Hohenau an der March

Hohenau an der March

Coat of arms
Hohenau an der March

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 48°36′N 16°54′E / 48.600°N 16.900°E / 48.600; 16.900Coordinates: 48°36′N 16°54′E / 48.600°N 16.900°E / 48.600; 16.900
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Gänserndorf
Government
  Mayor Robert Freitag
Area
  Total 23.37 km2 (9.02 sq mi)
Elevation 155 m (509 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 2,737
  Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 2273
Area code 02535
Website www.hohenau-march.at

Hohenau an der March (Czech: Cáhnov, Slovak: Cahnov) is a town in the district of Gänserndorf in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, close to Vienna and the borders with the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Geography

The town lies on the river Morava (March in German). It lies in the Weinviertel in Lower Austria. Only about 6.18 percent of the municipality is forested.

Passport stamp from the Austrian-Czech railway border before Czech Republic joined the European Union.

References

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