Mauerbach

Mauerbach

Coat of arms
Mauerbach
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°14′30″N 16°10′35″E / 48.24167°N 16.17639°E / 48.24167; 16.17639Coordinates: 48°14′30″N 16°10′35″E / 48.24167°N 16.17639°E / 48.24167; 16.17639
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Sankt Pölten-Land
Government
  Mayor Peter Buchner (ÖVP)
Area
  Total 20.31 km2 (7.84 sq mi)
Elevation 282 m (925 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 3,730
  Density 180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes 1140, 3001, 3400
Area codes 01/979, 01/577
Vehicle registration PL
Website www.mauerbach.gv.at

Mauerbach is a town on the western boundary of Vienna, Austria.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19711,576    
19812,227+41.3%
19913,222+44.7%
20013,415+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.[2][3]

References


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