Mauerbach
Mauerbach | |
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![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() ![]() Mauerbach Location within Austria | |
Coordinates: 48°14′30″N 16°10′35″E / 48.24167°N 16.17639°ECoordinates: 48°14′30″N 16°10′35″E / 48.24167°N 16.17639°E | |
Country | Austria |
State | Lower Austria |
District | Sankt Pölten-Land |
Government | |
• Mayor | Peter Buchner (ÖVP) |
Area | |
• Total | 20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 282 m (925 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 3,661 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 1140, 3001, 3400 |
Area code | 01/979, 01/577 |
Vehicle registration | PL |
Website | www.mauerbach.gv.at |
Mauerbach is a town on the western boundary of Vienna, Austria.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1971 | 1,576 | — |
1981 | 2,227 | +41.3% |
1991 | 3,222 | +44.7% |
2001 | 3,415 | +6.0% |
Sights[]
It hosts the summer houses of many rich Viennese families as well as Mauerbach Charterhouse (Kartause Mauerbach), a Carthusian monastery founded in 1313, closed in 1782.
Sport[]
The village is also home to association football team SC Mauerbach, who play in Austria's lower leagues.
Recent times[]
Since 2017 the town belongs to the district of St. Pölten. It was formerly in Wien-Umgebung which was dissolved in 2016.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ http://www.noen.at/nachrichten/noe/politik-bildung/Bezirk-Wien-Umgebung-wird-aufgeloest;art79519,667302
- ^ "Wien-Umgebung: Aufteilung geändert", artikel in Niederösterreichische Nachrichten (NÖN.at), 24-9-2015
Categories:
- Cities and towns in St. Pölten-Land District
- Lower Austria geography stubs