. ... A license plate (or licence plate), number plate or registration plate is a small plate attached to a vehicle. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a political party in Austria. ... Community councils (CCs) are the most local official representative bodies in Scotland and Wales. ... The Austrian Peoples Party or Österreichische Volkspartei is an Austrian political party. ... The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a political party in Austria. ... The Austrian Freedom Party (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, abbreviated to FPÖ) is an Austrian political party usually associated with the name of Jörg Haider. ... The Greens-Green Alternative (Die Grünen - Die Grüne Alternative (Grüne) in German) is a political party in the Austrian parliament. ... Upper Austria (Ober sterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesl nder of Austria. ... The Enns is a southern tributary of the Danube River and 254 km long. ... Map of Lower Austria showing districts and the four quarters (Waldviertel in green, Weinviertel in red, Mostviertel in yellow and Industrieviertel in blue) Lower Austria (de: Niederösterreich) is one of the nine states or Länder in Austria. ...

Enns is Austria's oldest city. The document conferring the privileges of a city to the town dating to the year 1212 can be visited in the local museum. The landmark of Enns is the city tower, which is 60 m high. Montreal skyline at night For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation) A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... Events The first Great Fire of London burns most of the city to the ground Battle of Navas de Tolosa Childrens crusade Crusaders push the Muslims out of northern Spain In Japan, Kamo no Chōmei writes the Hōjōki, one of the great works of classical Japanese...

Geography

Enns, lying at an elevation of 281 m, extends for 7.5 km from north to south and 8.6 km from West to East. Its total area is 34.3 km², of which 12.8 % are covered with forest, and 64.1% are used for agriculture. The community can be subdivided into the neighborhoods of Einsiedl, Enghagen, Enghagen am Tabor, Enns, Ental, Erlengraben, Hiesendorf, Kottingrat, Kristein, Kronau, Lorch, Moos, Rabenberg and Volkersdorf. A dense growth of softwoods (a forest) in the Sierra Nevada Range of Northern California A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, a wooded area set aside for hunting). ...

History

The first settlements in the area of the mouth of the Enns river to the Danube date back to 4000 years ago. The Enns is a southern tributary of the Danube River and 254 km long. ... The Danube (Donau in German; Dunaj in Slovak; Duna in Hungarian; Dunav in Croatian; Дунав/Dunav in Serbian; Дунав in Bulgarian; Dunăre in Romanian; Дунай (Dunay) in Ukrainian; Danuvius in Latin) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ...

Celts settled the land around 400 BC. The Celtic kingdom of Noricum was incorporated into the Roman Empire in 15 AD and was designated as the Roman province of Noricum in 45. A Celtic cross. ... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC - 400s BC - 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC Years: 405 BC 404 BC 403 BC 402 BC 401 BC - 400 BC - 399 BC 398 BC... The Roman Empire ca. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation) The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Augustus), until its radical reformation in what was later to be known as the Byzantine... Events Valerius Gratus is appointed Prefect of Iudaea. ... Map of the Roman Empire, with the provinces, after 120 AD. In Ancient Rome, a province (Latin, provincia, pl. ... For alternate uses, see Number 45. ...

During the second and third centuries, the Roman camp of Lauriacum, in which up to 6000 soldiers where stationed, was located on the territory of modern Enns. The nearby town received the privileges of a city in 212 by Emperor Caracalla. At that time, about 30.000 people lived in Lauriacum. During the persecutions of Christians under the reign of Emperor Diocletian, Saint Florian died as a martyr on Mai 4, 304, when he drowned in the river Enns. Events Roman Emperor Caracalla decrees that freemen throughout the Roman Empire become Roman Citizens. ... Caracalla Caracalla (April 4, 186–April 8, 217) was emperor of the Roman Empire from AD 211–217. ... Emperor Diocletian Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus (245?–312?), born Diocles, was Roman Emperor as Diocletian from November 20, 284 to May 1, 305. ... Saint Florian, 1473 painting by Francesco del Cossa. ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for their religious faith, such as during the persecution of early Christians in the Roman Empire. ... The Enns is a southern tributary of the Danube River and 254 km long. ...

Around 370, an early Christian basilica was built on the remains of a temple. Lauriacum was a bishopric until 488. The modern basilica of Lorch was built in 1344 on the fundament of the old church. As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... The Basilica of St. ... In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ... Events Theodoric the Great becomes king of the Ostrogoths. ... Events English king Edward III introduces three new gold coins, the florin. ...

In 900, the Enisiburg castle was built on the Georgenberg hill, near the modern city center, to serve as a protective fortress against Hungarian invasions. It later developed into the chateau of Ennsegg. The surrounding settlement prospered from the 12th century onwards, when Count Otakar II created a market here. Events Persian scientist, Rhazes, distinguished smallpox from measles in the course of his writings. ... Street markets such as this one in Rue Mouffetard, Paris are still common in France. ...

In 1186, the Georgenberg Pact was signed, which was a contract of heritage between Otakar IV of Styria, who lacked a male heir, and the Babenberg Duke of Austria Leopold V. Following the death of Otakar in 1192, Styria, which then was significantly bigger than the name of the contemporary state and reached from Slovenia to Upper Austria, fell to the Babenbergs. Thus, Enns became Austrian. Events John the Chanter becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... The Georgenberg Pact was signed on August 17, 1186 on the Georgenberg above Enns and consisted of two parts. ... Originally from Bamberg in Franconia, now northern Bavaria, the Babenbergs or Babenberger ruled Austria as counts of the march and dukes from 976 - 1248, before the rise of the house of Habsburg. ... The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Portugal, Spain and France (in Italy... Leopold V (1157-December 31, 1194), the Virtuous, was a Babenberg duke of Austria from 1177 to 1194 and Styria from 1192 to 1194. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Styria was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, and a crownland of Austria-Hungary until it dissolved in 1918. ... Upper Austria (Ober sterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesl nder of Austria. ...

As Enns was endowed with city privileges by Duke Leopold VI in 1212, it is now considered Austria's oldest city. Leopold VI, the Glorious (born 1176; died July 28, 1230 in San Germano), from the House of Babenberg, was Duke of Austria from 1198 to 1230 and of Styria from 1194 to 1230. ... Events The first Great Fire of London burns most of the city to the ground Battle of Navas de Tolosa Childrens crusade Crusaders push the Muslims out of northern Spain In Japan, Kamo no Chōmei writes the Hōjōki, one of the great works of classical Japanese... Montreal skyline at night For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation) A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ...

The landmark of Enns, the City Tower on the Main Square, was erected between 1564 and 1568 as a belltower, watchtower and clocktower. Events March 8 — Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 — Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 — The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ...

Politics

Municipal Council

The municipal council consists of 37 members. Since the elections of 2003, the representation oft the parties is the following: 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• 21 Social Democrats
• 12 Austrian People's Party
• 3 Greens
• 1 Austrian Freedom Party

The current mayor is Franz Stefan Karlinger, a social democrat. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a political party in Austria. ... The Austrian Peoples Party or Österreichische Volkspartei is an Austrian political party. ... The Greens-Green Alternative (Die Grünen - Die Grüne Alternative (Grüne) in German) is a political party in the Austrian parliament. ... The Austrian Freedom Party (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, abbreviated to FPÖ) is an Austrian political party usually associated with the name of Jörg Haider. ...

Population

In 1991, Enns had 10192 inhabitants according to the census. The number grew to 10639 in the census of 2001. 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...