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

References