Zwentendorf

Zwentendorf an der Donau is a small market municipality in Lower Austria, Austria, with 3,280 inhabitants. It is located at 48°21′N 15°54′E / 48.35°N 15.9°E / 48.35; 15.9, in the Tullnerfeld on the southern bank of the Danube. The place attained public attention as the site of the only Austrian nuclear power station, which was completed but never went into operation. In a referendum on November 5, 1978, a narrow majority of 50.5% voted against putting the Zwentendorf nuclear plant into operation.