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Hardegg () is a town in the district of Hollabrunn in Lower Austria, Austria. It is situated in the Waldviertel region on the river Thaya, directly on the border with the Czech Republic. The Thaya valley is protected as the Thayatal National Park, adjacent to the Podyjí National Park on the Czech shore.

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Hardegg
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Municipality
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Hardegg - Ortsansicht (a).JPG
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Hardegg town and castle
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AUT Hardegg COA.png
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80x110px
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Austria
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270
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Location within Austria
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Location within Hollabrunn district
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Country
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Austria
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State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Lower Austria
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District
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Hollabrunn
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para
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Mayor

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Population
1309
Area
93.23
Elevation
309
Official website
www.hardegg.gv.at
Image
Hardegg - Nordwestansicht.JPG
Dialing code
0 29 48
Licence plate code
HL
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Commons category
Hardegg
postal code
2082
email address
mailto:[email protected]
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Hardegg () is a town in the district of Hollabrunn in Lower Austria, Austria. It is situated in the Waldviertel region on the river Thaya, directly on the border with the Czech Republic. The Thaya valley is protected as the Thayatal National Park, adjacent to the Podyjí National Park on the Czech shore.

Since 1975 the municipality comprises the Katastralgemeinden of Hardegg, Felling, Heufurth, Mallersbach, Merkersdorf, Niederfladnitz, Pleissing, Riegersburg, Umlauf (unpopulated, is entirely located within the Thayatal national park and comprises a mere 12 fishermen's huts), and Waschbach. Hardegg is often referred to as "Austria's smallest city": for historical reasons, the municipality has city status (), but Hardegg proper only has 78 inhabitants.

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