Raabs an der Thaya

Raabs an der Thaya is a municipality with 3,114 inhabitants in Waidhofen an der Thaya (district) in the Waldviertel of Lower Austria, near the Austrian border with the Czech Republic. About 27.6 percent of the municipality is forested.

Raabs an der Thaya
Coat of arms
Raabs an der Thaya
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°50′53″N 15°29′35″E
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictWaidhofen an der Thaya
Government
 • MayorRudolf Mayer (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total134.67 km2 (52.00 sq mi)
Elevation
410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total2,651
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3820
Area code02846
Vehicle registrationWT
Websitewww.raabs-thaya.gv.at

The German Thaya and the Moravian Thaya unite to form the Thaya at Raabs. Raabs Castle, built in the last half of the 11th century, has been exonymically called Rakous (formerly Rakús) by neighbouring Czechs, which is the origin of the Czech and Slovak name for Austria as a whole, Rakousko/Rakúsko.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18695,908—    
18805,980+1.2%
18905,796−3.1%
19006,039+4.2%
19105,729−5.1%
19235,913+3.2%
19345,845−1.2%
19395,531−5.4%
19515,386−2.6%
19614,576−15.0%
19714,194−8.3%
19813,748−10.6%
19913,295−12.1%
20013,114−5.5%
20112,778−10.8%

References
  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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