Ybbs an der Donau (, ; short: Ybbs;

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: ''Ybbs aun da Donau'') is a town in

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. It was established in 1317. Throughout the town, from the intersection of the important trade routes and along the Danube the town has preserved a site that already had great economic importance during the Middle Ages.

Toponymy

The valley of the Ybbs river is called: ''Ybbs Valley'', or ''Ybbs Field'' ().

History

In 788, Ybbs Field () was the site of a battle, between

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and Avars. Railroad bridge was dive-bombed by 14th FG on 26 March 1945 at 1020 hrs; Direct hit on abutments, south approach cut, main line blocked.

Coat of arms

On a silver shield lies a red city wall with battlements that an open gate and raised portcullis, which are dominated by two towers. Between the towers floats a green Linden bough, and the red-white-red ''Bindenschild''. Colors: Red-White-Red Coat of Arms Bestowal: unknown; at least since the 14th century.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ybbs an der Donau is twinned with: *

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Business and Infrastructure

*In northwestern Ybbs is the Ybbs-Persenbeug Power Station, the first river-water-run power plant on the Austrian Danube. WIlly Höhn, a

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native came from

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. In 1939, he insisted that one of his special constructions was implemented. Anna Rosmus ''Hitlers Nibelungen'', Samples Grafenau 2015, pp. 208f *Between November 11, 1907, and September 22, 1953, Ybbs was on the Ybbser Highway, maybe the shortest tramway line in the world. It was 2.94 km long and connected the town with the Westbahn train station in Ybbs-Kemmelbach.

Notes

* The information in this article is based on and/or translated from its German equivalent.

References

Sources

External links

R.-k. The Parish of Ybbs an der Donau

Bobbio, Italy
Cities and towns in Melk District Populated places on the Danube {{LowerAustria-geo-stub