Geigenberg (parish of St. Leonhard)
Geigenberg ( Rotte ) village |
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Basic data | ||
Pole. District , state | Melk (ME), Lower Austria | |
Judicial district | Melk | |
Pole. local community | St. Leonhard am Forst ( KG Grimmegg ) | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 7 '39 " N , 15 ° 17' 2" E | |
height | 250 m above sea level A. | |
Residents of the village | 21 (January 1, 2020) | |
Statistical identification | ||
Locality code | 04923 | |
Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; NÖGIS |
Geigenberg is a village in the municipality of St. Leonhard am Forst in Lower Austria.
The Rotte Geigenberg is located south of Sankt Leonhard and a little east of Ruprechtshofen directly on the Melk . On January 1st, 2020 the village had 21 inhabitants. Geigenberg is best known for Friedrich von Gagern , who bought a villa here in 1927, which he lived in until his death in 1947. In the Geigenberg Villa he wrote several books on hunting and hunting ethics.
Personalities
- Friedrich von Gagern (1882–1947), author of hunting, animal and adventure stories as well as specialist books