Traisen, Austria

Traisen

Coat of arms
Traisen
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°3′N 15°37′E / 48.050°N 15.617°E / 48.050; 15.617Coordinates: 48°3′N 15°37′E / 48.050°N 15.617°E / 48.050; 15.617
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Lilienfeld
Government
 • Mayor Herbert Thompser, Jun.
Area
 • Total 6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi)
Elevation 356 m (1,168 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
 • Total 3,531
 • Density 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 3160
Area code 02762
Website www.traisen.gv.at

Traisen (German pronunciation: [ˈtʀaɪ̯zn̩] ( listen), pronunciation in local German dialect [ˈtʀoːazn̩] ( listen)) is a town in the district of Lilienfeld in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19713,541—    
19813,573+0.9%
19913,643+2.0%
20013,649+0.2%
20093,704+1.5%
20143,513−5.2%

Personalities

  • Rupert Hollaus (1931–1954) was an Austrian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed for the NSU factory racing team. He is the only Austrian to win a road racing World Championship.
  • Kurt Krieger (1926–1970), nicknamed "Dutch", was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from 1949 to 1951.

References

  1. ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Traisen.
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