Katsdorf

Katsdorf
Breitenbruck castle courtyard

Coat of arms
Katsdorf
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°19′01″N 14°28′27″E / 48.31694°N 14.47417°E / 48.31694; 14.47417Coordinates: 48°19′01″N 14°28′27″E / 48.31694°N 14.47417°E / 48.31694; 14.47417
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Perg
Government
 • Mayor Ernst Lehner (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total 14.61 km2 (5.64 sq mi)
Elevation 306 m (1,004 ft)
Population (14 June 2016)[1]
 • Total 2,978
 • Density 200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 4223
Area code 07235
Vehicle registration PE
Website www.katsdorf.at

Katsdorf is a municipality in the district Perg in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

Katsdorf lies in the Mühlviertel. About 11 percent of the municipality is forest, and 76 percent is farmland.

History

World War II

On May 5, 1945, Major General Holmes Ely Dager's 11th Armored Division captured Katsdorf. On August 1, 1945, Soviet troops took over.

References

  1. ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden, Erstellt am 14.06.2016 (Last accessed 13.12.2016) for Katsdorf.


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