Auersthal is a town in the district of Gänserndorf in Lower Austria in Austria.
Auersthal | |
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 Center of Auersthal | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Auersthal Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′27″N 16°38′10″E / 48.37417°N 16.63611°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Gänserndorf |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Erich Hofer (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
| • City | 15.19 km2 (5.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • City | 1,932 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,923 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2214 |
| Area code | 02288 |
| Website | www.auersthal.at |
Geography edit
Auersthal is situated in the East of Lower Austria in Weinviertel quarter, about 10 km east of Wolkersdorf. About 2.47 percent of the municipality is forested.
Adjacent Communities edit
Demographic Development edit
In the year 1991, the town had a population of 1804. In 2003, there were 1856 inhabitants and in 2016, the population had grown to 1923 people.[3]
Public Institutions edit
The town has a kindergarten,[4] a primary school and a high school.[5]
Culture and Sights edit
- Saint Nicholas Church[6] (catholic)
- There is a large number of chapels, wayside shrines and roadside memorials in and around the town which are carefully maintained. They have been catalogued and can be visited using certain walking routes and trails.
- The municipal office building was refurbished in 2003.
- The local amateur theater association "Theatergruppe Auersthal"[7] was founded in 1983 and takes to the stage every year in November.
- There is a local music society, colloquially called a "Musikverein",[8] a music school focused especially on brass music, as well as the local church choir.
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bevölkerungsentwicklung 1869 - 2018 (in German) Archived 16 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Kindergärten in NÖ". NÖ Landesregierung.
- ^ "Schulen online".
- ^ "Pfarre Auersthal".
- ^ "Theaterverein Auersthal Home". Theaterverein Auersthal.
- ^ "MV Auersthal Home". Musikverein Auersthal.
External links edit
Media related to Auersthal at Wikimedia Commons
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