Schwechat

Schwechat () is a city southeast of Vienna known for the Vienna International Airport and Schwechater beer. The city is home to the refineries of the Austrian national oil company OMV.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Schwechat
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Schwechat - Hauptplatz.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: The central square in 2019
Settlement.image_shield: AUT Schwechat COA.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 80x110px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Austria Lower Austria#Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Austria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Bruck an der Leitha district
Settlement.subdivision_type

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Schwechat () is a city southeast of Vienna known for the Vienna International Airport and Schwechater beer. The city is home to the refineries of the Austrian national oil company OMV.

== Geography == Schwechat is named after the river Schwechat, which flows through the centre of town. The city subdivisions, called Katastralgemeinde (Cadastre), are Kledering, Mannswörth, Rannersdorf and Schwechat.