Kirchstetten
Kirchstetten | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
  Kirchstetten Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°11′N 15°49′E / 48.183°N 15.817°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Sankt Pölten-Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Johann Dill |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.76 km2 (6.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,189 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3062 |
| Area code | 02743 |
| Website | http://www.kirchstetten.at |
Kirchstetten is a town in district of Sankt Pölten-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1,358 | — |
| 1981 | 1,451 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 1,617 | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 1,814 | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 1,814 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,183 | +20.3% |
Personalities
[edit]It was the home during part of their lives to the Austrian poet Josef Weinheber and the English poet W. H. Auden. Auden is buried in a Kirchstetten churchyard[3] and his home, at Hinterholz 6, houses a small writer's home museum to the poet in his loft study.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "W H Auden Kirchstetten".
- ^ "Museumssuche".
External links
[edit]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Geographic | |
 | This Lower Austria location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |