Schardenberg (Central Bavarian: Schadnberi) is a municipality in the district of Schärding in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Schardenberg
Schadnberi
Hamberg monastery
Hamberg monastery
Coat of arms of Schardenberg
Schardenberg is located in Austria
Schardenberg
Schardenberg
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°31′13″N 13°29′51″E / 48.52028°N 13.49750°E / 48.52028; 13.49750
CountryAustria
StateUpper Austria
DistrictSchärding
Government
 • MayorJosef Schachner (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total31.63 km2 (12.21 sq mi)
Elevation
543 m (1,781 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total2,407
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4784
Area code07713
Vehicle registrationSD
Websitewww.schardenberg.at

In September 1938, the Passau Kreisleiter and Schärding Kreisleiter cordially welcomed Gauleiter August Eigruber in Schardenberg. During a rally at the Hermannseder Inn, Eigruber announced that the adjacent tower will be called Adolf-Hitler-Warte.[3]

Geography edit

Schardenberg lies in the Innviertel. About 29 percent of the municipality is forest, and 61 percent is farmland.

References edit

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ Anna Rosmus Hitlers Nibelungen, Samples Grafenau 2015, pp. 183f