Country Austria District Zwettl Area code 02822 Elevation 520 m Local time Sunday 5:56 PM | State Lower Austria Time zone CET (UTC+1) Vehicle registration ZT Population 11,403 (1 Apr 2009) Postal code 3910 | |
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Weather 21°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 32% Humidity | ||
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Zwettl is a town and district capital of the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is chiefly known as the location of Zwettl Abbey, first mentioned in October 1139.
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- Imagefilm zwettl
- Map of 3910 Zwettl Austria
- Bhak bhas zwettl infotag 2016
- Geography
- History
- People
- References
Map of 3910 Zwettl, Austria
Bhak bhas zwettl infotag 2016
Geography
Zwettl has a total area of 98.9 square miles (256.7 km²). The town is found in the middle of Waldviertel at the confluence of the Kamp and Zwettl rivers. After Vienna and Wolfsberg in Carinthia, it is the third largest municipality in Austria by area.
History
The name originates from Slavic "svetla" meaning "glade". Although the etymology suggests an early population of Slavic people no archeological evidence has been found yet. Zwettl was founded by the knights of Kuenring and was first mentioned in a monastery record in 1139. It was granted town privileges on December 28, 1200. Today, the Cistercian convent in Zwettl houses the only remaining manuscript of the life of the beguine mystic Agnes Blannbekin.