Sankt Pölten

Coordinates: 48°12′00″N 15°37′00″E / 48.20000°N 15.61667°E / 48.20000; 15.61667
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Sankt Pölten
A view of Sankt Pölten in 2005
A view of Sankt Pölten in 2005
Flag of Sankt Pölten
Coat of arms of Sankt Pölten
Location of St. Pölten within Lower Austria
Location of St. Pölten within Lower Austria
Sankt Pölten is located in Austria
Sankt Pölten
Sankt Pölten
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°12′00″N 15°37′00″E / 48.20000°N 15.61667°E / 48.20000; 15.61667
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictStatutory city
Government
 • MayorMatthias Stadler (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total108.44 km2 (41.87 sq mi)
Elevation
267 m (876 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total54,649
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3100, 3104, 3105, 3106, 3107, 3108, 3140, 3151, 3385
Area code02742
Vehicle registrationP
Websitewww.st-poelten.gv.at

Sankt Pölten (German pronunciation: [zaŋkt ˈpœltn̩] (audio speaker iconlisten); East Central Austro-Bavarian: St. Pödn), mostly abbreviated to the official name St. Pölten,[3] is a city in Austria. It is a district of Lower Austria. Almost 58,000 people lived there (2023). It lies in the Mostviertel region. Since 1986, it has been the capital of Lower Austria. It is the biggest city of the Bundesland.

References[change | change source]

  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.
  3. "St. Pöltner Stadtrecht 1977". Retrieved 28 February 2015.

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