Rohrau, Austria
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Rohrau is a village in the state of Lower Austria. The name comes from two German words: Rohr and Au. South of the village is a riparian forest and a swamp covered with reed.
Schloss Rohrau
Haydn's birth home in Rohrau, now a museum
The Haydn monument in the center of Rohrau
Church of St. Vitus, Rohrau
Joseph Haydn
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Franz Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was pivotal in the evolution of chamber music forms such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form
Rohrau, Austria
…Its area is 20.50 km2, of which 8.38% is forested. There is a kindergarten and a primary school (Volksschule). It is the birthplace of the composer Joseph Haydn who was born there on 31 March 1732. Rohrau is subdivided into the following Katastralgemeinden…
Portrait, 1791
St. Stephen's Cathedral. In the foreground is the Kapellhaus (demolished 1804), where Haydn lived as a chorister.
Morzin Palace, Dolní Lukavice, Czech Republic
Haydn's wife. Unauthenticated miniature attributed to Ludwig Guttenbrunn