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History. The area once belonged to the County of Pitten, which had been inherited by Margrave Ottokar III of Styria in 1158. After the dynasty of the Otakars became extinct with the death of his son Ottokar IV, the Duchy of Styria passed to the Austrian House of Babenberg according to the Georgenberg Pact.
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- Austria
- 265 m (869 ft)
- Lower Austria
Wiener Neustadt has also been a “European city” since 1975, because the efforts to make a contribution to a new Europe were already recognized back then: this year, the city of Wiener Neustadt was awarded the European flag as the tenth city in Austria by unanimous decision of the Council of Europe. A special honor was bestowed on the city ...
Wiener Neustadt, city, northeastern Austria. It lies near the Leitha River south of Vienna. Founded in 1194 by the Babenberg duke Leopold V, it was chartered in 1277 and had a mint at that time. It was most prosperous in the 15th century, when it was the residence of the Holy Roman emperor.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
From the time of Frederick’s coronation in 1452 to his death in 1493, Wiener Neustadt was the official residence of the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Numerous projects were undertaken to underscore the city’s new significance, one of which was the extension of the old Babenberg citadel.
Wiener Neustadt - Geschichte einer mehr als 800 Jahre alten Stadt Gründung durch die Babenberger Im Jahre 1192 entschloss sich der Babenberger Herzog Leopold V., inmitten der Ebene des südöstlichen Steinfeldes eine stark befestigte Stadt zu gründen.
Founded in 1192 with the ransom of Richard the Lionheart by the Babenbergs, Wiener Neustadt experienced its heyday under the Habsburgs in the 15th century when Emperor Frederick III. chosen it as the imperial residence. His son Maximilian I was born and baptized in Wiener Neustadt Castle in 1459. He is also buried here in the castle‘s ...
En 1469, l'empereur a obtenu l'assentiment du pape Paul II d'ériger le diocèse de Wiener Neustadt qui est néanmoins limité à la ville. Sous l'impériatrice Marie-Thérèse, la ville connut une nouvelle splendeur qui se poursuivit au XIXe siècle.
