Purkersdorf | |
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Town center with the Church of Saint James | |
Coordinates: 48°12′33″N 16°10′45″E / 48.20917°N 16.17917°E | |
Country | Austria |
State | Lower Austria |
District | Sankt Pölten-Land |
Government | |
• Mayor | Stefan Steinbichler (SPÖ) |
Area | |
• Total | 30.25 km2 (11.68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 248 m (814 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 9,701 |
• Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 1140, 3002, 3011, 3012 |
Area code | 02231 |
Vehicle registration | PL |
Website | www.purkersdorf.at |
Purkersdorf is a municipality in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land District, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park, a part of the Vienna Woods, is situated on its territory. The municipality belonged to Wien-Umgebung District which was dissolved at the end of 2016.[3][4]
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 1,423 | — |
1880 | 1,860 | +30.7% |
1890 | 2,102 | +13.0% |
1900 | 2,829 | +34.6% |
1910 | 3,733 | +32.0% |
1923 | 4,556 | +22.0% |
1934 | 5,032 | +10.4% |
1939 | 4,724 | −6.1% |
1951 | 5,262 | +11.4% |
1961 | 4,912 | −6.7% |
1971 | 5,036 | +2.5% |
1981 | 5,147 | +2.2% |
1991 | 6,413 | +24.6% |
2001 | 7,762 | +21.0% |
2011 | 9,185 | +18.3% |
Twin towns
Purkersdorf is twinned with:
Bad Säckingen, Germany
Sanary-sur-Mer, France
Göstling an der Ybbs, Austria
Personalities
It is the birthplace of economist Gottfried Haberler. Eric Burdon gave a free concert there on 12 June 2010.
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.
- ^ "Bezirk Wien Umgebung wird aufgelöst". 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Wien-Umgebung: Aufteilung geändert", artikel in Niederösterreichische Nachrichten (NÖN.at), 24-9-2015