Bad Leonfelden
Bad Leonfelden is a municipality in the district of Urfahr-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Steven Beller, author of A Concise History of Austria,[3] who has family links to Bad Leonfelden, cites episodes from the town's history from its foundation in 1292 to the 21st century, to demonstrate the impact of historical and political events on the local life in Austria's rural provinces. The Jugendstil mosaicist Leopold Forstner was born there.[4]
Bad Leonfelden | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Bad Leonfelden Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°31′31″N 14°17′36″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Upper Austria |
| District | Urfahr-Umgebung |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfred Hartl (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.33 km2 (15.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,180 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4190 |
| Area code | 07213 |
| Vehicle registration | UU |
| Website | www.bad-leonfelden.ooe.gv.at |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1869 | 2,805 | — |
| 1880 | 2,790 | −0.5% |
| 1890 | 2,894 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | 2,795 | −3.4% |
| 1910 | 2,698 | −3.5% |
| 1923 | 2,609 | −3.3% |
| 1934 | 2,466 | −5.5% |
| 1939 | 2,730 | +10.7% |
| 1951 | 2,617 | −4.1% |
| 1961 | 2,546 | −2.7% |
| 1971 | 2,712 | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 3,048 | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 3,419 | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 3,847 | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 4,064 | +5.6% |
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.
- Beller, Steven, A Concise history of Austria (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006).
- "Neues "Kulturviertel" am Leonfeldner Stadtplatz". www.nachrichten.at. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
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