Sankt Pölten

Sankt Pölten
Sankt Pölten
	A view of Sankt Pölten in 2005
	Coat of arms
	Location of St. Pölten within Lower Austria
	Sankt Pölten Location within Austria
	Coordinates: 48°12′00″N 15°37′00″E / 48.20000°N 15.61667°ECoordinates: 48°12′00″N 15°37′00″E / 48.20000°N 15.61667°E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Statutory city
Government
• Mayor	Matthias Stadler (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	108.44 km2 (41.87 sq mi)
Elevation	267 m (876 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	54,649
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3100, 3104, 3105, 3106, 3107, 3108, 3140, 3151, 3385
Area code	02742
Vehicle registration	P
Website	www.st-poelten.gv.at

Sankt Pölten (German pronunciation: [zaŋkt ˈpœltn̩] (listen); East Central Austro-Bavarian: St. Pödn), mostly abbreviated to the official name St. Pölten,^[3] is a city in Austria. It is the capital and a district of Lower Austria. About 53,000 people lived there (2016). It lies in the Mostviertel region.