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Schweiggers

Schweiggers
Coat of arms of Schweiggers
Coat of arms
Schweiggers is located in Austria
Schweiggers
Schweiggers
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°40′00″N 15°03′00″E / 48.66667°N 15.05000°E / 48.66667; 15.05000Coordinates: 48°40′00″N 15°03′00″E / 48.66667°N 15.05000°E / 48.66667; 15.05000
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Zwettl
Government
 • Mayor Johann Hölzl (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total 58.65 km2 (22.64 sq mi)
Elevation 633 m (2,077 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)
 • Total 1,993
 • Density 34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 3931
Area code 02829
Vehicle registration ZT
Website www.schweiggers.gv.at

Schweiggers is a municipality in the district of Zwettl, in Lower Austria, Austria.

The municipality shares the changeful History of Austria.

1182: First mention as "Swichers".
1643: The name "Schweiggers" appears.

The landscape of Schweiggers is characterized by gentle hills and green valleys.

The origin of the German Thaya river is near Schweiggers.

The coat of arms is divided in two. The left side shows two crossed arrows on a red background, and the right side shows two black stanchions on a golden background. The right side reminds of the coat of arms of the Kuenringer, an Austrian dynasty.


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