Scheibbs
# Scheibbs

Scheibbs (German pronunciation: (listen)) 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.

## Mayors

* 1950-1965: Anton Herok
* 1965-1983: Alois Derfler
* 1983-2007: Leopold Gansch
* 2007-2009: Johann Schragl
* 2009-2019: Christine Dünwald
* since 2019: Franz Aigner

## Twin towns – sister cities

Scheibbs is twinned with:

* Rutesheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (1972)

## Sons and daughters of the town

* 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
