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'''Tulln an der Donau''' ({{literal translation|Tulln on the [[Danube]]}}) is a historic town in the [[Austria]]n state of [[Lower Austria]], the administrative seat of [[Tulln District]]. Because of its abundance of parks and gardens, Tulln is often referred to as ''Blumenstadt'' ("City of Flowers"), and "The City of Togetherness" following the initiative of Peter Eisenschenk, Mayor of Tulln.

==Geography==
The town is situated in the centre of the [[Tulln Basin]] stretching to the [[Vienna Woods]] in the south, about {{convert|40|km|mi}} northwest of the Austrian capital [[Vienna]]. The main part of its built-up area is located on the southern bank of the Danube river.

===Populated places===
The municipality of Tulln an der Donau consists of the following [[cadastral community|cadastral communities]]: Frauenhofen, Langenlebarn-Oberaigen, Langenlebarn-Unteraigen, Mollersdorf, Neuaigen, Nitzing, Staasdorf, Trübensee, and Tulln Proper; while further subdivided into populated places (with population in brackets as of 1 January 2022).

* Frauenhofen (104)
* Langenlebarn-Oberaigen (1465)
* Langenlebarn-Unteraigen (1026)
* Mollersdorf (168)
* Neuaigen (547)
* Nitzing (373)
* Staasdorf (250)
* Trübensee (131)
* '''Tulln an der Donau''' (12.492)

==History==
Tulln is one of the oldest towns in Austria. Although it was settled in pre-Roman times (the name ''Tulln'' is presumably of [[Celtic language|Celtic]] origin), it gained importance as the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] fort of [[Comagena]] (Comagenis). In the final years of Roman rule, [[Severinus of Noricum|Saint Severinus of Noricum]] is said to have visited the city, saving it from the [[barbarian]]s.

The town was first mentioned as ''Tullina'' in an 859 deed, when the area was part of the [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavarian]] ''marcha orientalis''. It gained importance as a residence of the noble [[House of Babenberg]], ruling as [[Margraviate of Austria|Austrian margraves]] from 976 onwards. Tulln lost its significance after the Babenbergs relocated their residence to Vienna.

On 6 September 1683 the [[Crown of the Kingdom of Poland|Polish]] cavalry of King [[John III Sobieski]] united here with [[Holy Roman Empire|Imperial]] ([[Archduchy of Austria|Austrian]]) forces, as well as troops from [[Electorate of Saxony|Saxony]], [[Electorate of Bavaria|Bavaria]] and [[Margraviate of Baden|Baden]] for the [[Battle of Vienna]] against the invading army of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. The 20th century was another period of growth, and in 1986, Tulln applied to become capital of Lower Austria, although [[Sankt Pölten]] eventually won.

==Tulln today==
An important [[sugar]] producing plant, ''Agrana Austria'', is located in Tulln. Several important trade fairs, including camping equipment and boat shows, also take place in the town. Various state institutions of Lower Austria, such as the fire brigade or the disaster relief service, have their seat in Tulln. The Federal School of Aviation is also located in Tulln.

The 37-seat town council is dominated by the [[ÖVP|Austrian People's Party]], which currently holds 19 mandates. The town administration has lately carried out extensive urban traffic reform, extensively changing traffic lights with roundabouts, of which Tulln now has 22. Two bridges span the Danube in Tulln. The [[Franz Josef Railway]] crosses the Danube in Tulln, continuing via [[Krems an der Donau]] to [[Gmünd, Lower Austria|Gmünd]]. ''[[Der Standard]]'', a Viennese daily newspaper, is produced in Tulln.

==Sights==
[[File:Tulln - Nibelungenbrunnen.JPG|thumb|Nibelungen-Fountain]]
[[File:Tulln - Minoritenkirche, Hochaltar.JPG|thumb|Altar of Minoriten-Church]]
* According to the ''[[Nibelungenlied]]'', it was in Tulln that [[Attila the Hun]] saw [[Kriemhild]] (the ''Nibelungenlied''{{'}}s name for [[Gudrun]]) and proposed to her. A fountain, the ''Nibelungen-Brunnen'' ("the Nibelungen Fountain") was dedicated to this event in 2005.
* The ship ''Regentag'' by [[Friedensreich Hundertwasser]] is riding at anchor by the [[Danube]] as a part of a modern art museum here since 2004. It was first heard of in the short documentary ''[[Hundertwasser's Rainy Day]]'' (1972).
* In 2008 a shopping mall, called ''Rosenarcade'' was built.
* [[Aubad]] is a well known lake in Tulln with many visitors and tourists during spring and summer time.
* ''Minoritenkloster'', a convent.
* A 4th-century Roman tower.

== Notable citizens ==
[[File:Egon Schiele photo.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Egon Schiele]], 1918]]
* [[Ferdinand Grossmann]] (1887–1970), choral conductor, vocal teacher and composer
* [[Egon Schiele]] (1890–1918), Austrian painter, the museum ''[[Egon-Schiele-Museum]]'' is dedicated to him.
* [[Siegfried Seidl]] (1911–1947), convicted and hanged [[World War II|WWII]] criminal, Nazi commandant of [[Theresienstadt concentration camp|Theresienstadt]].
* [[Leo Stopfer]] (born 1964), painter; acclaimed as the ''"Painter of the Ballet-Stars"''
* [[Peter Balazs (mathematician)|Peter Balazs]] (born 1970), mathematician; works at the [[Austrian Academy of Sciences|Acoustics Research Institute]], Vienna
* [[Alex Machacek]] (born 1972), jazz guitarist and composer
* [[:de:Doris Schretzmayer|Doris Schretzmayer, (DE Wiki)]] (born 1972), actress
* [[:de:Richard Koch (Musiker)|Richard Koch, (DE Wiki)]] (born 1979), jazz trumpeter
=== Sport ===
* [[Thomas Sykora]] (born 1968), alpine skier, bronze medallist at the [[1998 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Wolfgang Eibeck]] (born 1972), a retired Paralympic cyclist, multiple [[Paralympic Games]] medallist 
* [[Nina Burger]] (born 1987), football player, played 108 games for [[Austria women's national football team|Austria women]]
* [[Robert Dreissker]] (born 1989), professional wrestler
* [[Konstantin Kerschbaumer]] (born 1992), footballer who has played over 350 games 
* [[Thomas Diethart]] (born 1992), ski jumper, team silver medallist at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Nikola Dovedan]] (born 1994), footballer who has played over 360 games

==References==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.tulln.at/ Official homepage of Tulln]
*[http://www.truebensee.at/ Homepage of Trübensee]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071024184956/http://egonschiele.museum.com/welcome.html Egon Schiele Museum]
{{Wikisource|Topographia Austriacarum: Tuln|Tulln an der Donau in der Topographia Austriacarum (Mathäus Merian)}}
* {{Austriaforum|AEIOU/Tulln_an_der_Donau}}
* {{StatistikAustria|32135}}
* {{Nömuseum|o|3278}}

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[[Category:Populated places on the Danube]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Tulln District]]
[[Category:Cadastral community of Tulln District]]