{{expand Czech|date=March 2024|topic=geo}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Marchegg | native_name = | settlement_type = Municipality <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = Marchegg.JPG | imagesize = | image_caption = Main square | image_shield = AUT_Marchegg_COA.png | shield_size = 80x110px | shield_link = <!-- Maps --> | pushpin_map = Austria | pushpin_mapsize = 270 | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Austria | image_map = | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within Gänserndorf district <!-- Location --> | coordinates = {{coord|48|17|N|16|54|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Austria | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Lower Austria | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Gänserndorf | parts_type = | parts_style = para | p1 = <!-- Leaders --> | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Gernot Haupt (Austrian politician) | leader_party = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = <!-- Statistics --> | area_footnotes = {{Austria population Wikidata|area_footnotes}} | area_total_km2 = {{Austria population Wikidata|area_total_km2}} | area_metro_km2 = | elevation_m = 143 | elevation_max_m = | elevation_min_m = | population_as_of = {{Austria population Wikidata|population_as_of}} | population_footnotes = {{Austria population Wikidata|population_footnotes}} | population_total = {{Austria population Wikidata|population_total}} | population_urban = | population_metro = | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1268 | founder = Ottokar II of Bohemia | timezone = CET | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset = +1 | utc_offset_DST = +2 | registration_plate = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 2293 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 02285 | website = [http://www.marchegg.at www.marchegg.at] | footnotes = }}
'''Marchegg''' ({{IPA|de-AT|marˈçɛɡ|lang}}; {{langx|cs|Marchek}}; {{langx|hr|Muriek}} or {{lang|hr|Marhek}}; {{langx|sk|Marchek}}) is a border town in the district of Gänserndorf in the state of Lower Austria in north-eastern Austria. it is situated on the Morava River on the border with Slovakia. The town is connected to Vysoká pri Morave via a bike bridge. The town was founded by King Ottokar II of Bohemia in 1268.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/Ottokar_II._Přemysl|title=Ottokar II. Přemysl|language=de|access-date=20 February 2026}}</ref>
Local landmarks include the Baroque Marchegg Castle, the Gothic-Baroque Saint Margaret church, and partially preserved medieval town walls.
==Population== {{Historical populations |align=left|cols=3 |1869|1802 |1880|2066 |1890|2325 |1900|2745 |1910|3576 |1923|3448 |1934|3634 |1939|3434 |1951|2977 |1961|2733 |1971|2687 |1981|2641 |1991|2736 |2001|2950 |2011|2044 }} {{clear-left}}
==Gallery== <gallery> File:Marchegg - Pfarrkirche.JPG|Parish church of St. Margaret of Antioch Marchegg, Ottokar II. Přemysl (3).jpg|Statue of King Ottokar II of Bohemia, founder of the town SchlossMarchegg(c)Pessl.jpg|Castle Marchegg, Rathaus.jpg|Town Hall </gallery>
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