Purkersdorf
Encyclopedia
Purkersdorf is a municipality in the district of Wien-Umgebung
in Lower Austria
, Austria
. The Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park
, a part of the Vienna Woods, is situated on its territory.
It is the birthplace of economist Gottfried Haberler
. Eric Burdon
gave a free concert there on June 12 2010.
Wien-Umgebung
Bezirk Wien-Umgebung is a district of the state of Lower Austria in Austria. The district comprises four non-contiguous districts on the outer fringes of Vienna: these are Klosterneuburg and Gerasdorf to the north of the city, Schwechat to its south-east and Purkersdorf on Vienna's western...
in Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. The Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park
Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park
The Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park is a natural park near Purkersdorf in the Vienna Woods , Austria. Although a protected area under Austrian law, it is freely accessible....
, a part of the Vienna Woods, is situated on its territory.
It is the birthplace of economist Gottfried Haberler
Gottfried Haberler
Gottfried von Haberler was an economist. He worked in particular on international trade....
. Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon
Eric Victor Burdon is an English singer-songwriter best known as a founding member and vocalist of rock band The Animals, and the funk rock band War and for his aggressive stage performance...
gave a free concert there on June 12 2010.