Moosbierbaum is part of the municipality (commune) of

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in the

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History

In 1913, the Škoda Wetzlar gunpowder factory was established in Moosbierbaum as a subsidiary of IG Farben AG. As a target of the Oil Campaign of World War II, Moosbierbaum had a chemical works which performed 60,000 tons/year of

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, and an adjacent refinery for the oil from

Zistersdorf Zistersdorf is a town in the district of Gänserndorf in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The town became renowned for oil discoveries when crude oil was first extracted in August 1930, though initial production was too low for commercial use. ...

. The only surviving structure of the chemical plant is the administration building, which now serves as a hotel and restaurant for the adjacent golf-course. Singer contralto

Hilde Rössel-Majdan Hilde Rössel-Majdan (30 January 1921 – 15 December 2010) was an Austrian contralto in opera and concert. She was a member of the Vienna State Opera and is known for early recordings of Bach's music including his cantatas. She was an influentia ...

was a native of Moosbierbaum.

References

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