Leobendorf is a town in the district of

Korneuburg Korneuburg (; Central Bavarian: ''Korneibuag'') is a town in Austria. It is located in the state Lower Austria and is the administrative center of the district of Korneuburg (district), Korneuburg. Korneuburg is situated on the left bank of the ...

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Geography

Leobendorf is located in the region of

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. The area of the town covers 29.96 square kilometers. About 19% of the municipality is forested.

History

Leobendorf was first mentioned in a document in 1142. The history of Leobendorf is closely linked to the castle and the lordship of Kreuzenstein. The parish of Leobendorf was founded around the middle of the 11th century and was the mother parish for the eastern part of the territory of the Formbachers in the Kreuzenstein-Bisamberg area. In 1260, King

Ottokar II of Bohemia Ottokar II (; , in Městec Králové, Bohemia – 26 August 1278, in Dürnkrut, Austria, Dürnkrut, Lower Austria), the Iron and Golden King, was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty who reigned as King of Bohemia from 1253 until his death in 1278 ...

handed over the right of patronage to the

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Population

Notable people

Johann Nepomuk Wilczek Johann (Hans) Nepomuk Wilczek (; 7 December 1837 – 27 January 1922) was an Austrians, Austrian arctic exploration, explorer and patronage, patron of the arts. He was the main sponsor of the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition in 1872–74. ...

(1837–1922), builder of Kreuzenstein Castle; is buried there * Alfons Gabriel (1894–1975), geographer and explorer; ran a medical practice in Leobendorf Cities and towns in Korneuburg District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub