Scheibbs

Scheibbs is a town in Austria in the Scheibbs district of Lower Austria. In 1886, it became the first town in Austria to have street lighting powered by electricity.

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Mayors

1950-1965: Anton Herok
1965-1983: Alois Derfler
1983-2007: Leopold Gansch
2007-2009: Johann Schragl
2009-2019: Christine Dünwald
2019-2025: Franz Aigner
since 2025: David Pöcksteiner

Twin towns – sister cities

Scheibbs is twinned with:

Rutesheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Notable residents

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, court composer and first non-Italian court conductor at the Viennese court of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Franz Schuh (physician), physician and surgeon, first surgical procedure with ether anesthesia
Hermann Senkowsky, financial expert, NSDAP official
Andreas Buder, ski racer
Paul Scharner, football player
Marion Gröbner, football player
Kathrin Zettel, ski racer
Jonathan Schmid, footballer
Klaudia Tanner, politician and Minister of Defense