Baumgarten on the March

Baumgarten an der March ( village ) ; locality ; cadastral community Baumgarten an der March
	Basic data
Pole. District , state	Gänserndorf (GF), Lower Austria
Judicial district	Gänserndorf
Pole. local community	Willows on the March
Coordinates	48 ° 18 '34 " N , 16 ° 52' 15" E Coordinates: 48 ° 18 '34 " N , 16 ° 52' 15" E
height	144 m above sea level A.
Residents of the village	188 (January 1, 2020)
Building status	107 (2001)
Area d. KG	15.07 km²
	Statistical identification
Locality code	03486
Cadastral parish number	06301
Counting district / district	Baumgarten an der March (30865 002)
	; Passage through Baumgarten / March
	Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; NÖGIS

Baumgarten an der March (Croatian Pangort na Moravi) is a small place and a cadastral community of the municipality Weiden an der March in Lower Austria with 192 inhabitants (status 2001).

Significance of the place in the energy industry

The place is of great importance for the European energy industry because a natural gas distribution center is located there, which was created in 1959 from the production station of the Zwerndorf gas field . The first gas delivery from the Soviet Union took place in 1968. Over the decades Baumgarten has developed into one of the most important hubs for the European natural gas supply. Every year around 40 billion m³ of natural gas is distributed to Austria and to Western, Southern and Southeastern Europe via the Baumgarten node.

Distribution stations from Gas Connect Austria and TAG GmbH, operator of the Trans Austria gas pipeline, are located on an area of 18 hectares . The plant consists of filter separators, gas drying systems, several compressor units (some of them electric compressors), gas coolers, measuring sections and much more. The natural gas arriving here is compressed and pumped into the West-Austria-Gasleitung (WAG) and the Trans-Austria-Gasleitung (TAG). Part of the gas is also sent to Hungary via the Hungaria-Austria-Gasleitung (HAG).

There are also gas reserves here in the two underground storage facilities in Tallesbrunn and Schönkirchen, from which gas was previously extracted. The imported gas is pumped into these storage facilities and stored.

Further underground storage facilities are located in Thann and Puchkirchen in Upper Austria and in Haidach near Straßwalchen on the Salzburg / Upper Austria border . The storage facilities in Puchkirchen and Haidach are operated by Rohöl-Aufsuchungs AG (RAG). The entire storage volume of the Austrian underground storage already covers the annual Austrian demand.

During the gas dispute between Ukraine and Russia at the beginning of 2009, in which Russia stopped all gas deliveries, the compressor station was completely shut down.

On December 12, 2017, there was an explosion at the gas distribution station, killing one person and injuring 21 people.

Culture and sights

Catholic branch church Baumgarten an der March hl. Markus
The former school has a distinctive tower that resembles a church tower.

Individual evidence

^ Nikolaus Wilhelm-Stempin: The settlement area of the Burgenland Croats . Ed .: Books on Demand GmbH, Norderstedt.
↑ 2001 census (PDF; 8 kB) Statistics Austria
↑ Baumgarten natural gas station. (PDF; 1.2 MB) Gas Connect Austria, 2016, accessed on September 19, 2016 .
↑ Local inspection: At the Austrian end of the pipeline. On: DiePresse.com . January 8, 2009, accessed on January 8, 2009.
↑ Baumgarten natural gas station. (PDF; 1.2 MB) Gas Connect Austria, 2016, accessed on September 19, 2016 .
↑ Natural gas storage facility in Austria . e-control.at. October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
↑ Gas dispute - no further delivery . vol.at. January 12, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
^ First talks between Russia and Ukraine to settle the gas dispute . In: Wirtschaftsblatt , January 8, 2009. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved on November 21, 2014.
↑ One dead after an explosion in Austria. In: Frankfurter Rundschau online. December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
↑ One dead and 21 injured in the explosion of a gas station in the Weinviertel. In: The Standard . December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017 .

[1] Nikolaus Wilhelm-Stempin: The settlement area of the Burgenland Croats . Ed .: Books on Demand GmbH, Norderstedt.

[2] 2001 census (PDF; 8 kB) Statistics Austria

[3] Baumgarten natural gas station. (PDF; 1.2 MB) Gas Connect Austria, 2016, accessed on September 19, 2016 .

[4] Local inspection: At the Austrian end of the pipeline. On: DiePresse.com . January 8, 2009, accessed on January 8, 2009.

[5] Baumgarten natural gas station. (PDF; 1.2 MB) Gas Connect Austria, 2016, accessed on September 19, 2016 .

[6] Natural gas storage facility in Austria . e-control.at. October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

[7] Gas dispute - no further delivery . vol.at. January 12, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2014.

[8] First talks between Russia and Ukraine to settle the gas dispute . In: Wirtschaftsblatt , January 8, 2009. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved on November 21, 2014.

[9] One dead after an explosion in Austria. In: Frankfurter Rundschau online. December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

[10] One dead and 21 injured in the explosion of a gas station in the Weinviertel. In: The Standard . December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017 .