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.

Mayors

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

Twin towns – sister cities
Scheibbs is twinned with:


 * 🇩🇪 Rutesheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (1972)

Sons and daughters of the town

 * Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (c. 1620-1680), court composer and first non-Italian court conductor at the Viennese court of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
 * Franz Schuh (physician) (1804-1865), physician and surgeon, first surgical procedure with ether anesthesia
 * Hermann Senkowsky (1897-1965), financial expert, NSDAP official
 * Andreas Buder (born 1979), ski racer
 * Paul Scharner (born 1980), football player
 * Marion Gröbner (born 1985), football player
 * Kathrin Zettel (born 1986), ski racer
 * Jonathan Schmid (born 1990), footballer
 * Klaudia Tanner (born 1970), politician and Minister of Defense