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.
Population
Mayors 1950-1965: Anton Herok 1965-1983: Alois Derfler 1983-2007: Leopold Gansch 2007-2009: Johann Schragl 2009-2019: Christine Dünwald 2019-2025: Franz Aigner since 2025: David Pöcksteiner
Twin towns – sister cities Scheibbs is twinned with:
Rutesheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (1972)
Notable residents
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
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