Scheibbs (German pronunciation: [ʃaɪ̯ps] ) is a town in Austria in the Scheibbs district of Lower Austria. In 1886, it became the first town in Austria to have street lighting powered by electricity.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	3,076	—
1880	3,259	+5.9%
1890	3,489	+7.1%
1900	3,776	+8.2%
1910	4,061	+7.5%
1923	3,703	−8.8%
1934	3,720	+0.5%
1939	3,615	−2.8%
1951	4,047	+12.0%
1961	4,101	+1.3%
1971	4,445	+8.4%
1981	4,515	+1.6%
1991	4,389	−2.8%
2001	4,331	−1.3%
2011	4,236	−2.2%
2021	4,122	−2.7%

• 1950-1965: Anton Herok
• 1965-1983: Alois Derfler
• 1983-2007: Leopold Gansch
• 2007-2009: Johann Schragl
• 2009-2019: Christine Dünwald
• since 2019: Franz Aigner

Scheibbs is twinned with:

• Rutesheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (1972)

• Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (c. 1620-1680), court composer and first non-Italian court conductor at the Viennese court of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
• Franz Schuh (physician) (1804-1865), physician and surgeon, first surgical procedure with ether anesthesia
• Hermann Senkowsky (1897-1965), financial expert, NSDAP official
• Andreas Buder (born 1979), ski racer
• Paul Scharner (born 1980), football player
• Marion Gröbner (born 1985), football player
• Kathrin Zettel (born 1986), ski racer
• Jonathan Schmid (born 1990), footballer
• Klaudia Tanner (born 1970), politician and Minister of Defense