KORNEUBURG

korneuburg, a town of austria, in lower austria, 9 m. n.w. of vienna by rail. pop. (1900), 8298. it is situated on the left bank of the danube, opposite klosterneuburg. it is a steamship station and an important emporium of the salt and corn trade. the industry comprises the manufacture of coarse textiles, pasteboard, &c. its charter as a town dates from 1298, and it was a much frequented market in the preceding century. at the beginning of the 15th century it was surrounded by walls, and in 1450 a fortress was erected. it was frequently involved in the conflict between the hungarian king matthias corvinus and the emperor frederick william iii., and also during the thirty years' war.