It along with neighboring Berg were part of the municipality of Wolfsthal-Berg until 1996.

The city is located next to the Danube river and Bratislava in Slovakia.

It is part of the Industrial Quarter Industrieviertel in Lower Austria.

The mayor of the village is Gerhard Schödinger (ÖVP) and chief officer is Thomas Knaus.

On 19 September 2007 Gerhard Schödinger won the Centrope Prize for his engagement in social integration of Slovak minority in Wolfsthal.