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 Wien-Umgebung
Government
  Mayor Gottfried Jelinek (L. Jelinek)
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 CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 3001
Area codes 01/97
Vehicle registration WU
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.

Future

In 2017 it will belong to Sankt Pölten-Land District. Wien-Umgebung will be dissolved after 2016.[2][3]

References

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