Wiener Neustadt
city in Lower Austria, Austria
Wiener Neustadt (German pronunciation: [ˈviːnɐ ˈnɔʏʃtat] ; lit. 'Viennese New Town'; Central Bavarian: Weana Neistod, pronounced [ˈvɛɐ̯nɐ ˈnɔɪ̯ʃtɔt]) is a city in southern part of the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The city is located some 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of the centre of the capital Vienna. It is a self-governed city and the seat of the district administration of Wiener Neustadt-Land District.
Wiener Neustadt is home to one of the world's oldest military academies, the Theresian Military Academy, established by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in 1751 to train officers for the Austrian army.
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. Duke Leopold V of Austria established the town called Neustadt in 1194 and financed the construction of a fortress close to the Hungarian border with the ransom paid for the English king Richard the Lionheart, whom he had previously captured and held as a hostage at Dürnstein Castle. In 1241, a small Mongol squadron raided Neustadt during the Mongol incursions in the Holy Roman Empire but was later repulsed by Duke Friederich and his knights. In 1246, it was the scene of a victory of the Hungarians over the Austrians.
Neustadt gained important privileges that enabled the city to prosper.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q131612. VIAF identifies the subject as 157101697. The Library of Congress control number is n80040800. Authority coordinates are 47.817, 16.250. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1751, 1158, 1194 and 1241.
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