Sankt Veit an der Gölsen

Sankt Veit an der Gölsen

Coat of arms
Sankt Veit an der Gölsen

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 48°2′N 15°40′E / 48.033°N 15.667°E / 48.033; 15.667Coordinates: 48°2′N 15°40′E / 48.033°N 15.667°E / 48.033; 15.667
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Lilienfeld
Government
  Mayor Johann Gastegger
Area
  Total 78.12 km2 (30.16 sq mi)
Elevation 369 m (1,211 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 3,926
  Density 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 3161
Area code 02763
Website www.st-veit-goelsen.gv.at

Sankt Veit an der Gölsen is a town in the district of Lilienfeld in the Austrian federal state of Lower Austria.

Geography

Sankt Veit an der Gölsen is located in the Mostviertel at the south-western edge of the Vienna Woods and at the beginning of the Lower Austrian Prealps. The river Gölsen flows through the municipal territory. The area of the town is 78.12 square kilometer, whereby 55.98% consists of woodland area.

Parts of the town are Außer-Wiesenbach, Inner-Wiesenbach, Kerschenbach, Kropfsdorf, Maierhöfen, Obergegend, Pfenningbach, Rainfeld, Schwarzenbach an der Gölsen, St. Veit an der Gölsen, Steinwandleiten, Traisenort, Wiesenfeld and Wobach.

History

In the antiquity the territory was part of the province Noricum. Located in the Austrian core country Lower Austria it took part in the changeful history of Austria.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,609    
18902,813+7.8%
19003,272+16.3%
19103,815+16.6%
19233,739−2.0%
19393,701−1.0%
19513,501−5.4%
19613,710+6.0%
19713,759+1.3%
19813,593−4.4%
19913,696+2.9%
20013,859+4.4%
20113,911+1.3%
20143,910−0.0%

Politics

The Mayor of the town is Johann Gastegger. After the election in 2010 for the local government the SPÖ has 15 mandates, the ÖVP has 7 mandates and the FPÖ has one mandate.

Notable residents

References

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