Purkersdorf

Place in Lower Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°12′33″N 16°10′45″E / 48.20917°N 16.17917°E / 48.20917; 16.17917CountryAustriaStateLower AustriaDistrictSankt Pölten-LandGovernment

• MayorStefan Steinbichler (SPÖ)Area

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• Total30.25 km² (11.68 sq mi)Elevation

248 m (814 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total9,701 • Density320/km² (830/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

1140, 3002, 3011, 3012

Area code02231Vehicle registrationPLWebsitewww.purkersdorf.at

Purkersdorf is a municipality in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land District, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park, a part of the Vienna Woods, is situated on its territory. The municipality belonged to Wien-Umgebung District which was dissolved at the end of 2016.^[3]^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,423	—
1880	1,860	+30.7%
1890	2,102	+13.0%
1900	2,829	+34.6%
1910	3,733	+32.0%
1923	4,556	+22.0%
1934	5,032	+10.4%
1939	4,724	−6.1%
1951	5,262	+11.4%
1961	4,912	−6.7%
1971	5,036	+2.5%
1981	5,147	+2.2%
1991	6,413	+24.6%
2001	7,762	+21.0%
2011	9,185	+18.3%

Twin towns

Purkersdorf is twinned with:

Personalities

It is the birthplace of economist Gottfried Haberler. Eric Burdon gave a free concert there on 12 June 2010.

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.
^ "Bezirk Wien Umgebung wird aufgelöst". 10 September 2015.
^ "Wien-Umgebung: Aufteilung geändert", artikel in Niederösterreichische Nachrichten (NÖN.at), 24-9-2015