Stockerau () is a town in the district of Korneuburg in

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. Stockerau has 16,974 inhabitants, which makes it the largest town in the Weinviertel. Stockerau is also called "Lenaustadt" (Lenau Town) because the Austrian poet Nikolaus Lenau often spent time with his grandparents here.

Population

Amenities

Leisure facilities are various: wellness centre, sports centre with three gyms, judo and table tennis gym, skittle alley and football stadium. In addition there are indoor and outdoor tennis facilities. Stockerau offers a range of exhibitions, concerts, readings and singing evenings in the cultural centre "Belvedereschlößl". In the cellar of this castle, built in 16th century and revitalised by the town community in the year 1984, you will find the district museum. Between Stockerau and the Danube there is a large forest called the "Au". Saint Coloman was martyred here in 1012, and is known as ''St. Coloman of Stockerau''.

Mayors

List of all mayors of Stockerau
according to the official homepage of the town: * 1893–1908 Julius Schaumann * 1908–1912 Josef Weineck * 1912–1914 Wenzel Kreuz * 1919–1927 Eduard Rösch * 1927–1933 Josef Wolfik * 1933–1938 Johann Schidla * 1938–1945 Heinrich Mayrl * 1945–1970 Josef Wondrak (SPÖ) (1893–1982) * 1970–1979 Franz Blabolil * 1979–2006 Leopold Richentzky * 2006–2019 Helmut Laab * since 2019 Andrea Völkl

Transportation

Given its relatively close distance to

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, S3 of the

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operates half-hourly service to Vienna as well as hourly service to Hollabrunn. Regional trains operate from Vienna to Retz and

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in the north and Wiener Neustadt and Payerbach- Reichenau in the south.

Notable people

* Johann August Stöger (1791–1861), an Austrian operatic tenor and later a theatre manager * Ernst Herbeck (1920–1991), German poet, long time committal in a mental institution * Wolfgang Katzian (born 1956), trade unionist * Karl Ritter, (DE Wiki) (born 1959), musician and composer *

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(born 1967), musician * Josef Pröll (born 1968), politician *

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(born 1975), artist and filmmaker, grew up locally

Sport

* Daniela Kix (born 1984), tennis player * Manuela Zinsberger (born 1995), football goalkeeper, played over 140 games and 93 for Austria women * Patrick Greil (born 1996), a footballer who has played over 260 games

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Korneuburg District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub