state of Lower Austria. Plans to hold the 1967 World's fair in Laxenburg failed. Since 1973, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), a non-governmental research organization with about 200 employees, has been located in the castle. The International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) is also headquartered in Laxenburg, since it was established in 2010 at the historic Palais Kaunitz-Wittgenstein. The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) both have their respective secretariat in the city. The Altes Schloss today houses the Filmarchiv Austria. Population Politics David Berl from the Austrian People's Party (Österreichische Volkspartei, ÖVP) is Laxenburg's mayor. Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2015 local elections: Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 16 Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 2 The Greens: 2 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 1 Notable people Johann Natterer, (9 November 1787, in Laxenburg - 17 June 1843, in Vienna) - Austrian zoologist and naturalist. Gisela Louise Marie von Österreich, (15 July 1856, in Laxenburg - 27 July 1932, in Munich), Archduchess of Austria-Hungary, daughter of Kaiser Franz Josef I and Kaiserin Elisabeth. Crown Prince Rudolf (21 August 1858, in Laxenburg - 30 January 1889, in Mayerling) - son of Kaiser Franz Josef I and Kaiserin Elisabeth. Elisabeth Marie von Österreich, daughter of Crown Prince Rudolf. Eduard Hartmann (3 September 1904 - 14 October 1966), Austrian politician: Abg. zum Nationalrat (8 November 1949, 27 March 1963); Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft (16 July 1959 to 2 April 1964); Landeshauptmann von Niederösterreich (1965–1966). Twin cities Gödöllő, Hungary References Further reading External links Municipal website Entry on Aeiou Encyclopedia Cities and towns in Mödling District