District Wiener Neustadt-Land Vehicle registration WB Elevation 430 m Local time Monday 1:13 PM Postal code 2763 | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.pernitz.co.at Area 16.59 km² Population 2,540 (1 Apr 2009) Area code 02632 | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 37% Humidity | ||
Pernitz is a town in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
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Map of 2763 Pernitz, Austria
History
The origin of the name Pernitz is the Slavic word perenica, which refers to a stream on which charcoal is used. The Slavic settlement was preceded by a Celtic settlement. The name was first mentioned in 1165 in the Falkensteiner Codex. Since the 17th century Pernitz experienced growth, interrupted by the plague in 1679, and the Second Turkish Siege in 1683.
In 1828, a road was built to the Triesting valley. It was connected by railway to Leobersdorf and Gutenstein in 1877. Pernitz received water in 1904 and electricity in 1908. It became a market town in 1961.
References
Pernitz Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA