Columbia Encyclopedia entry: Klosterneuburg
Klosterneuburgklôs′tərnoi'boorkh, city (1991 pop. 24,442), Lower Austria prov., NE Austria, on the Danube River and the north slope of the Wienerwald, near Vienna. Klosterneuburg was port of Vienna from 1938 until 1954, when it was returned to Niederöstereich. It is the site of a wealthy Augustinian monastery (consecrated 1136), the oldest in Austria. The monastery has an extensive library, enormous wine cellars, and the famous Verduner Altar (1181) by Nicholaus of Verdun. Klostenburg is also home to the Federal College of Viticulture and Pomology (1860), one of the only schools in the world with a focus on wine-making. It is a popular river resort, and has wood and chemical manufacturers.
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Klosterneuburg is a city in Lower Austria, Austria with a population of 24,442.
It is located on the Danube, immediately north of Vienna, from which it is separated by the Kahlenberg and the Leopoldsberg. It has been separated by its twin city of Korneuburg on the other side of the Danube since the river changed its course during the Middle Ages.
Klosterneuburg was founded by Margrave Leopold III and developed in conjunction with its famous monastery. Leopold III and later Leopold VI had their residences there. From 1938 to 1954, it constituted the 26th district of Vienna. Today, it is a site of industry and a suburb of Vienna. The well-known Essl Museum...more »
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Leopold III or Saint Leopold, c.1073–1136, margrave of Austria (1095–1136). By his marriage (1106) with Agnes, widow of Duke Frederick I of Swabia (see Hohenstaufen), he became the stepfather ...
