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Municipality in Lower Austria, Austria

Rohrau (German: Marktgemeinde Rohrau) is a village in the state of Lower Austria.

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The name comes from two German words: Rohr (reed) and Au (riparian forest). South of the village is a riparian forest and a swamp covered with reed.

Rohrau is located in the "industrial quarter" (Industrieviertel) of Lower Austria.

Its area is &#;km², of which % is forested.^[3] There is a kindergarten and a primary school (Volksschule).^[4] It is the birthplace of the composer Joseph Haydn who was born there on 31 March

Subdivisions

Rohrau is subdivided into the following Katastralgemeinden:

• Rohrau
• Gerhaus
• Hollern
• Pachfurth

History

The area in pre-Roman times belonged to the Celtic kingdom of Noricum.

In Roman Times, the area was part of the Roman province of Pannonia Superior; Rohrau is near to Carnuntum, a former Roman army camp close to the village of Petronell-Carnuntum. Rohrau grew along