Laa an der Thaya is a town in the Mistelbach District of Lower Austria in Austria , near the Czech border. The population in 2016 was 6,224.
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64-722: A branch line of the Eastern Railway which led on to Hevlín and Brno (Brünn) in Moravia. Another branch via Pulkau to Zellerndorf which connected to the Vienna- Znojmo railway line opened in 1873. Laa again became a border town after World War I with the establishment of the First Czechoslovak Republic ; at the end of World War II it bordered the " Iron Curtain " dividing Europe. In June 2005, about 250 townspeople and 80 visitors from
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128-411: A hay storing structure were lifted and thrown by the tornado. In 2016, three-quarters of households in the region had a computer and 75% of the households had Internet connection. There were in total 781 thousand motor vehicles, of which 482 thousand were cars and 110 thousand were motorbikes. The unemployment rate in the region was 4.3% as of October 2017. The nominal gross domestic product of
160-465: A max width of 2.8 kilometers (1.7 miles) This tornado was one of seven that touched down in Europe that day. It is estimated that this tornado caused over 15 billion CZK in damages. A total of 1,202 buildings were damaged by the tornado, 180 of which had to be demolished completely or partially. Well constructed homes were partly or entirely destroyed, including one that indicated IF5 intensity. However,
192-495: A rather weak connection between the roof and the walls was found, which prevented the damage to be assigned an IF5 rating. Cars were mangled distances and into buildings. A car was thrown 200 meters into a field, with the engine found 150 meters away. Trucks, trailers, busses and other large vehicles were overturned or tossed. pylon of 400 kV power lines were toppled. Trees were uprooted, snapped, debranched and debarked. A factory in Lužice
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256-749: Is an extensive cave complex in the Moravian Karst with a 138.5 m depth in the Macocha Gorge in the Punkva Caves . In the eastern part, the region reaches to the Carpathian Mountains . The Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and the Carpathian Mountains are separated by the Lower-Moravian Valley (Czech: Dolnomoravský úval ). The southern part of the region is predominantly flat and dominated by fields, meadows, and
288-465: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Laa an der Thaya The town is located in the northern Weinviertel region, near the Thaya river, directly at the border with South Moravia . The municipal area includes the cadastral communities of Hanfthal, Kottingneusiedl, Pernhofen, Ungerndorf, and Wulzeshofen. A settlement at a ford across
320-761: The St Vitus parish church was begun about 1240, it is today one of the largest preserved Romanesque church buildings in Lower Austria. Laa's town privileges were confirmed when the Austrian lands had passed to King Ottokar II of Bohemia , and again in 1281 by the Habsburg ruler King Rudolph I of Germany after his victory in the Battle on the Marchfeld . Nevertheless, the town's significance decreased over
352-669: The Czech Republic. The highest point of the region is located in the eastern part on Durda mountain (842 m). The point with the lowest elevation (150 m) is situated in Břeclav District at the meeting of the rivers Morava and Dyje . The northern and north-western part of the region is covered by the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands (Czech: Českomoravská vrchovina ) and the Moravian Karst . There
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#1732773105525384-492: The South Moravian Region was 671.259 billion CZK in 2021, which is nearly 11% of the national GDP. Among other regions, South Moravian Region had the third largest share on the national GDP out of fourteen. The GDP per capita was 562.278 CZK (23.428 EUR) in the same period, which is 98.5% of the national average and the second highest result after region Prague. Mechanical engineering has an essential role in
416-664: The Thaya existed already in the 12th century, before the estates were acquired by the Babenberg dukes of Austria about 1190. Duke Leopold VI of Austria about 1230 had the walled town of Laa laid out as a strategic outpost at the border with the Kingdom of Bohemia in the north. His successor Duke Frederick the Warlike used it as a military base for his Bohemian campaigns, until he was finally killed in battle in 1246. The erection of
448-558: The US, Israel and Europe with historical family links to former Jewish citizens of Laa an der Thaya assembled with Mayor Fass to dedicate a memorial to the members of 33 Jewish families of Laa murdered by the SS in Auschwitz. This memorial was only the second official memorial dedicated to the memory of Austria's Jews. Since October 7, 2015 Brigitte Ribisch is the mayor of Laa an der Thaya. Seats in
480-463: The buildings and bent by the wind. Large concrete floor tiles were plucked out of the ground and thrown away. In Mikulčice , A bus with several passengers inside was thrown over a small hill, impacting a one-storey brick home. large concrete panels measuring 3 x 1 x 0.1 m were moved several meters. In hrusky, a caravan weighing 7 tonnes was tossed 20 meters away, flying over a garage. Several heavy trailers and tractors as well as large concrete blocks from
512-420: The economy of the region. Important centers of mechanical engineering are Brno (PBS, Siemens , Zetor Brno ), Blansko (ČKD Blansko, Metra Blansko), Kuřim (TOS Kuřim), Boskovice (Minerva, Novibra) and Břeclav (OTIS). Electrical engineering has a tradition for more than a century. Significant producers are Siemens Drásov, VUES Brno and ZPA Brno. Food industry forms another important sector, especially in
544-525: The following decades, it was devastated by the troops of Margrave Jobst of Moravia in 1407 and again in 1426 by Hussite forces. According to legend, the later Pope Pius II (Enea Silvio Piccolomini) worked as a priest at the Laa parish church from 1442, actually he served as papal legate to the Imperial Diet and counsellor of Emperor Frederick III . To improve Laa's economy, the citizens were granted
576-473: The municipal assembly ( Gemeinderat ) as of 2015 elections: Laa an der Thaya is twinned with: South Moravia The South Moravian Region ( Czech : Jihomoravský kraj ; German : Südmährische Region , pronounced [zyːtˈmɛːʁɪʃə ʁeˈɡi̯oːn] ; Slovak : Juhomoravský kraj ), or just South Moravia , is an administrative unit ( kraj ) of the Czech Republic , located in
608-413: The nation and international transit. It is served by a network of motorways and roads of almost 4,500 km. The motorways D1 and D2 and the expressways R43 and R52 form the skeleton of the road network in the region. Brno is an important crossing of road and railway transport and a hub of the integrated regional public transport system. Brno has an international airport Brno–Tuřany . The airport
640-634: The privilege of brewing in 1454. During the Thirty Years' War , the town was first occupied by Bohemian troops until the 1620 Battle of White Mountain , later by Swedish forces, who left Laa in a desolate condition. It remained a sedate county town when Napoleon marched through in 1809 during the War of the Fifth Coalition . However, Laa's development was promoted by the opening of a railway connection to Austria's capital Vienna in 1869, with
672-584: The region are viticulture , fruit farming and vegetable growing. The viticulture is especially developed in Břeclav District , which has 46% of the total area of Czech vineyards. There are several public and state universities in Brno - Janáček Academy of Performing Arts , Masaryk University , Mendel University in Brno , University of Defense , University of Veterinary Sciences Brno and Brno University of Technology . The South Moravian Region spent 856 million euros, 3.2% of its GDP on science and research in 2022,
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#1732773105525704-410: The region's population lives in the capital Brno. The share of inhabitants living in towns and cities on the total population of the region has been steadily decreasing due to suburbanization . The table below displays 12 municipalities with the highest number of inhabitants in the region (as of 1 January 2024): With an area of 7,187.8 km the South Moravian Region is the fourth largest region of
736-411: The region, forming 3.2% of the total population of the region. The average age of citizens in the region was 42.4 years in 2019. The average age has grown by 5 years over the last two decades. The life expectancy at birth in 2012 was 75.2 years for men and 81.7 years for women. Life expectancy has been growing over recent years. The divorce-marriage ratio in the region was 60.3 in 2012. One third of
768-716: The region: the White Carpathians Landscape Park, the Moravian Karst Landscape Park and Pálava Landscape Park. Moreover, Podyjí National Park is situated in the south-eastern part of the region. On the evening of 24 June 2021, a large IF4 tornado , the most powerful in modern Czech history, devastated multiple villages within the Břeclav and Hodonín districts. It killed at least 6 people and injured at least 200 others. The tornado tracked 27.1 kilometers (16.8 miles) with
800-739: The remainders of riparian forests . The largest river of the region is the Morava river . Other significant rivers are the Dyje , Svratka (and its tributary the Svitava ), which are all tributaries of the Morava river. The whole region belongs to the drainage basin of the Danube and subsequently of the Black Sea . There are a number of landscape parks (Czech: chráněná krajinná oblast ) located across
832-442: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Laa . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laa&oldid=1164841515 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
864-399: The south-east and Lower Austria , Austria to the south. The South Moravian Region is divided into 7 districts (Czech: okres ): There are in total 673 municipalities in the region, of which 49 have the status of towns. There are 21 municipalities with extended powers and 34 municipalities with a delegated municipal office. The region is famous for its wine production . The area around
896-520: The south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is Jobova Lhota which traditionally belongs to Bohemia ). The region's capital is Brno , the nation's 2nd largest city. South Moravia is bordered by the South Bohemian Region to the west, Vysočina Region to the north-west, Pardubice Region to the north, Olomouc Region to the north-east, Zlín Region to the east, Trenčín and Trnava Regions , Slovakia to
928-493: The southern and eastern part of the region. Important activities are the meat processing, canning of fruits and vegetables (Znojmia, Fruta), sugar industry, brewing ( Starobrno , Černá Hora, Vyškov and Hostan) and winemaking (Lahofer, Znovín Znojmo, Vinium Velké Pavlovice). Chemical and pharmaceutical industry is concentrated especially in Brno (Pliva-Lachema), Ivanovice na Hané (Bioveta) and Veverská Bítýška (Hartmann Rico). The South-Moravian Region has an important role in
960-515: The towns of Mikulov , Znojmo , Velké Pavlovice , Bzenec , Strážnice , Kyjov along with the Slovácko region provide 94% of the Czech Republic's vineyards. The region has approximately 1,217,000 inhabitants. The net migration has been positive in all years since 2003, reaching its peak in 2007 when it reached 7,374 people. Since 2007 the region has also experienced natural population growth . In 2012 there were 37 thousand foreigners living in
992-408: Was heavily damaged with multiple vehicles mangled into the building. Some trees at the factory sustained severe denuding. Empty large containers were thrown and a solar farm was severely damaged. In Hodonín, a large and multi-story building found at the northern edge of the town had Its roof and interior significantly damaged. Wooden and steel beams from the roof were found impaled into the ground around
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1024-443: Was opened in 1954 and in 2012 it served 535 thousand passengers. The agricultural land covers 426 thousand ha, which is 59.3% of all land in the regions. The arable land occupies 49% of the total area. Znojmo District and Vyškov District have the highest proportion of arable land in the region. The agricultural production is oriented on the production of cereals , rapeseed and sugar beet . Other important agricultural sectors in
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