Floods
Floods
In the past the town on the Danube was nearly annually plaguedby floods. To mention an example, in the year of 1501 the lower town sank up to the roofs in the waters.
The construction of the hydroelectric power station gave great hope to the population of Ybbs. And indeed, minor floods stayed away. However, the centenary disaster of August2002 flooded vast areas of the town’s centre up to a height of 2.7 meters.
